‘Like the Berlin Wall falling!’ Some West Lawn residents toast neighbor Michael Madigan’s indictment
Michael Madigan has been a fixture of Chicago’s Southwest Side for decades, but some of his neighbors believe his indictment Wednesday on federal corruption charges was a “long time coming.”
Car wanted in West Lawn hit-and-run that struck a toddler sitting in a stroller
Chicago police are searching for the driver of a car that struck a 3-year-old in West Lawn earlier this month.
Business owners warned of recent break-in burglaries on Southwest Side
Chicago police are warning Southwest Side business owners of a string of burglaries in January and February in the West Lawn and Archer Heights neighborhoods.
Boy, 3, struck by vehicle in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood; driver fled the scene
A Sedan swerved around traffic into the median and struck a 3-year-old boy. The vehicle then fled the scene.
Second teen charged in murder of 20-year-old woman in Brighton Park
An 18-year-old is now the second person who has been charged with the fatal shooting of a woman in Brighton Park.
22-year-old man charged in September 2021 shooting
A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection to a shooting that injured two in West Lawn.
Hostage situation ends in West Lawn
A SWAT team responded to a man holding a female hostage in West Lawn early Monday.
17-year-old boy shot in knee takes himself to the hospital
A 17-year-old boy took himself to Rush Hospital with one gunshot wound to the knee early Sunday.
Carjacker charged in shooting of man who helped friend change flat tire
A man was charged Thursday in the shooting and carjacking of a man who just got done helping his friend change a flat tire in the West Lawn neighborhood.
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.