Chicago Police Department.

Tracy Gipson, 18, was shot dead near his South Shore home. He had planned to join the Navy, family said.

"Don't put your children in harm's way," Supt. McCarthy said, citing recent child shooting victims.  

A police squad car was involved in a crash Friday morning in South Shore. No one was injured.

The man tore the screen of a back door then sexually assaulted the woman, police said.

Retired Chicago cop Jerry Masterson is known to some neighborhood regulars as "The Preacher."

The crimes usually involve a man who jumps from a car and snatches women's purses, police said.

Police shot a man on the Far South Side early Wednesday.

A man is on the loose after robbing a West Ridge bank Tuesday morning.

Thieves are stealing catalytic converters around North Lawndale, according to Chicago police.

After $10,000 is raised, Davis' niece says: "There’s lot of evil in the world, but a lot of good, too."

Juan Bahena, 40, was struck by a freight train late Sunday night, authorities said.

In May, five people were shot around the station, including slain Columbia student Kevin Ambrose.

Michael Davis, 44, has been hospitalized since the Monday morning attack, his family said.