Austin neighborhood

A teen boy was fatally shot in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side overnight. Chicago police are investigating the incident.

Teachers and the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) urged the Chicago Board of Education to reject a proposed $9.88 billion budget that includes furloughs, a spending freeze, and staff cuts to address a $732.5 million deficit. The budget proposal has sparked tensions, with teachers citing issues like large class sizes and inadequate custodial support, while the CTU demands increased state funding and legal action against Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas for delayed tax revenue.

A neighborhood in Austin is testing gunshot detection technology, with the program launching in north Austin mid-June. Approximately 100 people have opted into the initiative so far, according to La Cour.

Chicago’s Department of Water Management will receive $22.1 million in federal funding to replace approximately 650 lead service lines in the Austin neighborhood. Over 3,000 properties in Austin have tested above the lead action limit, and Illinois has the most lead pipes in the U.S., with Chicago accounting for nearly 30%.

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of those responsible for a quadruple shooting in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on June 8. The shooting occurred in the 0-100 block of North Lockwood Avenue and resulted in at least one fatality.

Four people were shot and seriously wounded Monday evening in Chicago's Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Paramedics responded around 7:30 p.m. near Madison Street and Lockwood Avenue, transporting victims to hospitals in serious-to-critical condition. Chicago police have not released details about the incident.