Mohammed Kloub

Kavan Collins recuperates at The University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children's Hospital from a gunshot wound to his hand on Dec. 20, 2017, as his mother, Dantignay Brashear, looks over him.

‘He thinks he needs a gun for protection’: 5-year-old struck by a bullet for second time in two years

May 31, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

An hour before surgery on his hand Wednesday afternoon, 5-year-old Kavan Collins climbed on tables and slid around in cotton socks on the hospital room’s tile floor. Aside from the...

4 wounded in shootings on South and West sides

May 31, 2019 at 9:08 p.m.

Four people were wounded in shootings Wednesday on the West and South sides, according to Chicago police. Most recently, a 28-year-old man was shot in the leg around 8:25 p.m....

Teen flips car in attempted carjacking on West Side: Cops

May 31, 2019 at 9:07 p.m.

A 15-year-old boy was in custody after an attempted carjacking that ended with the boy flipping the vehicle Wednesday morning in the Little Village neighborhood, according to Chicago police. The...

Kavan Collins, 4, stands on his father's porch in Chicago on July 19, 2016. Collins was shot in the face on June 28, 2016, walking with this mother on the city's South Side. Kavan was shot again, accidentally in the hand, on Dec. 19, 2017.

Just 5, Chicago boy is struck by a bullet for second time in two years

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

A 5-year-old boy who accidentally shot himself in the hand Tuesday evening had been shot in the face a year and a half ago while walking with his mother on...

‘We just hope our sister recovers,’ relatives say after Christmas tree fire guts Lisle home

May 31, 2019 at 9:06 p.m.

When a fire started in her family’s Christmas tree and spread through the entire house Saturday, Cristina Davalos had to toss her 3-year-old twins out of a second-floor window into...

<p>An ambulance arrives after a shooting near a West Side school Dec. 11, 2017.</p>

17-year-old held without bail after fatal shooting of schoolmate

May 31, 2019 at 9:05 p.m.

A teenage boy accused of shooting and killing a schoolmate on December 11 was held without bail in Cook County court Tuesday. Michael Palmore, 17, is charged with first-degree murder...

Police safely locate missing 61-year-old woman

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

A missing woman who suffers from schizophrenia was located "safe and sound" Tuesday by Chicago police, according to a media alert. The initial police alert sent out Monday said Annie...

Police work the scene where an off-duty officer shot a juvenile who was attempting to carjack the officer on the 3600 block of South Prairie Avenue on Dec. 19, 2017, in Chicago.

2 dead, 6 wounded in shootings in Chicago

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

Two men were killed and six people were wounded in shootings in Chicago from Monday through early Tuesday, including a boy shot while trying to carjack an off-duty police officer...

Community activist Andrew Holmes, right, passes out flyers in the 1100 block of North Ashland Avenue on Dec. 17, 2017, near the scene of where a homeless man was beaten to death. Neighbor Jerome Campbell, left, said he lives close to where the incident occurred.

Homeless man found beaten to death early Sunday is identified

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

A homeless man who was found beaten to death early Sunday in the East Ukrainian Village neighborhood has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office. Benjamin Soto Ramirez,...

Man charged with sending explicit texts and photos to 15-year-old girl

May 23, 2019 at 5:18 a.m.

A man has been charged with indecent solicitation of a child after he repeatedly sent sexually explicit messages and photos to a 15-year-old girl, according to prosecutors. Eric Gultney, 38,...

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