The Latest Breaking News from Englewood

After Roe v. Wade overturned, play set in Englewood takes on ‘a different urgency’

“This is a great place to use as a diving board. No matter where you stand on abortion, there’s something in this play for you,” director TaRon Patton said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

Man killed in Englewood shooting

Police said the alleged shooter was taken into custody.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

Boy, 10, hurt when bullets shot through his bedroom in Englewood

The boy suffered gunshot wounds to the ankle and buttocks. He was taken to the University of Chicago Comers Children’s Hospital in good condition.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 4, 2022

1-year-old boy falls from third-floor window in Englewood, critically hurt

About 4:30 a.m., the boy fell through a screen and window of a third-floor apartment in the 6400 block of South Lowe Avenue, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 16, 2022

Chicago police officer wounded in Englewood shootout released from hospital

Officer Erik Moreno and two other uniformed officers tried to make a traffic stop in the 6900 block of South Sangamon Street when he was shot in the torso and arm and rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious-but-stable condition.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 12, 2022

Man shot to death in Englewood

The 25-year-old was outside in the 6800 block of South Justine Street when someone shot him in the head and torso, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 10, 2022

17-year-old boy shot in Englewood

The teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Perry Avenue when someone approached and fired shots.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 8, 2022

Man ambushed and killed by gunmen in Englewood, police say

The man, 39, was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked car when the pair opened fire in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street on Monday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 6, 2022

Chicago police officer shot in Englewood leaves hospital: ‘I will grow stronger, both physically and mentally, from this tragedy’

Officer Fernanda Ballesteros thanked her CPD coworkers and her partner who rushed her to safety Wednesday after she was struck by gunfire while trying to pull over a driver in Englewood.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 6, 2022

Chicago police officer shot in Englewood neighborhood — second cop hit in less than a week

CHICAGO — A Chicago police officer was shot and seriously wounded Sunday afternoon during a brief gunbattle in the Englewood neighborhood on the city’s South Side.

Chicago Tribune · Jun 6, 2022