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A 14-year-old boy and two others were fatally shot inside a home in Chicago’s West Chatham neighborhood on Sunday evening, according to law enforcement. The shooting was reported at around 7:30 p.m. at a residence in the 8000 block of South Vincennes. According to police, four individuals were inside the home when two men entered and opened fire. The 14-year-old…

An investigation was underway Sunday evening after four people were shot at Pottawattomie Park in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood.

One woman was fatally shot and three others were injured in a shooting at Pottawattomie Park in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on the Far North Side, according to authorities. The shooting was reported at around 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the park, 7340 N. Rogers Ave. According to police, four people were standing in the park when two individuals approached and…

A concealed-carry holder shot an attempted robbery suspect late Saturday morning at a store along Chicago’s Jewelers Row, authorities said. The shooting was reported at around 10:58 a.m. in the 0-100 block of North Wabash, according to Chicago police. Authorities explained that a suspect entered a business and attempted to take property, at which point an individual opened fire,...

A family was left heartbroken after a gunman shot and killed a father of four who was working as a security guard at a dollar store in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, according to relatives and police. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

A family was left heartbroken after a gunman shot and killed a father of four who was working as a security guard at a dollar store in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, according to relatives and police. At around 1:38 p.m., police were called to Family Dollar, 5410 W. Chicago Ave., where a man had been shot. According to authorities, a 43-year-old…

Some of the robberies, which took place across North Side neighborhoods including West Ridge, Edgewater and North Center, were violent.

Jarring video from a surveillance camera captured the moment a woman was attacked by thieves in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood.

Some roads were closed and a police investigation was underway early Thursday in Irving Park after a man was shot and killed early Thursday while driving.

Chicago police are investigating after at least two convenience stores were robbed by a group of men overnight.

The incident comes following several recent carjackings, some violent, in the Chicago area.

Surveillance video shows the moment a man was approached by two armed carjackers just after 1 a.m. near Central Avenue and Caldwell.

A Cook County judge ordered a Chicago firefighter facing felony charges, including attempted murder, in connection with an off-duty road rage shooting last weekend released on electronic monitoring.

The shooting and attempted carjacking comes days after a Lyft driver was shot and killed in the same neighborhood. Lisa Chavarria has more.

The shooting and attempted carjacking comes days after a Lyft driver was shot and killed in the same neighborhood.

A Chicago firefighter is facing attempted murder charges in a road rage shooting that left a man in critical condition Sunday night in Andersonville, NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Four young children were left home alone on New Year’s Eve in Austin on the West Side, Chicago police said.

While shooting incidents dropped across the city 2023, robberies were up more than 20%, CPD’s initial data showed.

The Chicago Police Department released end-of-year crime statistics on New Year’s Day, revealing shootings and murders were down over the past year despite increases in other crimes across the city. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio reports.

Grieving loved ones are desperately seeking answers about what led up to the death of a Chicago Lyft driver, who was shot and killed Tuesday night. Adriana Arocha Duque lost her life just one day after celebrating Christmas with her family. “I didn’t imagine it, so it’s something so horrible that I can’t think about it clearly,” said her...