Coverage dated October 22, 2026

Woman shot in head during apparent road rage incident in Brighton Park: alderman

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Chicago police are investigating after a 32-year-old woman was shot in the head while a passenger in a car on the city's Southwest Side on Thursday.

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ABC 7 Chicago
Woman shot in apparent road rage in Brighton Park, Chicago alderman says (opens ABC 7 Chicago)
Published Oct 22, 2026
ABC 7 Chicago's feed description
A woman was shot in apparent road rage while riding passenger in a car in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Ald. Raymond Lopez said.
Fox32 Chicago
Woman critically wounded in apparent road rage shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side (opens Fox32 Chicago)
Published Oct 22, 2026
Fox32 Chicago's feed description
A woman was critically wounded in an apparent road rage shooting Thursday morning on Chicago’s Southwest Side, according to police and Ald. Ray Lopez. Chicago road rage shooting Police said the shooting happened around 9:31 a.m. in the 2400 block of West 47th Street.
WGN Chicago
Woman shot in head during apparent road rage incident in Brighton Park: alderman (opens WGN Chicago)
Published Oct 22, 2026
WGN Chicago's feed description
Chicago police are investigating after a 32-year-old woman was shot in the head while a passenger in a car on the city's Southwest Side on Thursday.
Sun Times
Road rage blamed for Brighton Park shooting that left woman, 32, clinging to life, alder says (opens Sun Times)
Published Oct 22, 2026
Sun Times's feed description
Road rage apparently sparked a shooting attack that left a 32-year-old woman in critical condition Thursday morning in the Brighton Park neighborhood, Chicago police and an alderperson say. The woman was a passenger in a vehicle in the 2400 block of West 47th Street about 9:30 a.m.