Chicago Crime

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was shot and wounded Monday on the city’s South Side. The shooting happened around 12 p.m. in the 7310 block of South Dante Avenue in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood. Read more...

CHICAGO — Two people have been arrested in an attempted crash and grab at a clothing store in the city’s Garfield Park neighborhood. Just after 2 a.m. Wednesday, a blue pickup truck was driven into Tops and Bottoms, a retail store located at 3960 West Madison Street. Read more...

CHICAGO — Police are searching for a man who stole a vehicle with a toddler inside on the city’s Southwest Side. The incident happened around 12:54 a.m. Wednesday in the 7100 block of South Western Avenue. Police said a man entered a vehicle that was left running and drove off in it. Read more...

CHICAGO — A double homicide investigation is underway after a shooting on the city’s South Side. The shooting happened around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday in the 8300 block of South Dorchester. Police said 19-year-old Denardo Buford and a 25-year-old woman were inside a parked vehicle when they were shot by two offenders, who then fled the [...]

CHICAGO — A person was shot Monday afternoon near Chicago’s Magnificent Mile, according to police. The man, 37, was found with a gunshot wound in the hotel’s lobby in the 500 block of North Michigan Avenue, according to the fire department. Read more...

CHICAGO — A two-year-old girl was hospitalized on Monday evening after she was shot in the hand on the city’s South Side. According to Chicago police, the shooting happened just after 7:40 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Phillips Avenue. Read more...

CHICAGO – Family, police and community members are searching for answers after a young boy was killed in a shooting on the city’s South Side on Sunday night. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 12-year-old Damien Green. His family said he loved sports, video games and watching videos on YouTube. Read [...]

CHICAGO — A 27-year-old man is suspected of carjacking a 49-year-old man at gunpoint, according to Chicago police. Oscar Jurado was identified as one of the offenders who took a vehicle by force in the 1200 block of N. Pulaski Rd. the night of Oct. 10, police said. Read more...

CHICAGO — A man was shot and killed during a physical altercation with a woman on the West Side Wednesday night. The shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m. in the 4300 block of West Maypole. Read more...

CHICAGO — Two University of Chicago students were robbed at knifepoint on campus Tuesday night. According to a security alert from the university, the incident happened at 1314 East 58th Street around 10:15 p.m. as the students were walking and a vehicle pulled up next to them. Read more...