Lincoln Park

The mother of a young man shot in Lincoln Park is speaking out – and on Tuesday evening, shared an incredible update about her son’s progress.

Residents and students in one of Chicago’s wealthiest neighborhoods are on high alert after a series of vicious armed robberies.

Dakotah Earley moved to Chicago six months ago to study culinary arts and figure out what to do with his life. He is now on life-support after being robbed and shot by two people wanted in at least seven similar robberies on the North Side.

Private security in Chicago neighborhoods is becoming the norm, all in an effort to cut down on crime.

Three juveniles are facing charges Tuesday in connection with a series of recent robberies on the CTA.

Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) said she’s "sad," but not at all surprised that the store derisively known as "Whole Paycheck" was closing its doors.

Steve Ross, director of Lincoln Park Zoo’s center for apes and a well-respected primatologist, died unexpectedly Wednesday at 52.

"To have a party here every night while something like that's going on is kinda [awkward]...we wanted to do something," said David Halpern, Managing Partner of Four Entertainment Group, which owns aliveOne and several other Chicago and Cincinnati bars. "People feel good about it. It's a cause that everyone can agree upon in a world where there's not a lot of agreeing."

A vehicle with two young children in it was stolen Wednesday night in Chicago and later recovered on the North Side, police said.

A woman died after a cooking fire broke out at an apartment Tuesday morning in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.

“It is with deep sadness that we share the loss of Ricko,” the Chicago zoo announced in a statement on Facebook.