Chicago group turning plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless
In the back of a Hegewisch bar is a bit of magic, as a group of women who met on Facebook are turning thousands of plastic bags into sleeping mats for the homeless.
Man, 19, fatally shot during argument in Hegewisch
A man was shot and killed during an argument Friday morning in the Hegewisch neighborhood.
Chicago crime: Suspect in stolen vehicle shot man near funeral home in Hegewisch
The man was standing near a funeral home when a black Nissan SUV drove by and a person inside the vehicle began firing shots, striking the victim in the arm.
Second teen charged in murder of 70-year-old Chicago woman
A 16-year-old is the second juvenile charged in the fatal shooting a 70-year-old woman last August in Chicago's Hegewisch neighborhood.
Man shot in head, crashes in pole on Chicago's South Side
A 33-year-old man was shot while driving in Chicago's Hegewisch neighborhood Thursday night, police said.
Man shot while sitting in car in Chicago
Police said it happened in Chicago's Hegewisch neighborhood when the man was sitting in his car, and someone in a white sedan pulled up.
1 dead after car crashes into median in Hegewisch, bursts into flames
A man has died after crashing his car into a median in Hegewisch Saturday morning.
2 firefighters, 1 woman injured in Hegewisch fire
Two Chicago firefighters and a woman were injured in a fire in the Hegewisch neighborhood Saturday.
Teen charged in fatal shooting of 70-year-old woman outside of deli in Hegewisch
A 17-year-old male has been charged with the murder of a 70-year-old woman, Chicago police announced Friday.
Driver dies after crashing into 2 semis on the Far South Side
A person died following a fatal traffic crash Monday morning in Hegewisch on the Far South Side.
Surveillance video, photos show suspects in fatal shooting of 70-year-old Chicago woman
In what appears to be a botched carjacking, the men begin shooting into Yvonne Ruzich’s car as she speeds away. The gunmen chased her down and shot her five more times before fleeing the scene.
70-year-old woman shot dead on Far South Side
A 70-year-old woman was fatally shot Monday in Hegewisch on the Far South Side.
Woman fires shots at man in Hegewisch; man returns fire, striking her in the neck
The 48-year-old was firing shots at a man, and the male returned fire, Chicago police said. She was shot in the neck.
Arsonist wanted in 4 Hegewisch fires, police say
A person is wanted by police for starting four fires in Hegewisch on the Far South Side in April.
Police conduct arson investigation after pair of fires in Hegewisch; 3 fires since weekend
Police are conducting an arson investigation after firefighters responded to a pair of blazes Monday at a garage and a vacant building on the Far South Side — blocks away from an arson fire that swept through days earlier.
South Shore Line officer shoots unruly passenger at Hegewisch station: police
A South Shore Line officer shot and critically wounded an unruly passenger he was trying to remove from a train Thursday morning at the Hegewisch station on the Far South Side.