Greater Grand Crossing

The man who gained internet fame this week after charging at a Chicago firefighter—who then struck him with a steel prying tool—had eight outstanding warrants, according to Chicago police.

A Chicago man who federal prosecutors say fatally shot another man and then sold the murder weapon to an undercover agent has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, officials said.

A 23-year-old man was found fatally shot in Grand Crossing more than 10 hours after city records indicate the shooting occurred. Police say no 911 calls reporting gunfire were received around the time he was found.

Chicago police have released surveillance video showing two gunmen involved in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a Grand Crossing gas station Friday evening, hoping the footage will help generate tips that lead to an arrest.

A Chicago man accused of shooting two Venezuelan migrants outside a police station before leading officers on a high-speed chase that ended when he crashed into a CPD squad car has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest in the killing of a 59-year-old man who was found beaten in Greater Grand Crossing this week.

Federal officials say three Tren de Aragua gang members kidnapped an 18-year-old man from a South Side park this spring, beat him to death, shot his body multiple times, and then called his mother from Venezuela to tell her where she could find the body. Only two of the accused men have been publicly identified, but records show they were both supposed to be on court-ordered electronic monitoring at the time of the murder.

A Chicago man will spend nearly three decades in prison after pleading guilty Monday to the murder of a cab driver who was yanked from his taxi and struck by a passing car during a carjacking on the South Side.

A man who carjacked a driver while armed with a Swiss Army knife attached to a stick has been sentenced to eight years in prison.

A Chicago man on electronic monitoring for a pending Cook County gun case is now charged with selling five guns to undercover federal informants while he was wearing his ankle monitor.