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Fundraiser launched for boy paralyzed after bullet fired at car strikes him a block away

October 26, 2026 10:20 AM Tim Hecke

A GoFundMe campaign is raising money for the family of a 14-year-old Chicago boy who was paralyzed from the chest down after being struck by a bullet while walking home from school earlier this month. Prosecutors have said the gunman fired the shot more than a block away, intending to shoot someone else.

14-year-old paralyzed after bullet meant for another man travels block and a half on North Side, prosecutors say

October 6, 2026 5:29 PM Tim Hecke

A 19-year-old West Ridge man who prosecutors say fired at a former soccer teammate missed the man entirely and instead struck a 14-year-old boy standing about a block and a half away, leaving the child paralyzed from the chest down.

14-year-old critically injured in West Rogers Park shooting; man taken into custody

October 2, 2026 9:47 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police were questioning a man Friday evening after a 14-year-old boy was shot in the neck and critically injured in West Rogers Park.

Man with previous hate crime conviction gets 7 years for antisemitic graffiti at Northwestern

September 24, 2026 3:26 PM CWBChicago

A Niles man was sentenced to 7 years for hate crimes at Northwestern University after defacing campus property with swastikas and other Nazi symbols. Shahid Hussain had previously been convicted of a series of antisemitic hate crimes on Chicago’s North Side.

North Side man killed his girlfriend, fled to Washington under fake name, prosecutors say

September 18, 2026 4:01 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors on Friday accused a Chicago man with a history of domestic violence allegations of murdering his girlfriend at their North Side apartment before fleeing to Washington state, where he allegedly began living under a fake name.

Masked armed robbery crew targeting Rogers Park, West Ridge

August 23, 2026 7:35 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning residents about an armed robbery crew targeting the Rogers Park and West Ridge neighborhoods this month. The group has committed at least four robberies, including three in the span of about three hours last Saturday morning, according to a community alert issued by CPD.

Venezuelan man charged with killing fellow migrant after North Side party, prosecutors say

August 3, 2026 10:21 AM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan man is charged with murdering another migrant following a party near Mather High School on Chicago’s North Side last summer.

Gunman shoots man in parked car in West Rogers Park, may have targeted others in the area

June 28, 2026 11:26 AM CWBChicago

A man was wounded in a shooting while sitting in his parked car in West Rogers Park early Sunday, and police are investigating whether the gunman also fired at another nearby vehicle moments later.

Concealed carry holder detained after shooting man during ‘verbal altercation’ in West Rogers Park

June 27, 2026 10:45 AM CWBChicago

A concealed carry license holder is in police custody after he shot a homeless man during an altercation in West Rogers Park early Saturday, according to a preliminary Chicago police report.

North Side murder suspect kept dismembered woman’s body in refrigerator, prosecutors say

June 24, 2026 9:25 AM Tim Hecke

A West Rogers Park man already facing murder charges in the random rooftop slaying of an air conditioning repairman is now charged with concealing the death and dismembering the body of a woman found in his refrigerator.

Gunmen open fire on couple sitting in car in West Rogers Park

June 23, 2026 12:13 PM CWBChicago

A 30-year-old woman was shot Tuesday morning when two armed men approached the vehicle she was sitting in with her boyfriend and opened fire in West Rogers Park, according to a preliminary Chicago Police Department report.

Man at wheel in 2022 Loop shootout jailed again after gun allegedly found in bar microwave

May 21, 2026 10:18 AM Tim Hecke

The man who was driving a hijacked car when his passenger opened fire on Chicago police officers in the Loop, prompting officers to shoot the gunman, is back in jail after prosecutors said CPD officers saw him pointing a gun at someone outside a North Side bar last weekend.

Gunman fires at least 16 shots, injures 2 on Far North Side

April 9, 2026 3:56 AM CWBChicago

Two men were shot and seriously wounded during a daytime attack on the Far North Side yesterday afternoon.

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