1 in custody, child recovered after carjacking on West Side
The suspects fled the scene with the 6-year-old still in the vehicle.
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The suspects fled the scene with the 6-year-old still in the vehicle.
Chicago police said around 4:20 a.m. in the 2700 block of West Lexington Street, a woman, 26, and two boys, 1 and 6, were sitting inside a vehicle when two unknown men approached.
It happened around 4 a.m. at the Fountain Jordan Shepard Funeral Home at 418 S. Cicero Avenue in the Austin neighborhood.
The fire and the reroutes of the buses ended around 5 a.m.
The CFD said there had been no injuries as of 10 p.m., and they were working to get the blaze under control.
The 15-year-old faces felony counts of armed robbery, attempted armed robbery, and unlawful use of a weapon while possessing a weapon.
The boy, 17, was arrested on Wednesday in the 600 block of North Central Park Avenue and charged with two felony counts of armed robbery and one felony count of possession of a controlled substance.
Xavier E. Walker and a 17-year-old boy from Chicago were placed into custody.
The shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood in broad daylight Sunday. Andrew Ramos reports.
The shooting followed a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple locations, police say. Shardaa Gray reports.
Officers encountered a suspect, which resulted in a foot chase and an exchange of gunfire at multiple nearby locations, police said. Officers were fired upon by the suspect and returned fire, striking him, police said.
The victim told officers that a woman pulled out a sharp object and stabbed him in the head before leaving the scene.
A 29-year-old man was outside when he got into a fight with an unknown man and woman.
The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
According to police, the victim suffered two gunshot wounds to the chest.
The water main broke at Western Avenue and Jackson Boulevard Tuesday evening.
Crews were called around 10 p.m. Saturday to the building at 4901 W. Erie St., at Lamon Avenue.
The garden apartment in the building was severely damaged.
The crash happened around 11:30 p.m. in the 300 block of South Pulaski Road.
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Chicago Police and Chicago Animal Care and Control were called for the coyote at the Aldi in Humboldt Park. Andrew Ramos reports.
The fire was raging Monday evening in a house on Thomas Street near Kostner Avenue.
The house was occupied, but rescuers believe everyone got out safely.
The fire was contained to the top floor, and no one else was hurt.
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