Chicago couple transforms front lawn into award-winning garden
What used to be a simple lawn is now an oasis of native plants and pollinators. A Chicago couple has transformed their Jefferson Park bungalow front lawn into an award-winning garden.
Burglars have broken into dozens of work vans and trucks in Chicago to steal construction tools
Police said the burglars breaks windows to get in. The burglaries have happened in the Jefferson Park, Union Ridge, Big Oaks, Portage Park, and Norwood Park neighborhoods.
Surge in robberies grips Chicago's West, Northwest sides; new police plan announced
New surveillance video shows two males — who appear to be very young, possibly children — robbing a victim.
Chicago police warn Northwest Side residents of car robberies targeting vans and trucks
Chicago police are warning residents on the city's Northwest Side of recent car robberies where the suspect targeted vans and trucks to steal construction equipment.
Chicago police looking for robbers who targeted four victims in one night
Police said the robbers jumped out of an SUV with guns and demanded the victims hand over their stuff. In one case, the victim resisted and the robbers hit him with a gun and shot at him.
Man, 64, shot after argument in Jefferson Park
A man was shot and critically wounded after an argument Saturday afternoon in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
Chicago man charged in NW Side shooting
A Chicago man was charged in a shooting in Jefferson Park last fall.
High-risk missing teen last seen on Chicago's Northwest Side
Police are asking for the public's help in locating a teen who was reported missing Wednesday from the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
CPS unveils new process for schools to drop racist namesakes
Five more Chicago public schools are getting new names, some of them to replace racist or problematic namesakes, as the school system unveiled a new process Wednesday for more schools to be renamed in the future.
Shenita Clayborn: Endangered Chicago woman missing from NW Side
A Chicago woman was reported missing from Jefferson Park Wednesday, according to police.
Bond set for Chicago police officer accused of drug possession
Officer Antrinius Andrews, 38, was arrested early Friday morning and charged with possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia, police said.
Chicago police officers' racist social media posts detailed in new COPA report
It took nearly five years for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, the city’s police oversight agency, to complete its investigation into the officers’ social media posts.
Teen charged in Jefferson Park shooting
A 17-year-old boy has been charged in connection with a shooting last month in the Jefferson Park neighborhood.
Car thieves target commercial business garages on NW Side
Chicago police are warning commercial businesses in Chicago about recent garage break-ins and car thefts.
Chicago man charged with stabbing elderly man in attempted robbery at CTA station: police
A Chicago man is accused of stabbing and attempting to rob an elderly man on the city's Northwest Side earlier this month.
Northwest Side businesses targeted in smash-and-grab burglaries
Chicago police are warning businesses on the Northwest Side about a series of recent break-ins where burglars made off with cash and alcohol.
17-year-old boy shot in the leg in Jefferson Park
A 17-year-old boy was shot in Jefferson Park Thursday afternoon.
Elderly man reported missing from Chicago's NW Side located
An 82-year-old man who was reported missing from Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood Thursday morning has been located.
Missing girl, 14, found safe: police
A girl who was reported missing from Jefferson Park has been found safe, according to Chicago police.
Thieves make off with 100 boxes of Thin Mints as Girl Scouts and parents unloaded truck on Northwest Side
About 100 boxes of Thin Mints were stolen as Girls Scouts and their parents were unloading cookies from a truck in Jefferson Park on the Northwest Side over the weekend, according to police.