Man charged with possession of armor-piercing bullets

Antonio Cummings is charged with possession of armor-piercing bullets. Police say he also had body armor with a Chicago Police Department star on it.

3 injured after being struck by vehicle on Near West Side; driver also hurt

The driver lost control, swerved into oncoming traffic and hit three people at the intersection before crashing into a parked car, police said.

Police search for second suspect in connection with CTA Blue Line shooting

The man was with Patrick Waldon, who was charged with shooting someone, during the Feb. 5 robbery in the 400 block of South Halsted Street, Chicago police said.

Police looking for missing Austin man

Chicago police are looking for a missing man named Craig Echols who was last seen in Austin on the West Side.

Parolee arrested, charged in CTA Blue Line shooting

Paramedics responded to the shooting about 10:45 a.m. at the station in the 400 block of South Halsted Street.

Chicago will test out updated bus routes on West Side

Chicago will test updated buses routes on the city's West Side under a pilot program recently approved by the Chicago Transit Board.

Two people shot on Near West Side

Two males were shot in the legs in the Near West Side on Saturday.

Man robs woman after attempting to pull her into alley near UIC campus: police

The 22-year-old was on the sidewalk about 11 a.m. in the 1400 block of West Flournoy Street when a man grabbed her and attempted to take her into an alley, Chicago police said.

Police seek suspect in Near West Side garage burglary

About 6:15 a.m. Nov. 16, the man attempted to get into a garage by breaking the door handle in the 1200 block of West Madison Street, Chicago police said.

Boy, 14, missing from Near West Side located safely

Damarion Mosley, a 14-year-old boy who was last seen Nov. 15, 2019, in the 1000 block of West 14th Street, has been located safely, Chicago police said.

Police looking to identify woman who walked into Chicago hospital

The woman, who is believed to be 20 to 25 years old, walked into the hospital Nov. 30, Chicago police said. She was wearing black Nike pants, pink gym shoes and had a black backpack. She goes by the name, “Jae Karp.”

Grant helps pay to train Chicago residents to use Naloxone to save lives

State Representative LaShawn Ford secured a $350,000 state grant to help pay for advocacy on the West Side, which includes training residents to use Naloxone. 

Man charged in murder, sex assault of UIC student remembered as ‘the light’ of her family

Donald D. Thurman, 26, is charged with first-degree murder and aggravated sexual assault in connection with the strangulation death of 19-year-old Ruth George, according to University of Illinois at Chicago officials.