A fire Thursday morning at a mixed-use apartment building in Chicago's Austin neighborhood that left four people dead and three others injured is being investigated as arson, according to officials.

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Two people are dead, and at least seven others were injured, in a series of three different shootings in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side overnight Saturday into Sunday. Social ...

A man was fatally shot Wednesday in a parking lot on the city's West Side. The shooting happened around 6:14 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Madison Street in South Austin, Chicago police said. The ...

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The man, 34, was found in the 400 block of North Central Avenue at 6:26 p.m. by officers who responded to a call of shots fired, police said.

CHICAGO – A teen-led market that began as a pop-up on Chicago’s West Side now has a permanent home. On Tuesday, a ribbon cutting unlike any other was held for Austin Harvest, a dream come true for the ...

Two weeks ago, the Chicago City Council’s Committee on Housing and Real Estate dawdled with a resolution asking Illinois lawmakers for permission to implement rent control, a failed policy that’s ...

It’s been nearly a year since a record-setting storm dumped 8 inches of rain on some parts of Chicago. The Austin community, which has a population of more than 96,000, was significantly affected by ...