Izzy Stroobandt

3 days ago | nbcchicago.com | Izzy Stroobandt

A man is in the hospital after he was shot inside a CTA Blue Line train car near the Racine station Sunday night, according to police. Around 9:14 p.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot at the CTA Blue Line and found a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the right thigh. The man was transported to a local hospital, where he was initially listed in good condition, police said. There was no one in custody Monday and Area Three Detectives are investigating.

6 days ago | nbcchicago.com | Izzy Stroobandt

With warmer weather on the horizon in the Chicago area, farmers are gearing up to sell their best seasonal goods at local markets in and around the city. Here's a look at some of the many farmers markets in the Chicago area this spring and summer. Chicago is no stranger to springtime showers, so spend your next rainy Sunday inside at the South Loop Indoor Farmers Market through May 18. The market was originally set to close on March 30, however, its operating schedule was recently extended.

6 days ago | nbcchicago.com | Izzy Stroobandt

With the first 80-degree day of the year set to arrive this week, it’s time for Chicagoans to trade in their parkas for passes to the city’s best outdoor summertime activities. Even better, thanks to Chicago’s Rooftop Cinema Club, taking advantage of the summer weather doesn’t have to mean ditching movie night plans.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Izzy Stroobandt

Several vehicles were damaged early Wednesday morning when a handful of garages caught fire in Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood, authorities said.  Just after 3 a.m., firefighters responded to the 2000 block of North Fremont and began to extinguish fires in five to six garages, according to the Chicago Fire Department. The fires were out by 4 a.m. and nobody was injured or displaced, the fire department said. The Chicago Fire Department is investigating.

1 week ago | nbcchicago.com | Izzy Stroobandt

A 19-year-old is in police custody after a three-vehicle crash sent an SUV into the side of a building in Chicago Wednesday morning. According to Chicago police, the crash occurred just after 1 a.m. in the city's Gresham neighborhood when a white SUV ran a red light on the 2000 block of West 79th Street, striking a blue sedan in the intersection. The blue sedan then struck a black SUV, and the white SUV slammed into a brick commercial building, police said.