This took place inside a home in the 4800 block of S. Drexel Avenue. The man was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
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Everyone survived the first fire, which broke out at 12:02 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Yates Boulevard.
Police said a 14-year-old was shot in the leg. A 16-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were both shot in the foot.
Just before 5 p.m., firefighters rushed to the one-and-a-half-story, two-family workers' cottage at 2121 W. 49th Pl.
Chicago police are searching for the driver who seriously injured a woman in a hit-and-run crash Sunday morning in Englewood.
The victim was getting out of his car when a red SUV approached him, and someone from inside fired shots in his direction.
The work includes plumbing repairs, replacing lights and signs, and removing outdated equipment.
Police said the girl was outside when she heard shots and felt pain.
A man has pleaded guilty to carjacking three people in one week in August 2022 in the West Englewood neighborhood of Chicago.
City officials said the Chicago Roadmap program has become a nationally recognized partnership between K-12 schools and community colleges.
Police said the baby was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.
Volunteers will help remove trash, fix up playgrounds, and lay mulch at more than 170 public parks citywide.
"As a community leader, I have to step up and step out," Charles McKinzie said, "and I'm grateful that my community partners came with me."
Ald. William Hall (6th) co-led the event with Rev. Charlie Dates, senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church.
Just after 8 p.m., a Morgan Park High School student was killed just a mile from campus.
The community space has been closed for the winter months as the fight to save the church continues.
After arriving at the destination, the rider pulled out a firearm and demanded the driver to get out of the vehicle, to which he complied.
Diamond Fleming, 21, was taken into custody on Friday just after 5 p.m. in the 6700 block of South Paxton Avenue.
The event was called the "Healing and Awareness for Crime Victims Community Resource Fair."
Chicago police said the damaged vehicles were unoccupied at the time of the crash. It is not clear how many cars were damaged.
The victim, only described as a man, was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity was not released.
A 5-year-old girl and a woman were burned in the fire. They were taken to local hospitals, where they are expected to recover.
Sen. Feigenholtz says there have been more than 15,000 crashes on North DuSable Lake Shore Drive, or about seven crashes a day.
Blessen Turner, 5, who was believed to be abducted Wednesday on the South Side has been located safe, Chicago police say.
There was a large emergency response to the fire shortly after 4:15 p.m. in the 9400 block of South Lowe Avenue.
"They see all the uniforms in there with women wearing them," Williams said of her granddaughters.
Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd) said while the woman was shot in the forearm, the bullet struck inches from her heart.
Just before 3:30 a.m., Chicago police said a Ford Fusion made a U-turn at 5600 West 55th Street and hit a Hyundai Palisade.
About a mile away, firefighters found 47-year-old Jarrell Boyd with a gunshot wound to the head inside his burning home.
Many people who live in the neighborhood are not happy with that update, while others are calling for compassion.
At 6:45 p.m., the boy was inside a home in the 500 block of West 65th Place, when a gun was fired. He was struck in the chest.
The crash happened around 8:35 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Pulaski Road.
Chicago police said a man was taken into custody, but it is not clear if he is connected to both incidents.
A 15-year-old boy was charged with carjacking two men at gunpoint on the city's Southwest Side earlier this year.
Police said the boys were in the home when they each suffered gunshot wounds in an unspecified way.
The 30-year-old victim was shot in the neck and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she later died.
The land, adjacent to the South Chicago neighborhood, was once home to the US Steel South Works plant.
"The desire is that when they come in here, this will no longer be a liquor store but instead a grocery store," said Pastor John Hannah.