Ald. Howard Brookins Jr. announces retirement from City Council
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Ald. Howard Brookins Jr., (21st) announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to Chicago City Council at the end of his term.

Chicago mother says her ex-boyfriend shot her 3 times in front of her kids

Markeytia said she had just broken up with her boyfriend before he turned a gun on her in front of her 11-year-old and 4-year-old children.

14-year-old boy among 10 people wounded by gunfire in Chicago Thursday

At least three people were injured in drive by shootings in Chicago Thursday. In total people were wounded by gunfire throughout the day.

Chicago crime: Man, 19, shot in leg in Washington Heights

The 19-year-old man was on the sidewalk when an unknown vehicle approached, Chicago police said. An offender inside the vehicle produced a firearm and fired shots at the victim.

Man walking on sidewalk shot in groin in Washington Heights

A 24-year-old man was shot in the groin while walking on a sidewalk early Tuesday in Washington Heights on the South Side.

Woman waiting at CTA stop sexually assaulted, Chicago police seek suspect

Chicago police are searching for a male suspect wanted in connection with the sexual assault of a woman who was waiting for a CTA bus Sunday night on the South Side.