East Garfield Park
Police responded to a ShotSpotter alert in the 3700 block of West Polk Street about 12:41 p.m. Sunday and found the three men shot, police said. Terrell Glass, 19, died, and two others are hospitalized. No one is in custody.
Unknown suspects exchanged gunfire, striking three people.
The person, only identified as a female in her 20s or 30s, was found in an alley with trauma to the head and neck, police said.
Chicago firefighters responded to a call of a fire Wednesday at an auto body and battery shop about 6 p.m. The fire was out by 8 p.m., officials said. Flames spread to a neighboring building. No one was hurt.
Violent Father's Day weekend in Chicago ends with at least 25 people shot in five hours early Monday
In all, at least 72 people were hit by gunfire from Friday evening through the predawn hours of Monday, according to data collected by the Sun-Times. Eight of them died.
The neighborhoods are Austin, Garfield Park, Humboldt Park and Little Village, where about 20% of shootings occur citywide, according to city crime statistics.
While local events are energetic and entertaining, many participants also say they take time to reflect on Black history and teach younger generations about the realities of race in America.
The city is reopening the Roseland Mental Health Center and adding mental health services at the Chicago Department of Public Health vaccine clinic in Pilsen and at the Legler Library in Garfield Park.
At least 29 people were wounded, including one person who died, in shootings in Chicago from about 9 p.m. Saturday through Sunday afternoon, according to police.
The apartment where Lynn Sweet’s father once lived was demolished to make way for the expressway. President Joe Biden has launched a new program to reconnect communities split by expressways such as the Eisenhower.
A man and woman were outside in the 2900 block of West Fulton Street when a person got out of a nearby car and opened fire.
Through artwork, dance, readings and performances, students at Willa Cather Elementary in East Garfield Park share what they’ve learned this Black History Month.
The two were on a sidewalk about 4 p.m. in the 2800 block of West Polk Street when someone pulled up in a car and fired shots.
Good Hope Free Will Church provided meals to hundreds of individuals in need. The church is located in East Garfield Park, a community that lacks widespread access to fresh food.
The man, 42, was in the 3500 block of West Lake Street when someone drove up and started shooting about 2:20 p.m. Thursday. He was hospitalized in serious condition.
Three people were in a car in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue when another car approached and someone fired shots, police said.
The boy is in good condition after being shot in the shoulder and chest, police said.
A man was on the street in the 600 block of South Francisco Avenue about 6:41 p.m. Monday when he was shot in the lower back and wounded, police said.
Groups receiving the funds will use them to revitalize commercial corridors across Chicago, including Michigan Avenue downtown and business districts in Garfield Park, Pilsen, Humboldt Park, Uptown, West Loop, Lake View and Chatham.
Jaquita Sims remains in shock. She told the Sun-Times she has flashbacks, and her family is caring for her. Her co-worker, who was driving, is recovering from his wounds.