Bodycam video shows shots fired during Chicago hostage situation, gunman killed
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released bodycam videos from Chicago police officers showing the fatal shooting of a gunman during a hostage situation last April in the West Lawn neighborhood.
Chicago SWAT officer fatally shoots barricaded gunman who opened fire at police
"No don't do that man," the officer can be heard saying. "No don't do that. Don't do that, Frank. Put the gun down, Frank."
Bodycam footage shows Chicago SWAT incident where man was killed
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability released body-cam videos from Chicago police officers showing the fatal shooting of a gunman during a hostage situation last April in the West Lawn neighborhood.
CTA stabbings: Third attack reported in Chicago in less than 24 hours
Three people have been stabbed in three different incidents on CTA trains or platforms across Chicago in less than 24 hours.
Two Chicago police officers injured in car crash in West Lawn
Two Chicago police officers were hospitalized after a crash Thursday evening in the West Lawn neighborhood.
Chicago police officers hospitalized after Southwest Side crash
Two Chicago police officers were injured when their squad car collided with a SUV Thursday night in the West Lawn neighborhood.
Suspect killed by police, two victims wounded in hostage situation near Ford City Mall in Chicago
Initially, police found a woman, 48, who had been shot in the neck. The victim's daughter tells FOX 32 Chicago her mother had been in an abusive relationship for some time. Police say when SWAT arrived, the boyfriend confronted them. The suspect was barricaded inside a condo complex and fired shots at police, though no officers were injured.
Chicago school holds prayer vigil for Ukraine on same day they started accepting refugees
Chicago students from a Ukrainian Village school are offering prayers of peace for their loved ones overseas.
Man shot while driving on Chicago's Southwest Side; 1 in custody
One person was arrested after a man was shot while driving Monday morning in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood.
‘Like the Berlin Wall falling!’ Some West Lawn residents toast neighbor Michael Madigan’s indictment
Michael Madigan has been a fixture of Chicago’s Southwest Side for decades, but some of his neighbors believe his indictment Wednesday on federal corruption charges was a “long time coming.”
Car wanted in West Lawn hit-and-run that struck a toddler sitting in a stroller
Chicago police are searching for the driver of a car that struck a 3-year-old in West Lawn earlier this month.
Business owners warned of recent break-in burglaries on Southwest Side
Chicago police are warning Southwest Side business owners of a string of burglaries in January and February in the West Lawn and Archer Heights neighborhoods.
Boy, 3, struck by vehicle in Chicago's West Lawn neighborhood; driver fled the scene
A Sedan swerved around traffic into the median and struck a 3-year-old boy. The vehicle then fled the scene.
Toddler grazed by hit-and-run driver in West Lawn
A toddler suffered a graze wound after being struck by a vehicle in West Lawn Tuesday afternoon.
Second teen charged in murder of 20-year-old woman in Brighton Park
An 18-year-old is now the second person who has been charged with the fatal shooting of a woman in Brighton Park.
22-year-old man charged in September 2021 shooting
A 22-year-old man was arrested in connection to a shooting that injured two in West Lawn.
Hostage situation ends in West Lawn
A SWAT team responded to a man holding a female hostage in West Lawn early Monday.
17-year-old boy shot in knee takes himself to the hospital
A 17-year-old boy took himself to Rush Hospital with one gunshot wound to the knee early Sunday.
Carjacker charged in shooting of man who helped friend change flat tire
A man was charged Thursday in the shooting and carjacking of a man who just got done helping his friend change a flat tire in the West Lawn neighborhood.
No one in custody in murder of 18-year-old Melissa De La Garza, shot dead after Halloween shopping
RIP: 18-year-old artist Melissa De La Garza was gunned down while sitting in her car outside her home in West Lawn on Saturday evening. Her family said she had no enemies and was looking forward to attend the School of the Art Institute Chicago on a scholarship.