Witness tries to comfort family of 14-year-old boy shot dead: ‘I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him'

“I understand that the family is in pain,” the woman said. ”But I want them to know that when the police came to work on him, before the ambulance came, I stood in my doorway and I prayed for him.

Family, friends remember slain 14-year-old Chicago boy as 'full of joy'

His mom and dad were too distraught to talk on camera, but off-camera, the father said he simply wants justice for his son, Javion Ivy.

FOUND: 7-year-old boy abducted at gunpoint by mother on the Near West Side

The 7-year-old boy who was abducted at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon by his mother, who is not his legal guardian, has been found safe, police said.

Chicago city bus crashes into KFC
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A Chicago CTA bus crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant Friday night.

Burglars stealing jewelry from Near West Side homes

Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries that occurred in November in Near West Side neighborhoods.

Chicago police warn of man with gun robbing people on Near West Side

In each incident, Chicago police say an unknown male suspect exited a black four-door sedan and approached the victims. He would then display a handgun and demand property.

Boy, 16, shot while waiting for friend in Near West Side

The teen was standing outside waiting for a friend when he was shot by an unidentified male, police said.

3 teens stabbed near Chicago Bulls College Prep
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During the fight, an unknown offender pulled out a sharp object and stabbed three male victims, according to Chicago police.

3 teens stabbed during fight on Chicago's Near West Side: police

During the fight, an unknown offender pulled out a sharp object and stabbed three male victims, according to Chicago police.

Shock and fear after West Town shootout
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Residents on Chicago?s Near West Side are still frightened and concerned after a rolling shootout erupted Wednesday in the West Town neighborhood.