The Latest Breaking News from McKinley Park

James Soto, 62, and David Ayala, 60, were released Thursday night after a judge vacated their convictions. They were serving life sentences in the 1981 shooting deaths of a Marine and a teen girl in McKinley Park, and were 20 and 18 when they were wrongfully charged.

Eligible residents must file a claim in January for money from the court settlement.

Students at Nathanael Greene Elementary in McKinley Park have used soccer’s global tournament as an opportunity to study the world beyond Chicago.

The owner of a controversial McKinley Park asphalt plant is the winning bidder for the 23-acre Southwest Side property, offering $6.5 million.

Today’s update is a 5-minute read that will brief you on the day’s biggest stories.

Construction has begun to rehab a McKinley Park building, with 10 apartments and street-level space for businesses.

The shooting in the 3700 block of South Paulina Street happened after Julius Hernandez, 18, and Byron Quijeiro, 20, circled the block with two other people in a black SUV, the judge said in denying the men bail.

The two men were inside a vehicle at about 7:40 p.m. Monday in the 3700 block of South Paulina Street when someone fired shots.

The victim, Ryan Arliskas, was shot in his neck on a sidewalk April 8 in the 2000 block of West 35th Street, police said.