A game, a shooting and the downfall of Chicago’s Hubbard Park
It was a hot July day, at least 95 degrees, and blindingly bright. Dozens of people gathered around the playlot court and watched as the boys sank shot after shot....
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5 people wounded in city shootings
Five people were wounded Tuesday in separate shootings across the city, police said. The most recent shooting happened at 11:55 p.m. in the 8100 block of South Elizabeth Street in...
7 wounded in separate shootings
Seven people have been wounded in separate shootings across Chicago since Monday afternoon. About 4:40 a.m. Tuesday on the North Side, a 22-year-old man was shot in the 1000 block...
Woman killed, 2 other teens wounded at vigil for earlier slaying
An 18-year-old woman was killed and two other teens were wounded Sunday while attending a vigil for a man who was shot to death at the same spot on the...
Man found dead with throat slit in West Garfield Park
The body of a man was discovered with his throat slit Sunday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, according to police. About 8:45 p.m., police...
3 dead, 9 wounded in shootings, robberies citywide
Two men and a teenager were killed and at least nine other people were wounded in shootings between Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday across the city. A 17-year-old boy died...
Top cop after violent holiday weekend: ‘It’s not a police issue, it’s a society issue’
After another violent holiday weekend, Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson said Tuesday his department is doing all it can to combat violence rooted in "impoverished neighborhoods" where "people without hope...
After reports of rapid-fire shots, dispatcher asks: ‘You wanna hear some more bad news?’
Two hours had passed since two boys were shot on the Far North Side in Rogers Park late Monday, and the city hadn't seen a shooting during that period. The...
At least 9 hurt in crash on Dan Ryan Expressway
At least nine people were hurt in a three-car crash on the Dan Ryan Expressway on the South Side early Tuesday, authorities said. The cars collided around 12:35 a.m. in...
1 dead, 1 injured in Tri-State crash
A 30-year-old Texas man has died and another man was injured but faces charges after a single-car crash by a Tri-State tollbooth near southwest suburban Hickory Hills early Monday. The...