Suspect’s gun goes off during arrest in Woodlawn but no one hit The officers were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition with cuts to their hands. Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 11, 2022
2 shot, 1 fatally, during fight in Woodlawn A 29-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the head. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was pronounced dead Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 9, 2022
Police searching for 14-year-old boy with autism missing from Woodlawn Andrew Wilburn, 14, was last seen Wednesday near 66th Street and Stoney Island Avenue, according to Chicago police. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 31, 2022
Corey Brooks temporarily leaves Woodlawn rooftop after mother is hospitalized Brooks had lived in the cold for 121 days before receiving the call that his mother, battling cancer, had been hospitalized early Monday. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 25, 2022
‘I just closed my eyes, and he shot the gun’: Survivor recounts gunman’s 2021 rampage, calls for reevaluation of ‘red flag’ laws BALTIMORE — Shyam Adhikari thought he was going to die outside his home on the morning of May 8, 2021. Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2022
Man charged with shooting robbery victim in Woodlawn, then trying to carjack a woman nearby Curtis Edgleston, 22, was arrested less than 10 minutes after the Wednesday evening shooting, police said. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 18, 2022
Partnership with real estate developer brings Woodlawn community center step closer to fruition Related Midwest will donate help with building design and construction plus an undisclosed amount of cash toward Pastor Corey Brooks’ planned community center in Woodlawn. Brooks pegged the total value of the assistance at $2 million. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 10, 2022
16-year-old boy critically wounded in Woodlawn shooting About 4:15 p.m., the boy was inside a home in the 1400 block of East 62nd Street when someone entered and opened fire, Chicago police said. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 6, 2022
Corey Brooks to stay outside in fight against gun violence Pastor Corey Brooks has spent the last 100 days camped outside, advocating for an end to the Woodlawn cycle of violence and raising funds for a community center. On Monday, he extended that campout indefinitely. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 1, 2022
16-year-old killed in Woodlawn had moved to Chicago against mom’s wishes. ‘He thought I was stopping him from living his best life’ A 19-year-old man faces a first-degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Uriel Rogers-Knox, police announced Thursday night. Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 10, 2022