'Historic gang conflict': 1 dead, 4 wounded in South Side Chicago mass shooting

Chicago police say officers immediately tried performing life-saving measures on the wounded, but that they were met by a hostile crowd of community members and gang members who were "actively fighting the police."

Lawsuits allege 'totally undignified conditions' at Chicago care facility

The families of two seniors with dementia have sued a South Side care facility, claiming the facility did not prevent residents from wandering away and allowed them to live in “totally undignified conditions.”

Chicago police officers injured after squad car crashes into guard rail

Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized after crashing their car into a guard rail Tuesday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Several homes catch fire overnight in Back of the Yards; arson suspected in apartment blaze

A firefighter was injured as several homes and a car caught fire in two separate blazes Sunday night in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, prompting an arson investigation.

Chicago UPS driver stole $187K in Louis Vuitton packages: police

A Chicago UPS driver has been charged with stealing $187,000 in high-end merchandise from his route and dropping them off at his South Side home, according to Chicago police.

Chicago girl, 13, missing from Back of the Yards

Lesly Morales was last seen Apr. 21 in the 4900 block of South Wood Street, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police.

Man shot on Back of the Yards sidewalk

A man was shot early Wednesday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

21-year-old shot while walking to car in Back of the Yards

A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting while walking to his car Tuesday morning in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Man, 29, shot dead in Back of the Yards

A man was shot and killed Tuesday morning in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Ald. Raymond Lopez announces Chicago mayoral campaign: 'I'm in'

Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) announced Wednesday he is giving up his City Council seat to enter the race to become Chicago's next mayor.

Ald. Raymond Lopez lays out core pillars of his Chicago mayoral campaign
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Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th), one of Mayor Lori Lightfoot?s most outspoken critics, is giving up his City Council seat to run for mayor and, as he put it, ?save Chicago? from violent crime.

Teen shot during argument on Chicago's South Side

A 15-year-old boy was shot on Chicago's South Side Friday morning, according to police. 

Man who killed 2 roommates, wounded another, believed they were plotting to have gang murder him: prosecutors

Jesus Hernandez said his roommates were “familiar with the gangs in the neighborhood” and said he shot the men after confronting them because they were “lying” when they denied being involved in a plot against him, prosecutors said.