West Garfield Park

The West Garfield Park emergency assistance center is the third such facility opened in the past month. Critics are questioning the effectiveness of these centers following a mass shooting.

Chicago experienced its least violent July Fourth weekend in at least seven years, with five people killed and 23 injured in shootings, assaults, or stabbings between July 4 and July 7. This marks a decline from nine killed and 40 injured in 2025 and 19 killed and 86 injured in 2024.

A 33-year-old man was fatally shot in West Garfield Park, Chicago, and was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 1:45 a.m. on Sunday. He was taken to Stroger Hospital but was later pronounced dead; no arrests have been made.

Seven people, mostly teenagers, were shot in West Garfield Park, Chicago. A 17-year-old girl was critically injured, while six others were treated in good condition. No arrests have been made.

A 32-year-old man was fatally shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood Monday afternoon. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds at the 3900 block of West Flournoy Street and later pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital. Area 4 detectives are investigating the incident.

A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting in West Garfield Park. Jacquell Phillips, 28, was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital after being found with multiple gunshot wounds. A 32-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his knee and was treated at Rush Hospital in good condition. No arrests were reported.

One person was killed and two others injured in an overnight shooting on Chicago's West Side in West Garfield Park. Police responded to the incident in the 3800 block of West Monroe Street.

Three men were shot, one fatally, in West Garfield Park on Chicago's West Side on Friday night, according to police. The incident occurred in the city's West Side neighborhood.

The Sankofa Village Wellness Center, a $48 million facility on Chicago's West Side, opened to address health disparities and improve community wellness. Designed by Converge Architecture and Moody Nolan, it combines healthcare services, recreation, arts, and healthy eating initiatives, supported by the Pritzker Traubert Foundation's Chicago Prize and community efforts.

A male was found fatally shot in a vehicle in West Garfield Park, Chicago, with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital after being taken there from the 4500 block of West Kinzie Avenue. Chicago police's Area 4 detectives are investigating the incident.