Illinois lawmaker says Pritzker not doing enough to curb Chicago's rising violence
A Republican candidate for Illinois governor talked about Chicago's deadly street violence after spending a night camped outside on the South Side.
Undefeated Chicago boys football team surpasses $30K goal to travel to Florida for national championship
Former President Barack Obama visited the junior league football team and inspired them to win every game. They're now undefeated, but the 13-year-old boys need $30,000 to get to Kissimmee.
Chicago city worker rescued after getting trapped in hole on South Side
Some scary moments for a Chicago worker on Wednesday.
Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks sleeping outside for 100 days to raise money for community center
Chicago’s famous “Rooftop Pastor“ is back up on the roof again. Pastor Corey Brooks plans to spend 100 days living outdoors on top of some freight containers, in an effort to raise millions of dollars for a community center in Woodlawn.
Chicago Pastor Corey Brooks starts his 100 day campout against gun violence
Ten years ago, Pastor Corey Brooks became known as the “rooftop pastor” when he spent 94 days on the roof of a crime-infested motel at this same location, raising $45,000 for it to be demolished.
New push for tougher penalties for people who murder children in Illinois
“What kind of nonsense is that to have people think that they can get away with shooting in places like an amusement park?” said State Rep. LaShawn Ford, referencing a shooting in Villa Park. “On the west side, we have someone shooting at McDonalds. That's ridiculous. We have to send the message to people that we are not going to tolerate killing our babies."
Man shot in the back in Woodlawn
A 27-year-old man was shot while standing outside of a vehicle Sunday morning in Woodlawn.
Chicago police release new video showing vehicle, suspects connected to fatal shooting of 4-year-old
VIDEO RELEASED: New video was released by Chicago police in connection to the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old in Woodlawn last month.
Woman wounded in Woodlawn shooting
A woman was shot while riding in a car in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
8 Chicago businesses cited for violating mask mandate
The Department of Business Affairs and Consumer Protection (BACP) investigated 74 businesses from Oct. 14 through Oct. 17.
Chicago crime: Carjackings reported in Woodlawn
In each incident, someone entered a person’s vehicle armed with a black handgun, struck the person in the face with the gun, and demanded the person get out the car, Chicago police said in a community alert.
String of residential burglaries reported in Woodlawn
Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries that occurred in September and October in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Woman critically wounded in Woodlawn shooting
A woman was shot and critically wounded Tuesday morning in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.
Man charged in Woodlawn shooting
A man was charged with attempted murder in connection with a shooting in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
Man charged with attempted murder in Woodlawn shooting
A man was charged with attempted murder in an April shooting that injured a man in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
'He loved this city': Mother of 4-year-old shot and killed while visiting Chicago pleads for justice
A mother is pleading for justice after her 4-year-old son was shot and killed over Labor Day weekend in Woodlawn on the South Side.
Infant, 3 adults found unresponsive in vehicle on Chicago's South Side
Chicago police located a vehicle on the South Side that had three adults and a 5-month-old child in it. All four of them were unresponsive.
Chicago's top cop pleads with public after Labor Day weekend shootings wound 8 kids
Chicago’s top cop is pleading with the city’s criminals to "stay away from children" after a violent weekend left several kids wounded, including a 4-year-old boy who was killed. "I would just … encourage you as a family to protect your children from people in the family that are on the wrong side of the law."