Chicago man charged with armed robbery at LeClaire Courts store

Charges were filed against a man after he allegedly robbed a store at gunpoint in LeClaire Courts Tuesday afternoon. 

Chicago man charged with shooting dog in Vittum Park

A 19-year-old man is facing charges after opening fire on a dog Sunday night in Vittum Park on Chicago's Southwest Side

Southwest Side businesses warned about uptick in armed robberies

Chicago police are telling businesses in the Vittum Park and LeClaire Courts neighborhoods on the Southwest Side to be on alert after an uptick in armed robberies reported this month.

Boy, 14, wounded in drive-by shooting on Chicago's West Side

A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting in Chicago's Vittum Park neighborhood on the West Side Saturday night. 

Chicago man arrested in Dolton after armed carjacking

A 31-year-old Chicago man has been charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Vittum Park Tuesday, police said. 

Car crashes into fast-food restaurant in Vittum Park

A car crashed into a fast-food restaurant Wednesday morning in Vittum Park on the Southwest Side.

Boy, 13, killed in weekend shooting on SW Side

A 13-year-old boy was fatally shot Sunday in Vittum Park on the Southwest Side.

30 shot, 8 killed in Chicago over holiday weekend

At least eight people were killed and 22 others wounded in citywide shootings over the extended holiday weekend.

Video shows fatal police shooting of knife-wielding man at SW Side Park

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released videos Thursday capturing the moment a man who allegedly lunged at a CPD sergeant with a knife last month in Vittum Park was shot and killed by police.

Armed robberies, carjackings reported in Bucktown, South Loop, Vittum Park

In each case, a pair of suspects driving a stolen black 2016 Ford Escape Titanium SUV robbed victims at gunpoint or stole their vehicles, according to a community alert from Chicago police.