No one in custody in murder of 18-year-old Melissa De La Garza, shot dead after Halloween shopping
RIP: 18-year-old artist Melissa De La Garza was gunned down while sitting in her car outside her home in West Lawn on Saturday evening. Her family said she had no enemies and was looking forward to attend the School of the Art Institute Chicago on a scholarship.
Murder victim Melissa De La Garza, 18, had just gotten home from Halloween shopping when she was shot
"We need to elect the right officials that will go ahead keep criminals in the prisons so they don't come back out," said Alma De La Garza-Wozniak, the victim's aunt.
Two men shot in buttocks in West Lawn
Two men were wounded in a shooting Sunday night in West Lawn on the Southwest Side.
Man changing friend's flat tire shot in the head by carjacker, Chicago police say
JUST AWFUL: A man helping a friend with car trouble was shot in the head during a struggle with a carjacker Monday in West Lawn, Chicago police said.
Carjackings, robberies reported on the South Side
Chicago police are warning residents in Wentworth, Calumet, Deering, Englewood and Chicago Lawn about recent armed robberies and carjackings in those districts.
1 killed, 1 wounded in West Lawn shooting: police
Two people were shot, one fatally, Wednesday in West Lawn on the Southwest Side.
Man, 22, in serious condition after being shot at Foot Locker in Ford City Mall
A man was wounded in a shooting Friday while shopping at a Foot Locker in the Ford City Mall on the Southwest Side.
31 shot, 7 fatally, in Chicago over weekend
Seven people were killed and 24 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.
Teen girl, 14, missing from West Lawn located
Eva Perez, a 14-year-old girl reported missing from West Lawn on the Southwest Side has been located, according to Chicago police.
Man, 71, missing from West Lawn
A 71-year-old man has been reported missing from West Lawn on the Southwest Side.
Man, 84, missing from West Lawn
An 84-year-old man has been reported missing from West Lawn on the Southwest Side.
Victims robbed leaving gas station in Gage Park, West Lawn
At least three people were robbed as they were leaving a gas station in July in Gage Park and West Lawn on the Southwest Side.
West Lawn man charged with sexually abusing children
A 37-year-old man from West Lawn is charged with sexually assaulting four girls and boy he is familiar with.
Girl, 15, reported missing from West Lawn
Aurora Padilla was last seen March 5 in the 3700 block of West 66th Place, Chicago police said in a missing person alert.
Man killed in West Lawn hit-and-run crash: police
The victim was driving a blue Chevrolet Malibu west about 1:30 p.m. in the 4500 block of West 63rd Street when a tow truck ran several red lights and struck the car, Chicago police said.
1-year-old girl killed, 8 injured in West Lawn fire
The 1-year-old girl was pronounced dead at the hospital after suffering from smoke inhalation, police said.
Boy, 15, missing from West Lawn
A 15-year-old boy is missing from West Lawn on the South Side.
Man, 23, missing from West Lawn
Francisco Meza, 23, was last seen at 10:24 p.m. Thursday in the 6300 block of South Keeler Avenue, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police.
Officers credited with saving life of 15-year-old boy shot in West Lawn
“I was talking to him through the whole ordeal,” Officer Saul Avila said at the award ceremony. “I was holding his hand, reassuring him … I wanted him to know, ‘We’re here for you.’”
Missing 14-year-olds from SW Side found safe
Lourdes Pardo and Erik Hernandez, 14-year-olds who were reported missing from Chicago Lawn and were last seen Nov. 1, 2019, have been found safe, Chicago police said.