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CBS News
13 hours ago
- CBS News
11-year-old shot in Franklin Park on Chicago's West Side
An 11-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Saturday afternoon in a park in the North Lawndale neighborhood on Chicago's West Side. Police said, shortly before 5:30 p.m., the boy was in Franklin Park, in the 1400 block of South Tripp Avenue, when an unknown person shot him in the lower back. The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. No one was in custody Saturday evening. Area 4 detectives were investigating.
CBS News
12-06-2025
- CBS News
More armed robberies reported involving work site employees on West Side, police say
Chicago police are extending their warning to residents on the city's West Side after three more robberies were reported this week. The robberies happened on Tuesday in the morning and afternoon hours in Garfield Park. This follows the four previously reported robberies that happened since June 5. In each incident, police said the suspect approached the victims who were at work sites on foot while brandishing a black handgun and demanded their property before leaving the scene. In one of the incidents, the suspect took the victim's vehicle. Police said the incidents happened on the following dates and locations: 4300 block of West Washington Boulevard on June 5, at 12:25 p.m. 4400 block of West Monroe Street on June 5, at 4:10 p.m. 0-100 block of South Kilbourn Avenue on June 5, around 4:11 p.m. 4600 block of West Maypole Avenue on June 8, at 5:26 p.m. 4100 block of West Gladys Avenue on June 10, at 11:45 a.m. 4200 block of West Monroe Street on June 10, at 12 p.m. 4000 block of West Wilcox Street on June 10, at 12:25 p.m. The suspect was described as an African American male between 16 and 25 years old, standing between 5-foot-7 and 6-foot-1, 140-150 pounds, with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt with a white design on the back, black pants, white/black gym shoes, and a black surgical mask. Anyone with information is asked to contact Area 4 detectives at 312-746-8253 or submit an anonymous tip at
CBS News
07-06-2025
- CBS News
Chicago police seek man wanted in 3 West Garfield Park armed robberies
Chicago police are searching for the man they say robbed three people at gunpoint on Thursday on the city's West Side. The robberies happened during the afternoon hours in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. Police said in each incident, the suspect approached the victims on foot while brandishing a black handgun and demanded their property before leaving the scene. Two of the victims were working at construction sites when they were robbed, police said. Incident dates and locations: 4300 block of West Washington Boulevard 12:25 p.m. 4400 block of West Monroe Street at 4:10 p.m. 0-100 block of South Kilbourn Avenue around 4:11 p.m. The suspect was described as an African American male between 16 and 25 years old, standing between 5-foot-7 and 6-foot-1, 140-150 pounds, with a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing a dark gray hooded sweatshirt with a white design on the back, black pants, white/black gym shoes, and a black surgical mask. Anyone with information is asked to contact Area 4 detectives at 312-746-8253 or submit an anonymous tip at
CBS News
26-05-2025
- CBS News
Chicago police seek woman who kidnapped girl from backyard in South Austin neighborhood
Chicago police are looking for a woman they said kidnapped a girl who was playing in a backyard in the South Austin neighborhood Sunday afternoon. It happened around 2 p.m. in the 0-100 block of North Lockwood Avenue. Police said the child was playing in her backyard with several other children when an Unknown woman entered the backyard and carried her across the street to a grocery store in the 5200 block of West Madison Street. The victim's relative walked across the street and confronted the woman, who returned the child to her mother. The incident was captured on video. Police have yet to release images of the woman. The woman was described as African American, between 20 and 25 years old. Police said she frequents the area of Lockwood Avenue and Madison Street. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact Area 4 detectives at 312-746-8251 or submit an anonymous tip at
