Humboldt Park

Miracle Boyd, wearing a pink shirt and green headband, gives public comment while standing at a lectern microphone during a Chicago Police Board meeting at CPD Headquarters on April 18, 2024.

Protesters demand firing of top cop and officers who fatally shot Dexter Reed

At a rally at police headquarters, community members called for greater transparency of the investigation, a halt to the use of tactical units and an end to pretextual traffic stops.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

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

Crime

Chicago man facing attempted murder charges in Humboldt Park shooting last month

Larry Walker, 37 and of the Humboldt Park neighborhood, is facing charges for attempted murder and aggravated battery, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Dexter Reed Shooting

11th Police District Council calls for restraint in community following release of Dexter Reed footage

At the 11th Police District Council monthly meeting, activists and community members reiterate calls for the officers who shot Dexter Reed during a traffic stop in Humboldt Park to be dismissed. A COPA member was a no-show.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

toddlerfolo-041124 1.jpgThe 3300 block of West North Avenue in Logan Square, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. On Tuesday April 9, 2024, a 4-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting on the block. | Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times

Crime

4-year-old boy shot, wounded near Humboldt Park is ‘stabilized’

The boy was riding in his grandmother’s car about 3:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 3300 block of West North Avenue when someone in another car opened fire from the sunroof. His condition has stabilized after surgery, police said.

By Kaitlin Washburn

Dexter Reed Shooting

Dexter Reed's brother arrested at protests after police shooting footage released

Julius Reed, 24, the brother of Dexter Reed who was fatally shot at a traffic stop by Chicago police last month, was charged with misdemeanor battery and resisting arrest.

By Mary Norkol and Cindy Hernandez

Porscha Banks holds a large sign with photos of her brother Dexter Reed and stands amid numerous protestors holdig signs demanding justice for him, with a clear blue sky in the background.

Dexter Reed Shooting

Clashes break out at protest on West Side after release of Dexter Reed shooting footage

Family and community activists called for the firing of officers who shot and killed Dexter Reed. Two people were injured as protesters clashed and blocked an intersection outside a police station.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

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Dexter Reed Shooting

Watchdog chief questions whether Chicago cops lied about why they stopped Dexter Reed before killing him in exchange of gunfire

COPA Chief Administrator Andrea Kersten raised “grave concerns” about the officers in a letter to Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling last week.

By Tom Schuba, Frank Main, and 3 more

Dexter Reed Shooting

Chicago officials to release video showing fatal police shooting in Humboldt Park

An exchange of gunfire during a traffic stop last month killed the driver and wounded one of the several Chicago police officers involved in the gunfight.

By Tom Schuba and Frank Main

Crime

Three Chicago men, two others face armed robbery charges

Shortly before 7 a.m. March 24, the group allegedly robbed a 27-year-old man while several of them held him at gunpoint in the 500 block of North Harding Avenue, police said. They were arrested 30 minutes later.

By Sun-Times Wire

Screenshot from Google Maps of the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street in Chicago.

Dexter Reed Shooting

Chicago police officer hurt, man killed in gunfire exchange in Humboldt Park

Dexter Reed, 26, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital Thursday evening. The wounded officer was rushed to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

By Kade Heather and Tom Schuba

Numerous police officers stand outside Peterson Plaza in Edgewater, with houses in the background and police vehicles in the foreground.

Crime

Violent 24 hours leaves 9 dead across Chicago

An 11-year-old boy was slain on the North Side and his pregnant mother stabbed. A suspect is in custody. A 15-year-old girl and a man were shot to death in a car in Roseland, and a 53-year-old man was shot dead on a CTA bus on the West Side.

By David Struett, Mohammad Samra, and 2 more

Crime

Man critically wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

A 44-year-old man was in a “verbal altercation” with two other people in an alley near the 4000 block of West Potomac Ave. at about 6:15 p.m. when it “turned physical” and he was shot twice, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man critically wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

The attack happened bout 11:30 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Franklin, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Chicago police officers caught in crossfire in Humboldt Park

One officer was struck in his bullet-proof vest early Sunday morning, and another suffered injuries from the shattered glass.

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

Boy, 17, fatally shot in Humboldt Park identified

The boy was found about 10:20 p.m. in a home in the 3600 block of West Franklin Boulevard with gunshot wounds to his chest and head, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

2 in custody after SWAT standoff in Humboldt Park

The situation ended about 2:50 a.m. with the arrest of two suspects, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A Dollar Tree store in Chicago, behind people sitting and standing at a CTA bus stop.

City Hall

City Council reins in Chicago dollar stores

Ald. Matt O’Shea described overflowing dumpsters and litter-strewn parking lots, broken fences and light fixtures and tipped-over shopping carts. But “in a predominantly white suburb, I don’t see that. I see clean, well-maintained stores and parking lots,” O’Shea said.

By Fran Spielman

Environment

Lawyers for $1.2 million MAT Asphalt settlement to explain lawsuit at public meeting

Dates to file a claim or opt out of a class settlement over odors in McKinley Park are extended to next month; a meeting in Humboldt Park is planned for Tuesday.

By Brett Chase

Crime

Man shot during robbery in Humboldt Park

About 11:50 p.m., the man, 35, was in the 3400 block of West Huron Street when he was approached by two attackers who took his belongings and shot him as he fled, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire