a drive-by shooting on the West Side killed a 26-year-old man and wounded another. Other shootings happened in Old Irving Park, Roseland, Gage Park, Humboldt Park, West Englewood, the Near West Side, and two were shot in Lawndale. more ›

An 8-year-old girl was killed and her young cousin critically wounded in a shooting in Roseland last night, the young girls two of 10 shooting victims across the city last night. Tanaja Stokes, 8, was killed after being shot in the head and her cousin, Ariana Jones (reported to be 5-years-old by the Tribune and 7-years-old by the Sun-Times), was critically wounded. The Roseland shooting happened around 8 p.m. last night near Indiana and 107th. About 20 minutes prior to the shooting, there had been a large fight between three teenagers - two boys and one girl - that escalated to involve nearly 20 teens. Police are still investigating if the two incidents were related but they did say the girls were not the intended targets of the gunmen, who pulled up on bikes and opened fire. more ›

An anonymous tip may have led Chicago police to a serial killer on the city’s South Side. DNA from a 24-year old suspect matches traces left with the remains of Siobahn Hampton, found strangled in an abandoned storefront. And DNA evidence from two other similar murders in the Roseland neighborhood match those found on Hampton. Connections to two other similar murders in the area are also being investigated. more ›

A "food desert," by definition, is a geographic area with no or distant grocery stores served by a plethora of fast food restaurants. An estimated 500,000 Chicago residents live in a food desert and the health implications can be staggering. more ›