Lisa Chavarria

1 month ago | nbcchicago.com | Lisa Chavarria

A shootout between two drivers, one a concealed carry license holder, ended with a car into a building in a Chicago neighborhood Tuesday night, police said. Police said a 23-year-old man was driving eastbound just before 10 p.m. near the 7700 block of Belmont Avenue in the city's Dunning neighborhood when he was involved in a "road incident" with another driver traveling in the same direction. That driver pulled out a gun and fired shots at the 23-year-old.

1 month ago | nbcchicago.com | Lisa Chavarria |Francie Swidler

An investigation was underway with a large police presence in the Grand Crossing neighborhood after a shooting involving police took place overnight inside an assisted living facility. The shooting took place just before 3 a.m. inside the Grand Regency of Jackson Park, located at 1448 E. 75th St, police said.

2 months ago | nbcchicago.com | Lisa Chavarria

A senior Chicago high school student was shot and killed in a brazen shooting just weeks before he was set to graduate, his family said. According to police, the teen was standing on a sidewalk just after 8 p.m. Tuesday near 115th and Morgan Streets when someone walked up and opened fire. Officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and transported him to Roseland Hospital, where he later died. Police said the gunman fled in an unknown direction.

2 months ago | nbcchicago.com | Lisa Chavarria

Students from Frankie Woods McCullough Academy in Gary, Indiana were back in class Monday after spring break, but not at their school. Instead, they'll be attending classes at Gary Area Career Center, a temporary location after part of the school building's roof was ripped off when an EF 1 tornado struck the area two weeks ago. One large room now serves as classrooms for the Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd grade students.

Mar 20, 2025 | nbcchicago.com | Francie Swidler |Lisa Chavarria

A tornado that touched down in Gary, Indiana amid severe weather Wednesday left major destruction in its path, including at Frankie Woods McCullough Academy where classes were canceled for the reminder of the week after the school suffered 'substantial damage' and the gymnasium roof was nearly torn off.