Chicago Lawn

Man critically wounded in shooting on South Side

2013-05-22 13:26:00

A man was critically wounded this afternoon in a possible domestic-related shooting on the South Side in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood. About 12:40 p.m., a man in his 20s was shot in the chest on the 6900 block of South Talman Avenue, said Police...

Police: Robbers hit customers at 5 businesses in 3 blocks

2013-05-02 15:38:00

April saw five robberies of patrons at businesses along a three-block stretch of South Kedzie Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood, police said today in a community alert. In all the attacks, from one to three robbers approached a victim and took...

Police warn of car hijackings in Chicago Lawn

2013-05-02 09:59:00

At least three car hijackings took place in Chicago Lawn last month, according to a community alert police sent out Thursday. In each incident, two men used a handgun to coerce people into giving up their vehicles, the alert said. The first...

Police warn of Southwest Side robberies

2013-05-02 10:27:00

Police are warning of a series of three robberies, some involving carjacking, in the Southwest Side's Chicago Lawn district in April. According to a community alert released today, during the three attacks one robber approaches the victim and displays...

Ex-Chicago cop admits taking bribes from tow truck drivers

2013-04-22 22:05:00

The stranded motorist was in on it, as were the bickering tow truck operators. The only one who didn't know what was going on was Ali Haleem, a crooked Chicago police officer accused of regularly making extra cash by illegally steering business to...

3 seriously injured in Southwest Side accident

2013-04-30 12:11:00

Two children and one adult were seriously injured today after being hit by a car on the Southwest Side in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood, officials said. The accident happened on the 6000 block of South Western Avenue, according to Fire Media...

Wrigleyville shooting was 7th over last day

2013-04-21 19:42:00

Three people were shot overnight and another four wounded Saturday afternoon, according to police. The most recent shooting happened across the street from Wrigley Field about 3:20 a.m. Sunday. A man, age 25, was shot in the upper back outside the 7-...

Authorities: Body found stabbed in Marquette Park lagoon was 14-year-old boy

2013-04-21 18:38:00

The body pulled from the Marquette Park lagoon on Chicago's Southwest Side last week was a 14-year-old boy who had been missing since March, according to authorities. Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office initially said the person found...

2 North Side communities log 1st homicide of year

2013-04-17 09:59:00

The North Side saw two homicides in the last week, a RedEye analysis of preliminary police data found. In Irving Park, a 19-year-old man was shot to death Saturday in the 4200 block of West Irving Park Road, police said. One day earlier, a 5-month-old...

Chicago Lawn, Near West Side shootings wound 2

2013-04-15 23:00:00

Two men were shot Monday night and afternoon in separate attacks on the Southwest Side and Near West Side. Most recently in the University Village neighborhood, a 19-year-old man was shot in the arm at 6:02 p.m. in the 1300 block of West Hastings...

Chicago Crime Overnight Report

2013-04-09 05:38:00

A wrap-up of news from the Tribune's breaking news desk. • A shooting in the Gresham neighborhood Monday night left a 33-year-old man in critical condition, police said. Read more • Police have arrested a 24-year-old man accused of fondling...

Man charged with abusing girls on Southwest Side

2013-04-09 11:56:00

A 24-year-old man has been charged with fondling several young girls in the Chicago Lawn police district on the Southwest Side. Valentin Lasco, of the 4600 block of South Kedzie Avenue, is charged with three counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse of...

Robberies in the Chicago Lawn police district

2013-05-02 10:27:00

Deshun Winfert, 15, was shot to death in Chicago Lawn on Feb. 5, 2012.

2012-06-27 15:01:00

A 2-year-old boy fell out of a second-floor window at his home in the 6100 block of South Artesian Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.

2012-06-20 00:00:00