Teen found shot to death inside car parked in South Loop alley

A 17-year-old boy was found in the passenger seat of a vehicle on the Near South Side with a gunshot wound to the head early Saturday night. 

Man found shot dead inside home on Chicago's Near South Side

Chicago police said the man was inside a residence on South Michigan Avenue near Cullerton around 11:40 a.m. He had been shot in the head.

Illinois lawmaker threatens to block $50M for proposed CPS school

One of the strongest backers for a new high school on Chicago's Near South Side is threatening to block $50 million in state funding for the project.

Chicago police: Man wanted for shooting another man in the neck

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a man who allegedly shot another man in the neck last week.

Man shot in neck while riding CTA Red Line Train

A man was shot in the neck on a CTA Red Line Train on Chicago's Near South Side Wednesday night.

Surveillance video shows Chicago carjacking with child inside vehicle

"As we were walking out the shop, they were pulled off in his car, and he was like, ‘Oh my God, my baby, my baby!’" said a witness.

Man, 24, shot standing at Near South Side bus stop

A man was shot and wounded while waiting at a bus stop Monday night on the Near South Side.

Chicago Public Schools scraps plans for new $120M Near South Side high school

In an eleventh-hour reversal, Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday pulled their proposal for a controversial $120 million Near South Side high school.

CPS hits pause on new high school proposal
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In an eleventh-hour reversal, Chicago Public Schools officials on Wednesday pulled their proposal for a controversial $120 million Near South Side high school.

Man shot dead on Chicago's Near South Side

A 26-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle when a black Sedan approached. Police said unknown passengers began shooting into the vehicle, and the man was struck in the chest.

Chicago Public Schools setting aside $70 million for a new Near South high school
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Chicago Public Schools is setting aside $70 million for a new Near South high school, giving the community a major boost in its yearslong push for a new building in or near Chinatown.

Teen charged with robbing two people, including one on public transit in Chicago's Loop

Donovon McClary is charged with robbing an 18-year-old man on public transit on North State Street in the Loop on April 22, and attacking another man on the Near South Side a couple days later.

Missing 13-year-old found safe: police

A 13-year-old girl who was reported missing Friday from the Near South Side has been found safe.