The Latest Breaking News from Wicker Park

Man, 68, seriously wounded in Wicker Park shooting

He was near an alley about 4:45 p.m. when someone walked up to him and shot him in the chest.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023

Four armed robberies reported within 15 minutes on Northwest Side

The attacks happened in Wicker Park, Logan Square and Humboldt Park between 9:25 p.m. and 9:40 p.m., according to Chicago police. No one was reported in custody.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 20, 2023

Fans flock to final weekend for Silver Room Block Party: ‘This is what makes Chicago as dope as it is.’

Festivalgoers showed up to bid farewell to the beloved street fest that has celebrated its love for house music from Wicker Park to Hyde Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 29, 2023

Boy, 17, shot while asleep in car in Wicker Park

He was dropped off at St. Mary Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2022

For fatherhood mural in Wicker Park, Joe Miller used models he knows well: his brother and niece

His brother thought the prospect of having his face on a building was a little weird but says he’s looking forward to being back in Chicago to see it.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 16, 2022

Margo Jefferson feels ghosts around her. The Chicago-born writer of ‘Negroland’ spends a day with us visiting some of them.

CHICAGO — Margo Jefferson, who has worked a half-century as one of the more formidable and composed critics of American culture, watched the city unwind from the back seat of an SUV. We moved slowly through traffic, maneuvering from the Loop to Wicker Park. She doesn’t get back here often…

Chicago Tribune · Jul 6, 2022

Wicker Park club shut down by top cop after 2 shootings

The Point, 1565 N. Milwaukee, was the scene of a fatal gunfight in October that injured four bystanders and an attack early Sunday that left a patron seriously wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 9, 2022