52-year-old man shot during robbery in South Deering

At about 8:20 p.m. Friday, a 52-year-old man was shot during an apparent robbery in the 2600 block of East 106th Street in the South Deering neighborhood on the Far South SideUrsitti. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a gunshot wound to the back. He was listed in serious condition

Man gets 50 years in 2009 road rage murder

A Cook County judge has sentenced a man to 50 years in prison in the 2009 road rage shooting death of a Burbank man.
Mikel Pernell, 34, was found guilty in September of killing George Cruz, 30, on Sept. 18, 2009, after Cruz accidentally cut him off in traffic near 105th Street and Hoxie Avenue, and was sentenced Wednesday by Cook County Criminal Court Judge Carol Howard.
A warrant was issued for his arrest two months after the slaying, and Pernell was arrested a day later on the street in the 6400 block of South Seeley Avenue.
Cruz was headed north on Torrence Avenue when he changed lanes to turn left onto 105 th Street, accidentally cutting off Pernell about 11 a.m. Sept. 18, 2009.
Pernell drove up next to the passenger side of Cruz’s car, while yelling at him. Cruz apologized and told Pernell about trying to turn onto 105 th Street, and Pernell then drove off and parked at 105th and Hoxie.
Cruz drove up and stopped near Pernell, who then pointed a gun out his car window and shot Cruz through his windshield, hitting him in the left eye.
Cruz was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where was pronounced dead at 11:45 a.m. that morning.

Shootings in Chicago November 9, 2013

48-year-old man shot on the Mag Mile

The 48-year-old man was in his vehicle when he was shot in the back in the 100 block of East Superior Street about 11 p.m.
The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where his condition had stabilized
Police said the Frisco, Texas man, a guest in a hotel in the 200 block East Walton Street, told officers he was driving a rented 2014 Jeep Patriot at Superior Street and Michigan Avenue when he heard his driver’s side rear window shatter. At first, he thought someone knocked out his window and he fled, going northbound on Michigan Avenue.
The hotel valet parked the vehicle and once he got into his room, he found his t-shirt was “wet and full of blood’’ and realized he was shot on the left side of his chest and his left rear shoulder.  He notified the front desk clerk and police and an ambulance came to the hotel.

24-year-old shot in Galewood

At about 6:15 p.m. in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side, a 24-year-old male suffered a graze wound to the head during another shooting in the 2100 block of North Mulligan Avenue

23 year old man shot in Chatham

A man shot in the chest about 11:50 p.m. in the city's East Chatham neighborhood.
The victim, 23, was standing on a sidewalk in the 900 block of East 82^nd Street when two males approached him on foot and fired shots at him. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County where’ his condition had stabilized

Man shot in Gresham

In the city’s Gresham neighborhood about 8:30 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Union Avenue, someone shot a male in the leg. The victim, whose age was not available, was taken in serious to critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn

2 shot in West Pullman

On the Far South Side’s West Pullman neighborhood about 8:20 p.m., someone shot two males in 300 block of West 119^th Street. One victim suffered a graze wound to the abdomen while the second was shot in the right arm

49-year-old man shot during robbery attempt in South Deering

About 4:15 a.m. Sunday in the 2400 block of East 107th Street in the Trumbull Park neighborhood on the Far South Side, a 49-year-old man was shot in the leg during an armed robbery attempt, police said. The victim was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital where his condition was stabilized.

Teen charged with murder in death of 78-year-old man

A teenager charged with robbing a 78-year-old man who died a month after the 2012 attack has now been charged with murder.
Dalvin Rayford, 19, originally was charged with the armed robbery of J.W. Moore, who lived near 102nd Street and Bensley Avenue, after Moore was attacked about 2:45 p.m. on Dec. 10, 2012. .
Moore was doing well just after the attack, but Moore later was admitted to hospice care. After his death, the Cook County medical examiner's office determined he died from complications from a broken hip suffered in the robbery.
The victim had stepped out for a walk Dec. 10 and was thrown to the ground and robbed at gunpoint in the South Deering neighborhood.
Moore was standing outside in his yard when Rayford went up to him with a handgun and demanded his money. Rayford knocked Moore to the ground on his back.
Rayford kept demanding money and went through Moore’s pockets, taking his keys, when a neighbor saw Rayford standing over more with the gun. The neighbor started to yell for help and also called police, and Rayford ran away.
Police officers in the area saw Rayford running down the street, then behind a house, where officers caught up with him and arrested him.
Officers searching the area for evidence found two black hooded sweatshirts, two black gloves, and a loaded gun hidden in tall weeds in a back yard in the 10200 block of South Oglesby Avenue.
Moore and and the neighbor identified Rayford when police brought him back to the scene of the robbery, and when Rayford was taken to the South Chicago Police District Station, he admitted to robbing Moore with the gun.

19-year-old man shot dead in South Deering

A 19-year-old man was killed and a 20-year-old man wounded in a drive-by attack in the South Deering neighborhood overnight
The fatal shooting happened about 10:53 p.m. in the 10200 block of South Oglesby Avenue. Someone in a vehicle pulled up to a sidewalk where the 19-year-old and 20-year-old were standing and started shooting. 
The younger of the two, Antonio Calhoun, of the 1400 block of East 68th Street, was pronounced dead at the scene. The older man with him was shot in the leg and is in good condition at Advocate Trinity Hospital

Shootings in Chicago August 9, 10, 11, 2013

17-year-old boy shot in Bridgeport

A 17-year-old boy was shot at 38th Street and Wentworth Avenue in the Wentworth Gardens neighborhood near U.S. Cellular Field two blocks north. He was hit once in the shoulder and taken to Stroger hospital. Police said the boy collapsed on a basketball court after being shot about 10 p.m.

24-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 11:30 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. Someone fired toward him from a gangway in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue and the man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he's in stable condition. 

2 shot in Portage Park

Two people were shot about 1 a.m. in the 5800 block of West Irving Park Road in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. A 21-year-old was shot in the leg and a 22-year-old was grazed in the abdomen

24-year-old man shot Rogers Park

A  24-year-old man was shot about 1 a.m. in the 7400 block of North Rogers Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He ran to a nearby CTA station where police found him. He is in stable condition at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.

18-year-old woman shot in South Shore

At about 2:05 a.m. an 18-year-old woman was shot in the 1700 block of East 71st Street in the South Shore neighborhood. She walked into Jackson Park Hospital with a wound to her foot

26-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

A 26-year-old man was shot in the buttocks about 2:30 a.m. when someone in a group on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue in Humboldt Park fired toward his car. The driver took the man to Norwegian-American Hospital

Man shot in Avondale

About 4:30 a.m. a man walked into Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a wound to his thigh. The man had been shot near the intersection of Belmont and California avenues in the Avondale neighborhood

Man shot in Back of the Yards

A man was shot and critically wounded in an attack in the Back of the Yards neighborhood The man was in an alley in the 1800 block of West 44th Street when he was shot about 12:30 p.m.. He suffered wounds to the arm, leg and buttocks The man, 22, was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, in critical condition

16-year-old boy shot in Grand Crossing

At about 5:05 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the back and stomach in the 1400 block of East 74th Street. The boy was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in serious condition

33-year-old man shot in South Deering

At about 7 p.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in the 2400 block of East 106th Street. The man, who was shot in the ankle, walked into Advocate Trinity Hospital for treatment.

 16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

At about 9 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the 7100 block of South Sangamon Street in the Englewood neighborhood. The victim suffered a gunshot or graze wound to the head. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and was stabilized
33-year-old man shot in Little Village

A 33-year-old man was shot about 6:43 a.m. near 32nd Street and Komensky Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. He was shot in the chest and arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

Woman shot in Hermosa

 A woman whose age wasn't available was shot about 5:55 a.m. in the leg in the 4400 block of West Dickens Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood, police said. She drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center after realizing she had been shot while driving. Her condition has stabilized

Man and woman shot in Lawndale

A gunman shot a 29-year-old man in the wrist and grazed a 22-year-old woman in the forehead as the pair sat in a car after leaving a party about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. They were shot in the 3100 block of West Fillmore Street in the Lawndale neighborhood and drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center. Both are in good condition

 18-year-old woman shot in Englewood

Near 71st and Wood streets in the Englewood neighborhood about 2:30 a.m., an 18-year-old woman walking with her aunt was shot in the knee. They heard shots and felt pain. She's in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

30-year-old man shot in Belmont Central

Someone shot from one car into another next to a gas station in the 5700 block of Fullerton Avenue in the Belmont Central neighborhood about 12:50 a.m. A 30-year-old man was shot in the knee about a block west of Central Avenue as he sat in one of the cars; he was driven from there to Kilpatrick Avenue and Fullerton Avenue, where police and an ambulance found him. He was taken to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center.

30-year-old man was shot in Wrightwood

A 30-year-old man was shot in the 7900 block of South Francisco Avenue in the  neighborhood about 10:15 p.m.. He was shot in the lower right leg and is in stable condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

27-year-old man shot in Logan Square

Someone shot a 27-year-old man near Rockwell Street and Wabansia Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. and the man's condition has stabilized at Norwegian-American Hospital. He was on a bike when someone in an SUV shot at him

23-year-old man shot in South Shore

A man has been shot multiple times and seriously wounded this afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side.

Someone shot a 23-year-old man multiple times about the body about 2:50 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Phillips Avenue.

2 me shot in South Chicago

In the South Chicago neighborhood about 5:30 p.m., two males were shot in the 8700 block of South Houston Avenue.
The two were wounded in their shoulders and were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
The victims, both 35-year-old men, were in serious to critical condition

17-year-old boy, 2 others shot in Brainerd

In a  shooting on the South Side, three people were hurt when a shooter emerged from a gangway and opened fire in the 9000 block of South Ada Street in the Brainerd neighborhood.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, a 19-year-old man was shot in the thigh and taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, and a 23-year-old man was grazed in the head and taken to St. Bernard Hospital
 

 

Shootings in Chicago August 2-3- 4, 2013

21-year-old man Roseland

A 21-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound on the 11800 block of South Michigan Avenue.
The man was taken to Advocate Christ medical center in serious-to-critical condition

16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man  shot in Belmont Cragin

At about 7:20 p.m., a 16-year-old boy and an 18-year-old man were shot on the 2300 block of North Melvina Avenue in the Belmont Central neighborhood.
The younger victim was shot in the arm and leg and the older man sustained a graze wound to his ankle

 27-year-old man shot in Austin

A 27-year-old man was shot in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue about 3:30 a.m. He was hit in the abdomen and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital

18-year-old man  shot in Garfield Park

At about 2:55 a.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in the 3900 block of West Madison Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder

Two women, 18 and 19,  shot in Englewood

Two women, 18 and 19, were shot in the 5600 block of South Ada Street in the Englewood neighborhood about 2:50 a.m. The older woman was shot in the arm and the younger was grazed in the hand. They told police they “heard shots and felt pain” as they were leaving a party on the block. Both were taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Healthcare Center.

33-year-old man shot in Archer Heights

At about 2 a.m., someone shot a 33-year-old man in his upper back in the 5100 block of South Kostner Avenue in the Archer Heights neighborhood. He was in the back yard with others when the shooter approached on foot and opened fire from the alley. He fled south down the alley. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and his condition stabilized

 22-year-old man shot in Garfield Park

A 22-year-old man walked into Rush Hospital and Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the leg about 1:50 a.m. He told police he had been shot in the 200 block of South Central Park Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. He was later transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County and his condition was stabilized

 17-year-old boy  shot in Humboldt Park

A 17-year-old boy was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood about 11:20 p.m. He was walking with about a group when someone inside a passing dark car started shooting, Greer said. The boy was hit in the chest and taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

 17-year-old boy shot in Englewood

 A 17-year-old boy was shot after getting into an argument with his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend in the Englewood neighborhood. The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. in the 7300 block of South Green Street. The boy, who was shot in the groin, was taken to Christ hospital in serious condition.

Male shot in Little Village

The  shooting happened near the intersection of 27th Street and Kedvale Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. A male whose age wasn't immediately available was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds

51-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 3:25 a.m. in the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard in the Lawndale neighborhood, a 51-year-old man who was standing outside was shot once in each thigh. He drove himself to Loretto Hospital andvis in stable condition

27-year-old man  shot in Little Village

A 27-year-old man was shot in the foot in the 2400 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. He drove himself to Mount Sinai Hospital. He’s in stable condition.

22-year-old man shot in Chicago Lawn

Police pulled over a speeding car on Garfield Boulevard at Racine Avenue in Englewood and found a 22-year-old man inside who had been shot in the arm. The man had been shot in the 5900 block of South Maplewood Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood about 2:55 a.m. He’s at Stroger hospital in stable condition, police said. Someone shot him when he was getting into his car

23-year-old man shot in Grand Crossing

At about 2:15 a.m., a man was shot near 71st Street and Rhodes Avenue in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. The 23-year-old heard shots and felt painand was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a thigh wound.

24-year-old man shot in Bronzeville

A 24-year-old man drove to a gas station at 47th Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive after someone shot him in the hand in the 4800 block of South Prairie Avenue about 12:55 a.m. The man was taken from the gas station to Stroger hospital.

 20-year-old man shot in Bronzeville during robbery

Someone dropped a 20-year-old man off at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center with a gunshot wound about 12:10 a.m. Two men approached the man in the 4000 block of South Prairie Avenue, demanded money and started beating him. The man tried to flee and was shot once in the leg.

17-year-old boy shot in South Deering

On the Far South Side, 17-year-old boy was shot near 107th Street and Hoxie Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood about 8:15 p.m. The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition with a wound to the right arm

Shootings in Chicago July 28, 29, 2013

25-year-old man shot in South Deering

A 25-year-old man standing in the 2400 block of East 107th Street in South Deering neighborhood on the Far South Side was shot about 7:50 p.m. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center with a wound to the buttocks.

15-year-old boy shot in West Pullman

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the hand in a drive-by attack about 11:50 p.m. in the 0-100 block of East 115th Street in the West Pullman neighborhood. He was taken to Roseland Hospital in good condition.

Man shot in West Pullman

A man in his 20s, was shot in the right leg about 12:40 a.m. Monday in the 11900 block of South Stewart Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood.

Man shot in Galewood

A man whose age wasn't available was shot in the leg about 1:05 a.m. near Grand and Melvina avenues in the Galewood neighborhood

 18-year-old man shot in Back of the Yards

At about 12:20 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot on the 2000 block of West Garfield Boulevard in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The man sustained gunshot wounds to his chest and lower extremities, officials said. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. He was in serious condition

Man robbed, dragged down street hanging from car

An East Side man was ordered held in lieu of $250,000 bail Sunday after he and another man robbed a man and dragged him down the street with his legs hanging out of their car .
Andrew J. Garcia, 18, of the 10900 block of South Green Bay Avenue, faces robbery with a firearm and aggravated battery charges in connection with Saturday’s incident.
The 18-year-old victim was walking in the 10600 block of South Calhoun Avenue in South Deering Saturday when Garcia and an unknown man pulled up next to him in a car
Garcia exited the car, pulled out a revolver and tried to rob the victim.
The victim refused and Garcia punched him in the face and pistol-whipped him in the head.
Garcia and the car’s driver then took $80 from the victim and got back into the car.
The victim came after them and tried to reach into the driver’s side window for his money.
The other robber then drove off down the street, holding the victim by his shirt and dragging him along as Garcia again struck the victim in the head with the gun.
The victim told police he recognized Garcia from high school and subsequently identified him in a lineup.
The victim suffered head abrasions, road rash and required staples and stitches to treat his injuries

Man charged in slaying of Far South Side teen

A U.S. postal worker and another man followed a 16-year-old boy around a Chicago Housing Authority complex before the second man shot the teen to death.
On July 14, Aries Sanders, 24, the postal worker, and the other man arrived at the Trumbull Park Homes in the South Shore neighborhood by car. Sanders was carrying a gun case as he and another individual walked up a set of stairs in the complex.
The other man, who investigators believe wsa the shooter, is in custody but has not yet been charged, Chicago police said. Sanders, of the 6400 block of South Stony Island Avenue, was charged with murder and held in lieu of a $1 million bond.
The video showed Sanders and the other man following Joseph Brewer, of the 10600 block of South Oglesby Avenue.
The male with Sanders then shot Brewer several times, eventually killing him.
The man with Sanders was observed on video firing at Brewer several times. The victim fell, after suffering 8 gunshot wounds.
Sanders and the other man, who was seen on video carrying an uncovered pistol in his hand, fled.
According to police records, Sanders works at the United States Post Office at 1300 Northwest Hwy. in Palatine.

Shootings in Chicago July 17- 18- 19, 2013

17 year old boy, 45 year old man shot in South Chicago

The two were shot in the 8000 block of South Manistee Avenue around 6:35 a.m. A 45-year-old man was shot in the back and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was stable. A 17-year-old shot in the arm refused to be taken to a hospital

31 year old man shot in Lakeview

A man told police he was shot around 2 a.m. at the intersection of Leavitt and Barry streets in the Lakeview neighborhood. The victim, 31, said he then ran to a Marathon gas station a few blocks west.
He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the left arm and was stable

18 year old shot in South Chicago

An 18-year-old suffered two graze wounds when someone shot at a car he was in around 3:10 a.m. The teen was headed east on 79th Street near Escanaba Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood when someone on the corner opened fire.
He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition with wounds to his left leg and the left side of his abdomen

 39-year-old woman shot in Englewood

A 39-year-old woman was shot in the 5600 block of South Wolcott Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood around 12:10 a.m. She was taken to Holy Cross Hospital with a wound to her back

31-year-old man shot in Pullman

About 11:40 p.m., a 31-year-old man walked into Metro South Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his left arm. He had been shot in the 1100 block of West 104th Place

35-year-old man shot in Park Manor

A 35-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 7300 block of South Vernon Avenue in the Park Manor neighborhood. The man was taken to Jackson Park Hospital. The attack happened about 8:30 p.m

28 year old man shot in South Deering

 A man was shot in the calf in the 10000 block of South Oglesby Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood about 4:40 p.m. The 28-year-old was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition

Man wounded in South Side shooting

A man was wounded this afternoon in a shooting on the South Side in the city's Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The shooting happened on the 400 block of East 69th Street.
The man, who suffered a wound to his buttocks, was taken to Stroger Hospital

16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

 A 16-year-old boy was shot in the chest in Englewood about 4:15 a.m. Friday. The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition

 24-year-old man shot in Englewood

A  24-year-old man was shot in the ankle near 63rd and Paulina streets in the West Englewood neighborhood.  Two men stepped out of a white van about 12:45 a.m. and opened fire

Man shot in South Chicago

A man walked into Advocate Trinity Hospital with a gunshot wound about 1:30 a.m. The man had been on his porch, across the street from where a fight was taking place, when someone opened fire. He suffered a leg wound.

Man shot in Park Manor

A man was wounded about 1:30 p.m. in the 400 block of East 69th Street in the Park Manor neighborhood. The man suffered a wound to his buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hospital.

 22-year-old man  shot in Logan Square

A 22-year-old man was shot in the leg about 3:30 p.m. in the 3000 block of North Allen Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.

Chicago Zimmerman strikes again as 16 year old teenager shot dead in South Deering second man also shot

In the city's South Deering community on the Far South Side, someone shot a 16 year old teenager to death  at 2:50 p.m. in the 10500 block of South Oglesby Avenue
The Cook County medical examiner's office said the victim was 16 and was declared dead at Northwestern at 3:39 p.m.
A 28-year-old man was found in the back seat of a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the hand, according to police. He was treated and released from Advocate Trinity Hospital.

Shooting in Chicago June 29- 30, 2013

Man shot in South Deering

A 30-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in the South Deering neighborhood this evening.
The man was shot at about 7 p.m. on the 2500 block of East 104th Street.
The man was shot in the left side of his body and was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center

24-year-old man  shot in  Bronzeville

About 10:30 p.m. in the 200 block of East 47th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, a 24-year-old man was shot in the elbow

 16-year-old boy  shot in Roseland

A 16-year-old boy was shot in the 11400 block of South Halsted Street about 11 p.m. He was walking on a sidewalk in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side when someone shot him in the foot. He was taken to Roseland Hospital.

Man shot in Roseland

A man was shot in the right ankle about the same time in the 200 block of West 112th Place in Roseland. He was standing on the second-floor landing of an apartment building in the block. Police said he and two others that may be involved, a woman and a current or former boyfriend of hersm are not cooperating with investigators

23-year-old man  shot in Austin

At about 1:10 a.m. Sunday, a 23-year-old man was shot near Central Avenue and Washington Street in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. His family dropped him off at West Suburban Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the right foot.

 18-year-old shot in Fuller Park

An 18-year-old was hit in the leg by someone who opened fire from inside a minivan in the 4400 block of South Wells Street in the Fuller Park neighborhood on the South Side. The attack happened about 1:25 a.m.

Man shot in Canaryville

A man in his early 20s walking in a group was shot at about 3 a.m. in the 4500 block of South Wallace Street in the Canaryville neighborhood on the South Side. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital

21-year-old man shot in Archer Heights

A 21-year-old man standing in the 4100 block of West 47th Street in the Archer Heights neighborhood on the Southwest Side was shot in the hand about 3:15 a.m. Someone shot toward the man, who was on a sidewalk, from inside a passing dark car or truck.

17-year-old boy shot in Garfield Park

Someone drove a 17-year-old boy to Loretto Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right calf. He had been shot about 3:50 a.m. in the 4400 block of West Congress Parkway in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. His condition had stabilized.

26-year-old woman and her 1 year old child shot in Englewood

A 26-year-old woman and her toddler son were shot on the South Side this evening.
The shooting happened shortly before 6 p.m. on the 1700 block of West 73rd Street.
Witnesses said three gunmen stepped out of a van and started shootingshot.
The woman had been sitting in the passenger's seat of a minivan with her son on her lap.
Three other women were in the parked vehicle, and four other children were sitting inside or nearby.
A family friend drove both to Holy Cross Hospital, and the toddler was later taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Both their conditions were stabilized

Man shot in Morgan Park

A male was wounded late this morning in a shooting in the city's Morgan Park neighborhood.

That shooting happened about 11:22 a.m. on the 1300 block of West 112th Street. The male was inside a car when another vehicle pulled up and someone from inside fired shots.

The victim, whose age was not immediately available, suffered a gunshot wound to his shoulder

22-year-old man  shot in Little Village

A 22-year-old man was shot in the 3000 block of South Avers Avenue, in the Little Village neighborhood.
The man was taken with the a gunshot wound to the arm to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good

34-year-old man shot in South Deering

At about 1:30 a.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in the foot in a club in the 10700 block of South Torrence Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood. He's in good condition at Advocate Trinity Hospital

8 school buses stolen, shredded into big pile of scrap

Eight school buses were stolen from the Far South Side overnight and driven to a salvage yard, where they were cut apart and shredded into a two-story pile of scrap.
Three people were taken into custody.
The 40-foot-long buses, capable of seating 75 people, were stolen sometime overnight from the bus company's yard in the 10000 block of South Torrence Avenue and were not discovered missing until this morning.
The buses were all equipped with GPS tracking devices, and police were able to track "their entire movement" to the scrap yard on the West Side.
When officers arrived, several people who apparently worked in the scrap yard ran into a building. Officers initially apprehended one person and later took two others into custody.
Police were searching for the owner of the yard.
An employee said the bus yard had been closed around 7 p.m. Thursday. When workers arrived at 5 a.m. today, they discovered a gate open and a snapped lock.

Charges in robbery of 78-year-old Far South Side man

A 78-year-old man who stepped out for a walk yesterday afternoon was thrown to the ground and robbed at gunpoint yesterday afternoon in the South Deering neighborhood.
Eighteen-year-old Dalvin Rayford, of the 2500 block of East 72nd Place, was charged with armed robbery in the attack.
The victim stepped out for a walk yesterday afternoon about 2:45 p.m. near 102nd Street and Bensley Avenue when the assailant, who police identified as Rayford, threw him to the ground while pointing a gun at his face and demanded money.
Rayford went through the 78-year-old’s pockets and took an unknown amount of cash and a set of keys before fleeing into an alley where police spotted him shortly afterward.
Rayford was arrested at 3:08 p.m. in the 10200 block of South Yates Boulevard, just a block west of where the robbery took place.
Officers searching the area for evidence found two black hooded sweatshirts, two black gloves, and a loaded gun hidden in tall weeds in a back yard in the 10200 block of South Oglesby Avenue

Man shot, another pistol-whipped in South Side home invasion

A 53-year-old man was shot in the arm after he startled three people who had just pistol-whipped his upstairs neighbo.
Police said two women and a man broke into a 40-year-old man's apartment near 109th Street and Torrence Avenue about 12:45 a.m. Friday and hit him with a handgun.
The 53-year-old man, a downstairs neighbor, heard the commotion and opened his door, surprising the attackers as they were leaving, police said. One of them shot him in the arm.

Man shot in South Deering

At about 6:00 p.m. a man was shot in the 10300 block of South Bensley Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood near Trumbull Park. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition

School bus reported hit by gunfire on Far South Side

A bus transporting students to a Far South Side parochial school was believed to have been hit by gunfire this morning as the vehicle was picking up children in the South Deering neighborhood.
Neither the driver nor any of the students on the bus at the time were injured.
Police were called to Our Lady of Guadalupe School, 9050 S. Burley Ave., about 7:50 a.m., following a report of criminal damage to a bus there. Police found that a gunshot appears to have entered one of the windows of the bus, traveled through a seat, then exited another window, in the incident in the 10600 block of South Calhoun Avenue.
The bus was hit about 7:40 a.m. as it was picking up children about two miles away from the school,

17-year-old boy shot in South Deering

Earlier a 17-year-old boy was wounded in the arm in the 10600 block of South Yates Boulevard at about 5:50 p.m.. The teen told police he heard a gunshot and felt pain.