The Latest Breaking News from North Side

2 arrested after crashing into fire hydrant following armed carjacking on North Side

A ride-share driver was sitting in his Hyundai sedan in the 1400 block of West Foster Avenue when two 18-year-old men forced him out of the car at gunpoint.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 24, 2022

Chicago outdoors: Hawk chick, walleye/bait color, leucistic robin, Recovering America’s Wildlife Act

A photo of a red-tailed hawk chick on Chicago’s North Side, a question of walleye and bait color, a leucistic robin in the southwest suburbs, and passage of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act in the House are among the notes from around Chicago outdoors and beyond.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 19, 2022

Teen charged in Near North Side mass shooting that left 2 dead, 7 others wounded

The teen turned himself into police Thursday and was charged with one felony count of unlawful possession of a weapon, Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2022

Lincoln Park robbery victim remains in critical condition after he was shot three times by duo wanted in 7 other North Side crimes

“Dakotah [Earley] is fighting as hard as he can right now,” his brother wrote Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 9, 2022

Steelers mourn Dwayne Haskins at celebration of life service

PITTSBURGH — Heavy fog early Friday morning obscured the view of Heinz Field on the day the Steelers said goodbye to Dwayne Haskins. At nearby Allegheny Center Alliance Church, a little more than a mile away on the North Side, Steelers players and coaches along with others from across the…

Tribune News Service · Apr 22, 2022

Woman, 24, critically hurt in Ravenswood shooting on North Side

The 24-year-old was shot while she was in a backyard of a home in the 2400 block of West Eastwood Avenue.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 20, 2022

Pittsburgh police: Officer handled noise complaint at Airbnb 90 minutes before deadly mass shooting

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh police on Monday confirmed an officer had responded to a noise complaint at a North Side home late Saturday night, just 90 minutes before gunfire rang out through the building and on nearby streets, killing two teenagers and injuring several others in one of the largest mass…

Tribune News Service · Apr 19, 2022

Day after deadly mass shooting, Pittsburgh police continue search for suspects, answers

PITTSBURGH — The scale of the mass shooting at a North Side Airbnb early Sunday remained apparent Monday morning. Bullet holes in the building that hosted about 200 people — many of them underage — and surrounding structures and cars laid bare a chaotic scene, one in which two 17-year-olds…

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022

U.S. hit by 3 mass shootings over Easter weekend

The 2 who died at the Pittsburgh house party were "male victims, both juveniles," authorities said.

Axios · Apr 17, 2022

Dinkel’s Bakery to close after 100 years on city’s North Side

“No one lives forever,” Norman Dinkel said. “It’s a bittersweet time.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 5, 2022