Rosemary Sobol

Arne Duncan, center, appears outside an outreach center near where a man was fatally shot on May 17, 2023, at 1050 E. 95th St., in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.

Man, 28, fatally shot outside Roseland outreach center founded by Arne Duncan, police say

May 18, 2023 at 1:05 a.m.

A man who was involved with an anti-violence organization co-founded by Arne Duncan was fatally shot Wednesday afternoon outside the group's office on the South Side. The 28-year-old was walking...

Boy, 3, killed in furniture fall in Little Village neighborhood, police say

May 17, 2023 at 8:44 p.m.

Police are investigating after the death of a 3-year-old boy Tuesday in the city's Little Village neighborhood. Police were called to the 2800 block of South Pulaski Road shortly before...

2 shootings, one fatal, near Cicero Avenue on Eisenhower in as many days, state police say

May 17, 2023 at 6:08 p.m.

Two shootings in the same location on the inbound Eisenhower in as many days have left one person dead and another wounded in the city's West Side Austin neighborhood, authorities...

Fallen police Officer Aréanah Preston's sisters, center and right, stand with their mother, Dionne Mhoon, left, as she speaks after a bond court hearing on May 10, 2023, at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago for the four teens charged in connection with Officer Preston's slaying.

4 teens held without bond in slaying of Chicago off-duty officer

May 11, 2023 at 1:39 p.m.

Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston was still in uniform when she parked her car after finishing a shift and walked toward her home. Three people then jumped out of a...

Chicago police and fire department personnel prepare for a fallen police officer to arrive at the Cook County medical examiner's office on West Harrison Street in Chicago on May 6, 2023.

Chicago cop, 24, killed just after her shift ends. ‘I wanted to be an officer … a person to fight for justice,’ she said in 2021 interview.

March 6, 2024 at 2:58 p.m.

A young Chicago police officer who had recently earned her master's degree and whose family called her "happy" and "intelligent" was shot dead early Saturday shortly after leaving the station...

An image from a surveillance camera provided by federal officials shows one of two suspects holding bins of cash in the robbery of a Brink's armored truck on May 2, 2023, outside a Jewel-Osco store on the 3100 block of West 183rd Street in south suburban Homewood.

Tracking device leads feds to two suspects in heist of more than $1 million from Brink’s truck

May 4, 2023 at 8:00 p.m.

Two men got away with more than $1 million Tuesday morning from a Brink's truck parked outside a Homewood grocery store, authorities said. What they didn't know was a location...

A group of young adults and juveniles dance on the roofs of vehicles in the streets of downtown Chicago the night of April 15, 2023.

Hours of chaos: Police reports paint picture of latest violent disturbance in the Loop

February 9, 2024 at 1:26 p.m.

By Chicago's standards, the winter was relatively mild. Still, with temperatures near 80 degrees — the warmest weekend in months — hundreds of city youths headed to 31st Street Beach...

Chicago Bulls College Prep, 2040 W. Adams St.. in Chicago on March 10, 2023.

Woman barges into classroom, deploys ‘mace-type spray’ at West Side high school, injuring 2 staffers

April 29, 2023 at 1:06 a.m.

A woman barged into a classroom and discharged chemical spray at several people during an altercation Friday afternoon at Chicago Bulls College Prep high school on the city's West Side....

Maywood police officers investigate the scene of a shooting at Rock of Ages Baptist Church in Maywood on April 28, 2023.

‘Family dispute’ leads to church shooting during Maywood funeral service, police say

April 28, 2023 at 9:40 p.m.

A shooting inside a Maywood church during a Friday morning funeral service left one person injured, police said. The shooting at Rock of Ages Baptist Church at 1309 W. Madison...

Chicago police process a crime scene on State Street at Cullerton Street in Chicago on April 27, 2023, after a person was shot and fatally wounded there.

Gunman in stolen Kia shoots 2, including 1 fatally on Near South Side

April 28, 2023 at 12:58 p.m.

A man has died and an 18-year-old man was wounded in a shooting Thursday afternoon on the Near South Side. The victims were inside a car in the 1900 block...

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