Chicago Crime

CHICAGO — A man was killed and two others injured Wednesday in a shooting on Chicago’s West Side. According to police the three men were inside a vehicle in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue around 10:15 a.m. when another vehicle approached. Someone inside the approaching vehicle and fired shots. Read more...

CHICAGO - A man was killed and two other people were hospitalized after they were shot at while driving and crashed in East Garfield Park Wednesday morning.  Chicago police officers responded to a crash in the 300 block of North Kedzie Avenue at 10:15 a.m. Read more...

CHICAGO — Charges have been filed against a Chicago man accused of seriously injuring a woman in a shooting on the South Side over the weekend. According to Chicago police, 39-year-old Michael Ross, a Clearing resident, is facing several felony charges, including attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with the discharge of a firearm, and unlawful use [...]

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department has issued a community alert after nine armed robberies were reported in less than an hour on the North Side Tuesday morning. According to the Chicago Police Department, a group of male suspects drove around the West Ridge, Rogers Park, and Edgewater neighborhoods and robbed at least nine victims [...]

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a man was beaten and robbed while trying to sell a dirt bike on the city’s South Side.  Chicago police say it all happened just before 4 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Throop Street in Englewood on Monday afternoon. Read more...

CHICAGO — Chicago police have issued a community alert following three separate armed robberies that occurred on the same block in the Near West Side last week. According to the Chicago Police Department, two suspects allegedly robbed three victims on the 1800 block of West Maypole in the city’s Near West Side on Monday, Jan. [...]

CHICAGO — A delivery driver was able to tell Chicago police he heard gunfire and felt pain before dying at the hospital of gunshot wounds to the chest suffered Monday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the city’s South Side.   According to police, the 53-year-old man was driving north while delivering food in the [...]

CHICAGO — A search is underway on Friday night for a man who broke into a pregnant woman’s South Shore apartment and shot her twice. Police were called to the scene in the 7800 block of Colfax Avenue just after 10:25 a.m. after receiving reports of a shooting that left a 20-year-old woman injured.  Read [...]

CHICAGO — Three armed robberies were committed in less than an hour early Monday morning. A 35-year-old man and a 31-year-old woman were walking on a sidewalk in the 500 block of West Diversey at around 2:25 a.m. when four males exited a black sedan. Read more...

CHICAGO — Chicago police are warning residents about a new scheme using Facebook Marketplace.   Police say robbers are posting motorcycle sale listings on the site. When the victim arrives at the designated meet-up spot, they are robbed of their belongings at gunpoint, however.   Read more...