The Latest Breaking News from West Lawn

Man, teen shot and wounded in Greater Grand Crossing

A man and a teen boy were shot and wounded about 3:10 Monday afternoon in the 300 block of West 75th Street.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 28, 2023

Driver dies after striking West Lawn building

The driver, a man thought to be between 20 and 30 years old, struck the building in the 6500 block of South Pulaski just before 11 p.m., Chicago police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 18, 2023

2 Chicago police officers among 4 hospitalized when vehicle runs stop sign in West Lawn

The crash occurred about 2:15 a.m. in the 6300 block of South Kildare when the striking vehicle ran a stop sign and struck a patrol car responding to a call of service, a witness told police.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 9, 2023

16-year-old critically wounded in West Lawn shooting

The teen boy was sitting in a parked car about 1:25 p.m. in the 6000 block of South Pulaski Road when a red SUV drove up and someone inside opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 6, 2022

Mateo Zastro’s mother calls on assailants to surrender. ‘Turn yourselves in because my pain is starting to turn to anger.’

“It hurts me so much not waking up to my baby,” says Veronica Zastro, whose 3-year-old was shot dead in an apparent road-range incident in West Lawn.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 4, 2022

Road-rage shooting on Southwest Side leaves 3-year-old dead

The slain boy, identified as Mateo Zastro, is one of the youngest victims of violence in Chicago this year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 1, 2022