Rogers Park

Crime

Kim Foxx won't take sides on request by man facing rape trial for 'certificate of innocence' in murder case

William Dukes Jr. was acquitted of the 1993 killings of a Cicero woman and her granddaughter after a second trial in 2019. In 2022, he was arrested in an unrelated sexual assault case in Chicago.

By Frank Main and Matthew Hendrickson

At the Croatian Cultural Center in Rogers Park, this mural panel depicts the Mirogoj Cemetery in Zagreb, Croatia.

Croatian landscape murals on North Side honor Chicago-based diaspora

By Genevieve Bookwalter

A man walks under a train station with police cars in background.

Crime

Good Samaritan steps up in deadly Rogers Park shooting

A bar owner’s quick thinking saves a life. James Smith Jr., 33, was killed in the attack, and a man walking his dog was wounded. Tuesday’s shooting was the second in a month near Morse Avenue.

By Jessica Ma

Crime

Two men shot, one fatally near Morse Red Line stop in Rogers Park

The attack happened about 11:15 a.m. at the intersection of Morse and Glenwood avenues near the Morse station. No one is in custody. The wounded man was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in good condition.

By Jessica Ma

Crime

16-year-old boy charged in Rogers Park mass shooting

The teen boy was arrested Tuesday. He allegedly targeted a group in Pottawattomie Park Feb. 25. A woman was killed and three people were wounded in the attack.

By Cindy Hernandez

Crime

Motorist fatally shot, crashes in West Ridge

The 23-year-old man was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Man sought in Rogers Park bank robbery

FBI officials responded to the robbery about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Byline Bank, 6945 N. Clark St.

By Sun-Times Wire

News

2 Chicago police officers, 1 civilian injured in Rogers Park fire

The fire was in a U-shaped courtyard building located at 1423 W. Farwell Ave., according to the Chicago Fire Department.

By Sun-Times Wire

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 fatally shot in Rogers Park

Cameron Rollins, 21, was in the 1400 block of West Morse Avenue about 2 p.m. Tuesday when someone fired shots. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the head, police said. He died at a hospital.

By Sun-Times Wire

Crime

Women recount Pottawattomie Park shooting: 'Nothing that I could have done’

A 19-year-old Keyonce Gladney, of Minnesota, was killed and three people were injured in a shooting in Rogers Park on Sunday. Two women heard the shots and ran to help.

By Audrey Hettleman

Crime

One killed, three wounded in Rogers Park shooting

A 19-year-old woman, Keyonce Gladney, of Minnesota, was killed in the shooting at Pottawattomie Park just after 3 p.m. Three others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Ald. Maria Hadden called the attack “targeted.” The shooters fled; no one is in custody.

By Emmanuel Camarillo and Violet Miller

News

Hundreds of toys handed out to children across Chicago

Nearly 300 children each received a toy during the fifth annual giveaway organized by Communities Partnering for Peace.

By Cindy Hernandez

Mahbuba demonstrates sign language, which she learned after arriving in Chicago from Afghanistan. Her family fled that country, amid a wave of refugees, after the fall of Kabul.

How a young, deaf refugee from Afghanistan found her voice in Chicago

By Elly Fishman | WBEZ

Sarai Jimenez, a Venezuelan refugee who arrived in Chicago last July, at a Thanksgiving gathering at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park on Nov. 29.

Columnists

‘Their resilience is unbelievable’

Venezuelan refugee students add to the diverse mix at Sullivan High School.

By Neil Steinberg

Fire and police personnel triage patients at the scene of a CTA train crash near the Howard station in Chicago.

Transportation

CTA Yellow Line service remains suspended after crash that injured 38

A reopening date for the line, which handles about 1,500 commuters every weekday, hasn’t been set. A southbound train struck a snow plow on tracks near the Howard stop.

By Sun-Times Wire

These Venezuelan students at Sullivan High School in Rogers Park (from left) Ahiled, Luis and Antony formed a band and performed at a school assembly.

Venezuelan newcomers in Rogers Park found a way to connect by forming a rock band

By Elly Fishman | WBEZ

At least 26 people were shot in Chicago in the first night of the weekend.

Crime

Man fatally shot outside Howard Street station hours after CTA crash

The man, 30, suffered a gunshot wound to the torso about 2 p.m. in the 1600 block of West Howard Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

By Sun-Times Wire

Gina Caruso created this mural at the Loyola Park seawall featuring images of her husband’s face year after year on Post-It Notes.

In Rogers Park, love notes from artist Gina Caruso to her husband Keith Lord inspire a lakefront mural

By Sun-Times staff

Crime

Jury awards $10.5 million to family of man killed in 2018 Rogers Park crash during police chase

Tuong Lam, 61, died after his car was struck by a drunk driver being pursued by CPD police officers in 2018. Chicago’s city law department said it’s assessing its legal options.

By Emmanuel Camarillo