The Hardest-Working Paper in America | 
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Crime News Chicago

2 teens shot in Bronzeville

A 14-year-old boy was left in critical condition, and a 17-year-old girl was hospitalized in good condition, police said.

By  Carly Behm
   
SHARE 2 teens shot in Bronzeville
Chicago police investigate the scene where two people were shot August 17, 2020, including a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl in Bronzeville.

Chicago police investigate the scene where two people were shot August 17, 2020, including a 14-year-old boy and a 17-year-old girl in Bronzeville.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Two teens were shot Monday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

The 14-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were on the sidewalk about 7:20 p.m. in the 500 block of East 42nd Street when someone in a vehicle fired shots, Chicago police said.

The boy was struck in the head and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said. The girl was hit in the leg and foot, and she is in good condition at Mercy Hospital.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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

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
The Catherine Cook School in the 49th ChicagoPride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
LGBTQIA+
Chicago Pride Parade denies all previous year's school participants
All schools that participated in the 2023 Pride Parade were denied entry this year, and teachers see irony in exclusion from “one of the most inclusive places that you can go.”
By Mariah Rush
 
Illinois State Police.
Suburban Chicago
2 dead, 1 hurt in wreck on inbound I-57 near Posen
A man and woman were both ejected from the car, and a third passenger was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
By Mary Norkol
 
CPD.JPG
Crime
Man's body pulled from Lake Michigan at North Avenue
The remains, of a man possibly in his 40s, were recovered about 6:40 a.m.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Police crime scene tape.
Crime
Woman shot in Humboldt Park drive-thru
The woman, 18, was driving a car with three passengers at a restaurant when a man on a bike approached and began arguing with them before shooting, police said.
By Sun-Times Wire
 
Harry Milas, a magician who is performing “The Unfair Advantage,” sits at the table, surrounded by chairs, where he does his tricks for the audience at Steppenwolf Theatre in Lincoln Park, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Entertainment and Culture
Sleight-of-hand magician Harry Milas will show you how to cheat at cards, but don't try this at a casino
Milas is performing thorugh May 5 at Steppenwolf Theatre’s Merle Ruskin Garage Space.
By Stefano Esposito