Chicago Crime

CHICAGO — A 17-year-old boy is dead after he was shot Monday evening in a parking lot on the West Side of Chicago, according to police. The boy was in a parking lot around 5:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Ashland when he was shot multiple times, police said. Read more...

CHICAGO — A man is facing multiple charges, including murder, following a deadly armed robbery this summer in West Englewood. Daitwon Cobbins, 22, was arrested Sunday at his residence in the 7000 block of South Sangamon. Read more...

CHICAGO — A teen found dead in a burning car in Bridgeport was shot to death, police said. Investigators said the 15-year-old was shot and killed at another location before his body was discovered in the trunk of a burning car near 37th and Carnell Street Friday morning. Police said the burned vehicle was stolen [...]

CHICAGO — A teen is injured after a shooting in Garfield Park Thursday night, police said. Police responded to call of a person shot in the 4000 block of West Madison Street around 6:00 p.m. and found a 14-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the ankle. Read more...

CHICAGO — A tow truck driver was shot multiple times Thursday night on the inbound Eisenhower. At around 10:55 p.m., officers responded to the report of an expressway shooting in the inbound lanes of the Eisenhower near California Avenue. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 15-year-old girl, who was reported missing twice in the last five months, was found strangled to death inside a residence in South Shore. According to the Chicago Police Department, an unresponsive female of unknown age was found inside a residence in the 7200 block of South Phillips Avenue around 6:09 p.m. Tuesday [...]

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a man had his car stolen a gunpoint on the city’s Southwest Side on Tuesday morning.  According to Chicago police, the carjacking happened in the 5800 block of South Albany Avenue, in Gage Park, at around 10 a.m. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy and his 65-year-old grandfather are dead after a shooting on the city’s Southwest Side. Chicago police say the deadly shooting happened just before 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 3500 block of West 61st Place in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy was shot Wednesday morning at the Western Blue Line station near the Medical District during an attempted robbery. At around 6:55 a.m., police believe the boy was approached by an unknown gunman at the station, located in the 400 block of South Western Avenue. The gunman demanded his property, but [...]

CHICAGO — A man was shot at a North Near Side car wash on Monday morning. At around 11:35 a.m., officers responded to the car wash, located in the 800 block North Orleans, on the report of a shooting. Read more...