Chicago Crime

CHICAGO - Chicago police are searching for three suspects wanted in connection to the murder of a 13-year-old boy that occurred last week on the city's West Side.  Around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14, the boy was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of Independence Drive when a male suspect fired gunshots [...]

CICERO, Ill. — A man working at a liquor store was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon after confronting thieves who were stealing a bottle of alcohol in Cicero, according to authorities. Family members identified the victim as Sebastian Rodriguez. 

CHICAGO — A 22-year-old woman was killed and another injured in a Wednesday night shooting near the city’s 31st Street Beach. Officers were called just after 10 p.m. to a parking lot in the 600 block of East 31st Street, just west of the beach and found two female victims. A 22-year-old woman was shot [...]

CHICAGO — A man was shot in the face after a verbal altercation on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened just before 9 a.m. Tuesday in the 6400 block of South Mozart in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy was critically wounded while walking through Columbus Park on Tuesday night. CPD said the boy was in the 500 block of South Central Avenue, which is inside the West Side park, when shots were fired in the area.

CHICAGO — A 7-year-old boy was shot and killed on Chicago’s Near West Side Tuesday, a victim of what police called “random gunfire.” The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Jai’mani Amir Rivera.

At least 46 people were shot, seven of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. On Sunday, Breitbart News reported at least 21 people were shot Friday into Saturday night alone, two of them fatally. ABC 7 / Chicago Sun-Times noted that by Monday morning, the number of shooting victims reached [...]

CHICAGO — A food delivery courier is in critical condition after being shot in the head on the city’s Southwest Side. The shooting happened arond 12:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 1200 block of West 68th Street in the West Englewood neighborhood.

CHICAGO — A woman accused of attacking an 11-year-old girl on the city’s West Side back in September has been charged. According to Chicago police, 35-year-old Alexis Davila has been charged with aggravated battery to a child causing great bodily harm.

CHICAGO — A Good Samaritan is in critical condition after being shot while attempting to stop a carjacking on the city’s West Side. The incident happened around 2 a.m. Monday in the 1500 block of North Linder. Police said a woman was approached by four men who battered her and took her 2011 Volkswagen sedan.