The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Thursday, April 25, 2024
fillpolicetape_31_e1554660745386.jpg

Sun-Times file photo

Crime News Chicago

Boy, 16, seriously wounded in Gresham shooting

By  David Struett
   

A teenage boy was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday in Gresham on the South Side.

The 16-year-old was standing in the 8400 block of South Morgan Street when someone in a car fired shots, Chicago police said.

About 8:50 p.m., the boy was struck in the neck and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

Read more crime, and track the city’s homicides.

Suburban Chicago
Joliet farmers wrangle cows thrown from semitrailer after crash on Interstate 80
Crime
1 killed, 3 wounded in shootings Tuesday in Chicago
Crime
Cook County judge ‘refused to speak’ with police investigating another judge
View More Stories In Crime
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