Chicago man allegedly sets fire to building, records video bragging about blaze: reports
A Chicago man is accused of setting a fire that spread to a Lawndale home and then broadcasting video of the arson – and bragging about setting the blaze – as the building continued to burn, according to police and local reports.
Lawndale mass shooting leaves 5 wounded
MASS SHOOTING: Five people were outside among a large group when an unknown person inside a black four-door Nissan fired shots.
Man shot dead outside West Side elementary school
A man was fatally shot Wednesday morning near an elementary school in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
Woman chases robbers who took her cell phone, then one of them sexually assaulted her
The victim chased the robbers to get her phone back, and then one grabbed her and sexually assaulted her.
Teen charged in Lawndale armed carjacking
A 16-year-old was charged in connection with a carjacking Tuesday in the Lawndale neighborhood.
Woman found dead in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood
She appeared to have stab wounds to the neck and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Emotional vigil held for Chicago Police Officer Ella French, partner critically wounded
It has been 10 days since Chicago police were fired on in what has been described as a traffic stop gone wrong.
FireFest One Lawndale brings back hip-hop block party to the West Side
Pastor Phil Jackson previews Saturday's FireFest One Lawndale and talks about why it's important to build community in the neighborhood.
Woman, 18, shot while traveling in vehicle in Lawndale
The woman was the passenger in a vehicle at about 6:20 p.m. when a silver Sedan drove up alongside the vehicle and an occupant from the vehicle fired shots.
Man, 32, missing from Lawndale
A 32-year-old man has been reported missing from Lawndale on the West Side.
Woman injured in Lawndale hit-and-run
A woman was injured following a hit-and-run Wednesday night in Lawndale on the West Side.
2 men killed in Lawndale salon shooting
Two men were shot to death Wednesday afternoon at a salon in Lawndale on the West Side.
Showtime donates $500k to Chicago's South and West sides
Showtime is donating half-a-million dollars to go toward the South and West sides.
Showtime donates to Greencorps Chicago and Chicago Public Art Group
Chicago neighborhoods are getting a huge facelift from a television network.
Second teen dies in West Side mass shooting that killed 15-year-old boy
A second teen has died in a mass shooting that killed a 15-year-old boy and left three others wounded last week in North Lawndale on the West Side.
Gunman opens fire outside Mt. Sinai Hospital in Chicago, bullets smash through 3 windows
No patients were hurt, but people ran in terror as bullets smashed through the windows of a hospital in Chicago.
Police, church leaders march for peace after violent week in Chicago
Fr. Larry Dowling of St. Agatha Catholic Church says violence has erupted in the community for several reasons including disinvestment, over-policing and wrongful convictions.
Nobody talking to Chicago police after 2 mass shootings on West Side
Chicago police say despite all of the victims and witnesses, nobody is talking.
14-year-old killed in Chicago mass shooting had looked after visually impaired mother
Wednesday evening she called Demarion and told him he needed to come home. "He said, 'I know, I know. I love you, mom.'" Minutes later, he was shot in the head and killed.
Boy killed, 9 wounded in back-to-back mass shootings on Chicago's West Side
Chaos broke out in the North Lawndale neighborhood Wednesday night, where just after 6 p.m. ten people were shot, one fatally, in two mass shootings that happened within five minutes of one another.