The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Thursday, April 25, 2024
News Crime Lawndale

14-year-old shot in Lawndale

By  Sara Freund
   
SHARE 14-year-old shot in Lawndale
zzet3.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

A teenage boy was shot early Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the South Side.

About 3:45 a.m., the 14-year-old was standing in the street in the 3900 block of West Cermak Road when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.

He was shot in the buttocks and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

Next Up In News
Netflix looks to curb password sharing, considers ads
Aiming to predict COVID, future pandemics better, CDC opens infectious diseases forecasting center
Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80
1 killed, 3 wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago
Obama relatives sue Milwaukee school alleging racial bias
Unmasked transit: Pritzker ends mask mandates in public transportation, airports
The Latest
Northwestern students set up a protest camp on Deering Meadow on Thursday morning.
Israel-Hamas War
Northwestern students set up protest encampment, call out university censorship of pro-Palestinian speech
Students linked arms and formed a line against police after Northwestern leaders said the tent encampment violated university policy.
By Isabel Funk
 
Rome Odunze
Bears
Bears draft Washington WR Rome Odunze at No. 9 to pair with QB Caleb Williams
They’ll go into Williams’ rookie season with DJ Moore, Keenan Allen and Odunze at wide receiver.
By Jason Lieser
 
Top draft prospects stand on stage during the first round of the NFL football draft.
NFL
2024 NFL Draft first-round results: Full list of results for top 32 selections
Here’s where all the year’s top rookies are heading for the upcoming NFL season.
By Sun-Times staff
 
Immigration
15 migrant couples to exchange wedding vows at Near North church
A big ceremony will be held Friday evening at Community Park Near North Church for 15 migrant couples. They pooled together money to help pay for the celebration, which will be witnessed by about 200 family and friends of the couples.
By Emmanuel Camarillo
 
Travis Scott performs in December in Miami.
Music
Travis Scott, Playboi Carti and Chief Keef to headline 2024 Summer Smash
The hip-hop music festival will return to Bridgeview’s SeatGeek Stadium in June.
By Vanessa Lopez