Crime News Chicago

Man shot while driving in Bronzeville

By Sun-Times Wire

screen_shot_2018_06_25_at_12_33_46_pm_e1529948072859.png — 4100 block of South Langley | Google Maps

A man was wounded in a shooting Monday morning in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side.

The 45-year-old was driving a vehicle at 9:29 a.m. in the 4100 block of South Langley when someone walked up and fired at him multiple times, according to Chicago Police.

He was shot in the leg and drive himself to Mercy Hospital, police said. He was listed in good condition.

Next Up In Crime

Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80

1 killed, 3 wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago

Cook County judge ‘refused to speak’ with police investigating another judge

CPD shifting cops to more violent beats as summer approaches

Woman claims self-defense in murder of rapper Johnny May Cash, says he beat her

Man killed in Back of the Yards shooting

The Latest

Italian astronomer Galileo, left, gets prominent placement on the Jordan Hall of Science at the University of Notre Dame near South Bend, Indiana. On the right is St. Albert the Great, the patron saint of scientists.

Columnists

Galileo explains war on ‘woke’

D-Day could also be unacceptable history, depending on which side you’re on.

By Neil Steinberg

Soprano Whitney Morrison plays a mother grieving the shooting death of her baby in “Proximity.”

Theater

Interwoven short operas in ‘Proximity’ inform and confound but ultimately astound at Lyric Opera

Lyric deserves enormous credit for embracing this undertaking and going all in both in terms of scale and daring. It is, by any measure, a major event.

By Kyle MacMillan - For the Sun-Times

A man was killed in a shooting Mar. 17, 2023 on the West Side.

Crime

Man found fatally shot in East Garfield Park

He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name had not been released as of Sunday morning.

By Sun-Times Wire

Simeon’s Dennis “Trey” Butler (1) reacts during the game against Amundsen.

High School Baseball

Simeon’s Trey Butler on cusp of big things

In his first two high school seasons, Trey Butler established himself as one of the best players in the Public League and the state.

By Mike Clark

Chicago Police instructor Anthony Ciaravino (left); Ald. Nicole Lee (11th) (right) earlier this month.

Elections

Bridgeport runoff: One more round for Daleys in 11th Ward race?

With former Ald. Patrick Daley Thompson’s conviction, it may seem that the Daley family’s grip on the 11th Ward is slipping. But despite boundary and demographic changes in the ward, the Daleys and their allies are still exerting influence.

By Matthew Hendrickson