The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Sunday, May 28, 2023
News Crime Irving Park

Man, 20, shot in the chest while walking on the Northwest Side

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
SHARE Man, 20, shot in the chest while walking on the Northwest Side
crime_scene_tape_12.jpg

A 20-year-old was was taken in critical condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center after being shot in the chest and right arm Sunday night on the Northwest Side, the police said.

They said the man was walking in the 3600 block of North Sawyer Avenue around 9 p.m. when someone in a passing Jeep shot at him.


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
A woman holds a sign as she takes part in a demonstration against a concert later the day of former Pink Floyd musician Roger Waters in the Festhalle, background, in Frankfurt, Germany, Sunday, May 28, 2023. The Festhalle was the place where in the night of broken glasses 1938 about 3000 Jewish men where gathered to deport them to concentration camps. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Entertainment and Culture
Jewish groups and city officials protest against Roger Waters concert in Frankfurt
Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame has drawn ire for his support for boycotts and sanctions against Israel. He recently performed in a costume that reminded some of a Nazi uniform. That incident is under investigation.
By Kirsten Grieshaber | Associated Press
 
Leighton Criminal Courthouse
Crime
Woman charged in death of girl, 4, from child abuse injuries
Asha Green, 26, is accused of abusing Cashawnna Love in June 2022, causing her death.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Filephoto.png
Crime
Woman accidentally shoots herself in Little Italy
The woman, 50 accidentally shot herself in the 1200 block of South Western Avenue and drove herself to a hospital, police said. She’s listed in good condition.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
A police officer walks near a damaged Chicago Park District vehicle after a group of teenagers got into a fight and shots were fired, according to a Chicago Police Department spokesperson, ahead of Memorial Day weekend at North Avenue Beach, Friday, May 26, 2023. No one was injured and one individual was in custody, according to police.
Crime
9 killed, 39 wounded so far in Memorial Day weekend gun violence
Chicago historically records surges of shootings on Memorial Day weekend with the unofficial start of summer.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Screen_Shot_2022_08_26_at_5.31.26_PM.png
Crime
Bolingbrook police investigating fatal shooting of 20-year-old man
Sian Carter, 20, was found unresponsive in the 500 block of Rebecca Lane, police said. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
By The Daily Herald