Austin

$2 million federal grant to address damage to the West Side by the Eisenhower Expressway

The apartment where Lynn Sweet’s father once lived was demolished to make way for the expressway. President Joe Biden has launched a new program to reconnect communities split by expressways such as the Eisenhower.

By Lynn Sweet

Crime

5-year-old girl dies of injuries from child abuse in Austin

Lyric Jackson was brought to West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park with bruises on her face about 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Chicago police said. She later died. An autopsy showed she died as a result of abuse.

By Sun-Times Wire

The GoLo gas station at 3731 W. Roosevelt where two people were shot over the weekend.

Crime

Woman shot at West Side gas station 'in retaliation for pending testimony' in murder case, she says

Nearly 40 shell casings were recovered at the gas station in the 3700 block of West Roosevelt Road, Chicago police said.

By Rosemary Sobol, Emmanuel Camarillo, and 1 more

Crime

3 charged in Easter weekend shooting that killed 16-year-old boy, wounded 3 in Austin

Ronnie Allen, 19, Knowledge Lemons, 21, and Lamont Dixon, 23, were taken into custody while attempting to flee the scene of the shooting, according to Chicago police.

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

'Sweet, loving' 19-year-old woman killed in Austin mass shooting was 'in the wrong place at the wrong time'

Arianna Murphy spent most of her time at home with family, but Saturday night, a friend brought her to a party. Minutes after they arrived, someone opened fire.

By Sophie Sherry

Crime

32 shot, 7 killed in deadliest weekend of 2024

Two people were killed and four wounded in separate mass attacks in Austin. The toll surpassed that of the weekend of March 15, when 23 people were shot and five killed.

By Sophie Sherry and Violet Miller

Crime

Man found fatally shot in Austin

The man was found with gunshot wounds in the 500 block of North Cicero Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Teen killed, 3 others wounded in Austin

Four men were in the 400 block of North Lavergne Avenue about 2:50 p.m. Sunday when two people got out of a car and shot at them, police said. A 16-year-old boy died after being hospitalized in critical condition.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

19-year-old woman killed, 4 others wounded in Austin shooting

A 19-year-old woman was killed and four other females were wounded just after 1 a.m. in the 5300 block of West Madison Street, police say The shooters fled.

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

Community warning issued after 14 armed robberies on Northwest, West sides in three days

Thirteen of the robberies occurred between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday across the Avondale, Austin, Logan Square and Portage Park neighborhoods, though another occurred Thursday in the 2600 block of West Fletcher Avenue about 7:41 p.m.

By Sun-Times Wire

Composite of three head and torso photos of U.S. Rep. Danny Davis speaking at a podium and City Treasurer Melissa Conyears-Ervin, and Kina Collins speaking into hand-held microphones.

Elections

Closing arguments: Candidates make final pitch to Chicago voters before Tuesday’s primary

On the final weekend of campaigning before Illinois polls open, candidates treaded two well-worn campaign paths: St. Patrick’s Day parades and churches across the city.

By Mitchell Armentrout, Violet Miller, and 1 more

Crime

Man fatally shot in Austin identified

Sean Bailey, 45, was shot about 6:45 p.m. Friday. One person was being questioned by police.

By Sun-Times Wire

Immigration

Chicago failed to take Catholic archdiocese up on offers to house migrants for free

For well over a year, church officials have offered up rent-free locations to the city, but Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has yet to act. Oak Park, on the other hand, is now housing migrants at a former Catholic school.

By Michael Loria

A woman was fatally shot March 1, 2021 in suburban North Chicago.

Crime

Man fatally shot in Austin

The man, 28, was dropped off at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was pronounced dead.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Maywood man charged with killing unarmed dollar store security guard: ‘I never knew him to have an enemy’

Police say Rodgerick O’Neal shot security guard Loyce Wright at the Family Dollar in Austin last week, likely after an argument. “He definitely did not deserve that,” said Robin Wright, Loyce Wright’s older sister. “He was a loving guy, loved his family. And for someone to just snatch his life like that, we will never forgive.”

By Kaitlin Washburn

Crime

Man fatally shot at Family Dollar in Austin

Loyce Wright, 43, was inside the Family Dollar at 5410 W. Chicago Ave. about 1:40 p.m. when a person walked up to him and fired shots, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

By Sun-Times Wire

TNT Rooftop Restaurant, 5405 W. Madison St., on Feb. 9, 2024, two days after a fatal shooting outside their doors.

Crime

Man slain in front of daughter working on school project about West Side restaurant

The brutal attack happened about 6:40 p.m. Wednesday as Terrance Pearson walked along a sidewalk with his girlfriend, daughter and another young relative, after leaving the TNT Rooftop Restaurant, 5405 W. Madison Ave.

By Mohammad Samra

Austin

18-year-old man charged with fatally shooting popular limo driver in Austin

Zayin Kelly, 18, faces charges of murder and armed robbery in the Dec. 3 shooting.

By Matthew Hendrickson

Crime

Austin residents on alert after sex assault

Police say a man followed a person from Lake Street and Central Avenue to a building in the 200 block of North Central Avenue on Jan. 11 and assaulted them.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

String of armed robberies reported between Lincoln Park, Loop and Austin

A string of 10 armed robberies began in Lincoln Park and moved west before hitting the Loop and ending in Austin.

By Sun-Times Wire