Crime & Safety

Neighbors Terrified Amid Rash Of Gunfire And Shootings In Albany Park

The Albany Park and Irving Park areas are just two of the communities that have seen a rash of such shootings lately.

CHICAGO (CBS) — They say there is a spike of people shooting guns from speeding cars at one another with bullets ricocheting — and it is getting worse. And as CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov reported Wednesday night, some neighbors are now demanding a plan from their alderwoman.

The Albany Park and Irving Park areas are just two of the communities that have seen a rash of such shootings lately. Many of these shootings are happening right off Irving Park Road and Montrose Avenue — at all times of day.

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