Melissa Ortega murder: Teen boy, man charged in death of 8-year-old in Chicago
Two people have been charged in connection with the killing of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega who was fatally shot Saturday in Little Village.
'I forgive you': Mother of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega says community failed gunman who killed her daughter
“We came in search of the American Dream we so famously hear of, but instead, I get to live a nightmare for the rest of my life,” the statement from Melissa's mother said.
Melissa Ortega murder: Teen, man charged in killing of 8-year-old girl in Little Village
Two people have been charged in connection with the killing of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega who was fatally shot Saturday in Little Village.
Little Village Arch receives landmark status from Chicago council
The Chicago City Council voted Wednesday to give landmark status to an arch that serves as the entry to the largest Mexican-American community in the Midwest.
Heat, power go out at Little Village elementary on coldest day of winter
A Little Village elementary school lost heat and electricity as temperatures plunged below zero Wednesday morning.
Could a new elevated nature trail be coming to the West Side?
You’ve probably heard of The 606 trail and maybe enjoyed the respite it provides. You also may know that another linear park on a rail line, the El Paseo Trail, is proposed in Pilsen and Little Village.
Little Village residents call for mental health clinic after shooting death of Melissa Ortega
With the murder of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega, residents of Little Village say they need a mental health clinic to deal with the violence around them.
Chicago's top cop promises sweeping response to killing of girl, Lightfoot says there are 'promising leads'
"We’ve turned up the heat on gangs in the city and we will continue to do that," Supt. Brown said. "But this special focus is purposeful because an 8-year-old … is senselessly killed in our city. So I think it’s quite appropriate that we raise the level of resources, our sense of urgency to send an even stronger message to gangs..."
Melissa Ortega murder: Police 'saturating' area to target 'gang conflict that led to her death'
Police said that they will “spare no expense and use every resource necessary” to bring the shooter to justice and specialized units will saturate the area in the coming days and weeks to address the gang conflict that led to 8-year-old Melissa's death.
Rooftop Pastor on Melissa Ortega murder: 'How many before our leaders wake up? They will never wake up'
"The chaos, the lawlessness is so bad in Chicago that the criminals openly mock our police and our city leaders, and even our governor," Pastor Corey Brooks said.
Melissa Ortega, 8, was fatally shot while running with mother from hail of bullets: police report
Melissa was walking with her mother when a gunman emerged from a nearby alley and opened fire, unleashing a hail of bullets that fatally struck the 8-year-old girl twice in the head and wounded a gang member who was the intended target, a police report shows.


















