PepsiCo workers speak out after abrupt closure at Chicago facility
PepsiCo unexpectedly closed its facility in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, leaving around 79 union workers unemployed.
PepsiCo abruptly closes Chicago facility
A local union is calling out PepsiCo after the company abruptly closed a facility in Chicago's Back of the Yards Monday morning. The union said the closure will affect 79 of its represented workers.
PepsiCo abruptly shuts down Chicago facility, leaving 79 workers jobless
PepsiCo has abruptly closed its facility in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood, leaving approximately 79 Teamsters Local 727 union workers without jobs.
Teen charged in violent carjacking of 67-year-old in Back of the Yards
A teenage boy was charged in connection with a violent armed carjacking last April in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
Man charged in 2017 shooting involving two Chicago police officers
A 25-year-old man has been charged in connection with the 2017 shooting involving two Chicago police officers.
'Reclaiming Chicago' campaign revitalizes Back of the Yards with new homes for families
A vibrant campaign is underway in the heart of Chicago's Southwest Side, breathing new life into long-overlooked neighborhoods.
Reclaiming Chicago: Initiative breathes new life into Chicago neighborhoods often overlooked
A vibrant campaign is underway on Chicago's Southwest Side.
3 wounded, 2 critically in South Side shooting
Three people were shot while driving in Chicago's Back of the Yards Sunday morning.
Man shows up at South Side fast food restaurant with gunshot wound
A 23-year-old man was hospitalized after walking into a restaurant in the Back of the Yards with a gunshot wound Sunday night.
Woman shot while driving in Back of the Yards
A woman was shot while driving in Back of the Yards Wednesday morning.
19-year-old robbed, shot in Back of the Yards
A 19-year-old was seriously hurt in a robbery turned shooting in the Back of the Yards Saturday night.
Southwest Side residents warned about string of armed robberies
Chicago police issued an alert to Southwest Side residents after a series of armed robberies this month across three neighborhoods.
Chicago man charged with attempted murder in shooting of 14-year-old, police say
A 23-year-old Chicago man is behind bars in connection with a shooting that left a teenager wounded on the South Side.
13-year-old girl among 4 shot inside Chicago business
Four people were shot, including a 13-year-old girl, while inside a business in Chicago's Back of the Yards neighborhood on Monday night.
Chicago crime: 4 shot, including 13-year-old girl, while inside Back of the Yards business
Four people were shot, including one child, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood Monday night.
Driver sought after hitting elderly pedestrian, fleeing on South Side: police
A search is underway for a driver accused of striking a pedestrian and fleeing the scene, leaving him seriously injured on the South Side of Chicago.
What's happening in your neighborhood with Block Club Chicago
Block Club Chicago's Shamus Toomey has the latest news from the neighborhoods, from historic businesses to new grocery stores on the West Side.
Chicago man charged in deadly April mass shooting
A child was killed and 10 others were wounded in a mass shooting on Chicago's South Side in mid-April. Police said a 39-year-old man was arrested and is facing charges
Chicago man charged in April mass shooting that killed 9-year-old girl
A Chicago man was charged with murder in connection to a mass shooting in the Back of the Yards earlier this year.
Chicago man charged with robbing 4 at gunpoint inside business
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing four people at gunpoint last month inside a South Side business.