2 killed, 1 critically wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

Two people were killed and another was critically wounded Tuesday morning in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Fire in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood leaves 4 adults and 3 kids homeless

A fire blazed through a home in Chicago's Back of The Yards neighborhood Sunday, displacing four adult and three children, the Chicago Fire Department said.

Chicago Carjackings: 11 victims in just two weeks

Chicago police said the carjackings have happened at all times of the day and night in the Englewood, Armour Square, Chinatown, Bridgeport and Back of the Yards neighborhoods.

No injuries reported in South Side Chicago fire, officials say

Firefighters battled a blaze Friday evening in Englewood near the border of the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

House fire extinguished on South Side
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Firefighters battled a blaze Friday evening in Englewood near the border of the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

Chicago police warn of recent robberies, carjackings in Back of the Yards

In each incident, Chicago police say a group of offenders approached the victims when they were inside or near their vehicles. The offenders then took the victims’ vehicles and property by force before fleeing the area.

Police seek suspects behind New Year's Day carjackings in Back of the Yards

Chicago police are looking for suspects wanted in connection with a pair of armed carjackings that happened on New Year's Day in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

14-year-old boy among 3 teens shot in Back of the Yards

Three teenage boys, ages 14 to 16, were wounded in a shooting Thursday night in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

Cycling community rallies around teen fatally struck by truck
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The cycling community is rallying behind the family of a 16-year-old boy who was killed in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.

Chicago alderman says neighborhoods are 'under siege by gangbangers'

"We've had gang conflict in the Back of the Yards community going on since Nov. 29," said Ald. Lopez. "My district, the 9th district, has been one of those police districts where the beat officers have been pulled out, reassigned, to go to downtown and other high priority areas as deemed by the mayor."