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.

Murder of 8-year-old Melissa Ortega: Activists demand someone come forward, identify killer

"You shot this little girl's brains out. It's time for justice. I don't care who your target was. You targeted that little girl. When you miss, you hit our babies! This was somebody's baby," community activist Andrew Holmes said. 

8-year-old girl is shot and killed in Chicago when 'known offenders' open fire

RIP Little Melissa Ortega, 8. Police said that “known offenders” had opened fire at a 26-year-old man who was walking out of a store and that Melissa was an innocent victim.

Man found dead, shot in face in Little Village

A man, about 40, was found dead in Little Village Sunday morning, police said. 

Man, 61, shot during robbery in Little Village

A 61-year-old man was in an alley when a suspect inside a vehicle produced a firearm, demanded the victim's property and then fired shots at the victim.

Chicago police warn SW Side businesses of recent armed robberies

In each incident, Chicago police say an unknown offender entered a business, pulled out a gun, and demanded or took money by force.

West Pullman man arrested, accused of shooting 17-year-old girl

A West Pullman man was charged with aggravated battery and discharged of a firearm after police say he is accused of shooting a 17-year-old girl on Dec. 5

Chicago won't release investigation on Little Village implosion, dust storm
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A Chicago alderman is fighting for the city to release details of its investigation into an implosion in Little Village that covered the community in dust after Mayor Lori Lightfoot said municipal law would not permit the report's release.

7 wounded Tuesday in citywide shootings

Seven people were shot Tuesday in Chicago, including a 17-year-old boy who was shot in Englewood on the South Side.