Authorities release name of gunman in Home Depot shooting that wounded officer

A Chicago police officer was shot Thursday during a foot chase with an alleged shoplifter who shot a security guard at a Brighton Park hardware store.

Police search for woman who tried to take child from mother in Brighton Park

The woman asked the mother if she could hold the girl, and when the mother refused, the woman grabbed the girl’s arm and tried to pull her away, police said. The mother was able to hang on to her daughter, and the woman fled in the van.

1 killed, 4 others hurt in Monday shootings across Chicago

Five people were shot, one of them fatally, Monday in Chicago including a man who was killed in a shooting in Grand Crossing on the South Side.

Chicago man facing DUI charges in Riverside

A Chicago man is facing felony charges after allegedly driving drunk Saturday in suburban Riverside.

Homes burglarized in Brighton Park: police

Police are warning residents of three burglaries reported recently in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.

4 teens charged in Brighton Park carjacking

Three boys — ages 15, 16 and 17 — face a felony count each of vehicular highjacking with a firearm, police said. Another 16-year-old was charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass to a vehicle.

Woman attacked with crowbar in Brighton Park carjacking

A 21-year-old woman was hit with a crowbar Monday during an attempted carjacking in Brighton Park.

Long-term care facilities in Chicago begin COVID vaccinations

The coronavirus vaccine is now being given out at long-term care facilities and outpatient clinics in Chicago.

Man dies after he fatally stabs woman, stabs self and jumps from window: police

A man fatally stabbed a woman before fatally stabbing himself and jumping from a second-floor window Thursday in the Brighton Park neighborhood, police said.

Boy, 13, missing from Brighton Park found safe

Jaycob Morales, a 13-year-old boy who was reported missing from Brighton Park on the Southwest Side, has been found safe, Chicago police said.

Fire destroys 2 buildings in Brighton Park

A fire tore through two buildings Friday in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.

Video captures brick thrown through Ald. Lopez’s office window, 4th attack this year

Someone threw a brick through the front window of Ald. Ray Lopez’s (15th) Southwest Side office Thursday night, the fourth instance of vandalism targeting his properties this year.

Man killed gang rival after attending funeral: prosecutors

Hours after attending a funeral for a fellow gang member, a Chicago Lawn man who was on house arrest gunned down a rival on the Southwest Side, Cook County prosecutors said Thursday.

Girl, 13, reported missing from Brighton Park

A 13-year-old girl has been reported missing from Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.

Girl, 6, and grandmother reported missing from Brighton Park

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a 6-year-old girl and her grandmother, both reported missing from Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.