Brighton Park

A Chicago police officer shot and wounded a man wanted for aggravated assault during a shootout in Brighton Park early Saturday, police said.

Chicago police are investigating after a shooting inside a Thornton’s gas station in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood left three people, including two employees, hospitalized.

A shooting and subsequent crash in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood left two people critically wounded on Thursday, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.

Two people were critically wounded after being shot inside a moving vehicle in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood Thursday afternoon, authorities said.

Chicago police are investigating a series of thefts from parked trucks on the city’s South Side in recent weeks.

Various contaminants were discovered at a proposed Morgan Park migrant camp site, according to a report released by the city of Chicago.

Chicago’s mayor addressed the “tragic death” of a 5-year-old boy who was living at a temporary migrant shelter in the city’s Pilsen neighborhood during an unrelated event on Monday.

Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office says the $985,621.21 of taxpayer money didn’t go to waste because the land at 38th Street and California Avenue “has been assessed and further prepared for future use.”

Shortly after the Illinois government halted plans to construct a migrant base camp in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood, Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s office released a statement elaborating on the state’s decision.

In response to the fallout over the now-rejected Brighton Park base camp site for migrants, three Chicago aldermen have called for the resignation of seven officials from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration, NBC Chicago’s Bennett Haeberle reports.

In response to the fallout over the now-rejected Brighton Park base camp site for migrants, three Chicago aldermen have called for the resignation of seven officials from Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration.

As Illinois blocked plans to construct a migrant base camp in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood that was set house thousands of people, many were left wondering what’s next?

Jen DeSalvo has the latest developments after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker halted the city’s plan to build a large migrant base camp in Chicago’s Brighton Park neighborhood.

The Illinois government has halted construction for a migrant basecamp at a site in Brighton Park due to environmental concerns, NBC Chicago’s Natalie Martinez reports.

A controversial Brighton Park location will not be used to house migrants in a basecamp this winter, Governor J.B. Pritzker announced Tuesday citing concerns over contaminants found on the property.

The city of Chicago released a statement Tuesday afternoon shortly after the state halted Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration’s plans to build a migrant basecamp at a site in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood.

Chicago officials are examining their next steps after the state government halted construction at a migrant basecamp site in Brighton Park over environmental concerns, NBC Chicago’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

The decision comes just after Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration temporarily halted construction at the site, located at 38th and California, to further review an 800-page environmental assessment

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson responded Tuesday after the state halted plans to build a migrant base camp at a site in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood citing “environmental concerns.”

A University of Chicago – Illinois professor told NBC 5 Investigates that the mercury found at the Brighton Park migrant site could have been harmful to humans but she was pleased to read that it had been remediated. Bennett Haeberle has more.