A car crashed into Beverly Phono Mart early New Year’s Day, damaging the popular Southwest Side record store.
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Police seek man for robbery of Orange Line passenger
Chicago police released a crime alert Sunday about an armed robbery committed on a CTA Orange Line Train in the Clearing neighborhood.
Gun goes off as cops, teen struggle in West Lawn incident
A weapon was fired Saturday afternoon during a struggle involving Chicago police officers and a teen in the West Lawn community, police said.
Body found in Willow Springs identified as missing Justice man
The body found Saturday morning in a grassy area near Archer Avenue and La Grange Road has been identified as Christian Doss.
Johnson allocates $5 million for gunshot detection system
Mayor Brandon Johnson last year decommissioned the city’s Shotspotter gunshot detection system saying it was no more than a “walkie talkie on a stick.”
Teen working at Burger King slain in shooting
A 17-year-old youth was shot and killed Sunday night while working at a Burger King restaurant in the Archer Heights neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Murder suspect arrested after fatal shooting on Fairfield
Maynor Vasquez Gomez, 26, of Hegewisch, was charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting Oct. 12 in the 6400 block of South Spaulding Avenue.
Southwest Side aldermen, state leaders call for federal immigration solutions
Ald. Silvana Tabares (23rd) said the city and state’s strategy of engaging in head on fighting with ICE agents is ineffective.
Judge blocks National Guard deployment to Chicago
A federal judge Thursday granted a temporary restraining order blocking the deployment of National Guard troops for at least 14 days.
West Lawn crowd disrupts ICE arrest
On Monday, Illinois and Chicago sued the Trump administration to try to block the deployment of Texas National Guardsmen to Chicago.
