The Latest Breaking News from Albany Park

Man hospitalized after Albany Park shooting

Police responded to calls of a person who had been shot at about 1:57 a.m. Sunday and found a 20-year-old man in an alley near the 4900 block of North Monticello Avenue who had been shot in the hip, according to police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 25, 2023

Venezuelan artist paints his way to Chicago: ‘I never dreamed I would do that’

Wilfredo Garcia, a self-taught painter from the Venezuelan countryside, paid in murals for his trip across several countries, leaving traces of the spirit of the Venezuelan heartland all along the way.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 24, 2023

In ‘Port of Entry,’ stories of Albany Park’s immigrant community takes centerstage

The Albany Park Theater Project and Third Rail Projects have transformed a Northwest Side commercial building to tell the stories of four immigrant families creating a community in Albany Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 14, 2023

Video shows physical altercation between student and staff member at Roosevelt High School in Albany Park

The video appears to show a staff member grabbing a student by the neck and shoving him to the ground. The staff member has been removed as a probe is conducted.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2023

Man shot to death after argument in Albany Park backyard

The man, 18, was arguing with someone about 8:15 p.m. Friday in the 4600 block of North Lawndale Avenue when he was shot in the back and abdomen.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2022

Police find truck in Albany Park hit-and-run that killed 15-month-old boy — driver still at large

Hermes Rios-Cardona climbed out of his car seat Monday and wandered into traffic on Pulaski Road near Wilson Avenue when a pickup truck struck him and kept going, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2022

15-month-old boy killed in hit-and-run accident in Albany Park

The boy was being placed into the back of a white Toyota Rav4 when he walked into the street in the 4500 block of North Pulaski Road and was hit by a pickup truck, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 3, 2022

Man killed in Albany Park drive-by shooting

Jose Martinez was walking with another male about 11 p.m. in the 4800 block of North Drake Avenue when a vehicle drove by and someone from inside opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2022

3 wounded in Albany Park shooting

One man, 24, was taken to a hospital in critical condition.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 15, 2022

Double shooting in Albany Park leaves two men wounded

The men were outside in the 3100 block of West Montrose Avenue when they heard gunshots and felt pain, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 14, 2022