Chicago Crime

Nearly 70 pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested outside the Art Institute of Chicago on Saturday as anti-Israel protests continue to expand in the nation’s big cities. The arrests came after a group began setting up tents on the Art Institute’s small north garden area. Those arrested are being charged with criminal trespass to property, according to [...]

A Sunday morning church service in Pennsylvania was abruptly halted when authorities say a man pulled a gun on the pastor and allegedly attempted to shoot him in front of worshippers. Police have also since found a body inside the suspect’s home, ABC News reports.

Chicago was reportedly forced to call a halt to its Cinco de Mayo parade and relocate it after gangs opened fire Sunday just a little more than an hour into the annual celebration. The Daily Mail reports the Chicago Police Department (CPD) responded to the parade that started at 12pm near Damen Avenue and Cermak [...]

CHICAGO — A man is wanted after a woman was sexually assaulted early Wednesday morning in Streeterville. Two 20-year-old women were talking westbound on Chicago, near Fairbanks, at around 12:10 a.m. on Wednesday.

Two men were fatally shot in separate incidents over the weekend in Chicago. According to Chicago Police Department data, 16 people were shot between Friday evening and Sunday night.

CHICAGO — A man was found fatally shot inside an apartment building on the city’s South Side. According to police, officers responded to a person shot just after midnight Tuesday in the 7900 block of South Rhodes Avenue.

OAK FOREST, Ill. — A man is dead and three others are injured after a shooting in south suburban Oak Forest. According to police, officers were called to the scene in the 5500 block of Babette Court just after 5 p.m. Sunday following reports of shots fired in the area.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department and the Gage Park community are mourning the loss of a fallen officer, as investigators continue the search for his killer. Luis M. Huesca, a six-year CPD veteran working in the 5th District, was two days shy of his 31st birthday when he was shot multiple times in Gage [...]

CHICAGO — A man is in critical condition following a shooting early Friday morning in Pilsen. Two men were on a sidewalk in the 1800 block of South Blue Island when a white vehicle approached from the alley, CPD said.

CHICAGO — A group of suspects smashed throught the front entrance of Lululemon store in Lincoln Park, according to police. The burglary happened just after 5 a.m. Friday on the 900 block of West North Avenue.