A man was killed Saturday night after he was speeding down Pulaski Road in Archer Heights and crashed into another car.
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Chicago homicides hit lowest level since 1965
Chicago homicides hit lowest level since 1965 with 416 deaths, down 29% from 2024.
Lopez rips delay over budgeted $5 million gunshot detection system
After the Chicago City Council passed its 2026 spending plan over the objections of Mayor Brandon Johnson, the mayor set aside a $5 million appropriation for gunshot detection technology to be purchased and activated by the middle of 2026.
Car slams into beloved Beverly record shop on New Year’s Day
A car crashed into Beverly Phono Mart early New Year’s Day, damaging the popular Southwest Side record store.
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.
