The Latest Breaking News from West Garfield Park

Boy, 14, shot in car in West Garfield Park

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the ankle in the 4000 block of West Madison Street and was hospitalized in good condition, authorities say.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

Man fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 42, was standing outside in the 300 block of South Pulaski Road when someone in a dark car drove by and an occupant began shooting.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2023

It’s time to write a new story for West Garfield Park — and all the West Side

Neighborhood disinvestment and violence usually go hand in hand. That’s the case in West Garfield Park, a neighborhood with the city’s worst violence, as the Sun-Times’ Andy Grimm reported.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 8, 2023

Mother’s Day BBQ provides food, clothing and reminder to unhoused moms that ‘you are not alone’

“My message to single moms is that you can find a way out, find your gift and you can do anything,” said LaSonya Alexander, founder of Moms Can Do It 2.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 14, 2023

Teens kill baby after stealing car and crashing - but WON'T be charged with tot's death

Two teenage boys from Chicago, aged 14 and 17, have been charged with a misdemeanor after crashing a stolen car into a pickup truck in the West Garfield Park neighbourhood, killing a six month old baby and injuring three other passengers

Daily Mirror · Apr 24, 2023

Person fatally shot by Chicago police during Lawndale foot chase

After a foot pursuit with officers, the person turned toward the officer and “brandished a handgun” before the officer discharged his weapon, Deputy Chief Rahman Muhammad told reporters.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 15, 2023

2 men shot dead in West Garfield Park

The men were standing on the street about Friday afternoon in the 4400 block of West West End Avenue when someone fired shots.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 8, 2023

City Hall went after Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. for owning a drug house in West Garfield Park

Within months after Mayor Lori Lightfoot took office, the police twice raided a two-flat owned by Burnett and his wife Darlena Williams-Burnett and accused them in a lawsuit of owning a “public nuisance” where drugs were sold.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 6, 2023

Man fatally shot in West Garfield Park

The man, 42, was shot about 4:10 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Jackson Boulevard.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 13, 2022

Man found shot to death in West Garfield Park

Derrek Booker, 34, was found in an empty lot in the 3800 block of West Van Buren Avenue with multiple gunshot wounds.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 3, 2022