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Boy, 16, shot in Little Village

The teen boy was on the sidewalk about 7:25 p.m. in the 2400 block of West 25th Street when someone opened fire.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 24, 2022

Little Village residents gather to mark 2-year anniversary of botched smokestack demolition that covered area in dust

The implosion scarred residents who still worry that the dust cloud could have lasting impacts on their health.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 12, 2022

Robber pistol-whipped and choked people inside Little Village bank: FBI

The man entered a Fifth Third Bank branch on Cermak Road on Tuesday and showed a handgun, the FBI said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2022

Activists, some City Council members saddened by no charges in Toledo, Alvarez shootings

“We are all sad right now. Little Village is sad,” said Baltazar Enriquez, a community organizer.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 16, 2022

Prosecutors decline to charge Chicago police officers in shooting of teen, then a young man days later

CHICAGO — The Chicago police officer who fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo in Little Village last year will not face criminal charges, Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced at a news conference Tuesday.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 15, 2022

From the streets of Little Village to Washington: A Chicago violence-prevention leader tapped to advise Justice Department

CHICAGO — On a summer day eight years ago, Eddie Bocanegra, with his daughter Salome on his shoulders, stood at the head of a wooded hiking trail in a Chicago suburb to lead a group of teens on a walk.

Chicago Tribune · Feb 11, 2022

4 killed, 16 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

A 16-year-old boy died in an attack that also critically wounded a 17-year-old Saturday afternoon in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 30, 2022

2 teen boys shot during drug transaction in Little Village

The teen boys were inside a vehicle making a drug transaction about 1:20 p.m. in the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue when two suspects pulled out guns and fired shots.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 29, 2022

How did 16-year-old accused of killing Melissa Ortega, 8, get probation for 3 armed carjackings?

The juvenile courts shouldn’t have left Emilio Corripio, a self-proclaimed gang member, free to ride around with a 27-year-old ‘friend’ aiming for rival gang members.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 28, 2022

Cooperation from Little Village community key to arrests in shooting death of 8-year-old girl, City Council member says

"It worked this time. It doesn’t work all the time," said local Ald. Mike Rodriguez. But "like Melissa’s mother, I have hope. I refuse to be the victim of just the thoughts of doubt and despair. ... I believe in our community. I believe in us."

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 27, 2022