The Latest Breaking News from West Town

A Beloved Biker Bar Closed In Chicago, But Its Skeleton Rider Could Live On

The Twisted Spoke was a rad place with fantastic food at both its locations in Chicago, and it closed in August 2025. But its skeleton rider could become a monument.

RideApart · Sep 23, 2025

Police searching for attacker in West Town sex assault

A passerby heard her screams and chased him away after he pushed her against a flight of stairs and began taking his clothes off.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 22, 2023

1 killed, 1 wounded in West Town shooting

A man, 23, was found about 3:40 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the head and another man, 26, suffered a gunshot wound to the neck.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023

High school classrooms are transformed into ‘welcome center’ for migrant families in West Town, Humboldt Park

A new pilot program from Chicago Public Schools will provide additional support to newly arrived immigrant families while enrolling their children in classes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 17, 2023

Ambulance, fire truck in separate crashes in West Town, Grand Crossing; 5 CFD firefighters hurt

Five firefighters were hospitalized after a driver struck a fire truck, causing the truck to flip on its side in Grand Crossing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 12, 2023

Neighborhood gallery to close with exhibition offering sneak peek of memorials commemorating 1919 race riots

For nine years, the Weinberg/Newton Gallery has highlighted art with a social justice message. The final exhibition, ‘Disarm, Everyday Violence, Every Day,’ focuses on the city’s issues with violence and segregation.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2023

Four robberies in an hour in West Loop and West Town

In three of the attacks, people were robbed at gunpoint.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2023

Villegas fights to hold onto ward called both ‘snake’ and ‘noodle’ against challenge from CTU-backed Torres Whitt

The 36th Ward was redrawn to include more than a handful of communities in a nearly eight-mile stretch of Chicago that includes parts of the West Town, Humboldt Park, Belmont Cragin and Montclare neighborhoods.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 19, 2023

Police ask for help finding suspect in fatal New Year’s Day shooting in West Town

Jimmy Chamberlain, 31, is wanted in connection with a slaying that left a 28-year-old dead at a hookah lounge , police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 28, 2023

3 juveniles charged in string of carjackings in Gold Coast, River North and West Town

Four carjackings in the Gold Coast and West Town neighborhoods were reported on Jan. 3 and 6, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2023