The July Fourth weekend gave Chicagoans some reason for encouragement on violent crime. And some reason for despair.

Four people were killed and 14 others wounded in a mass shooting late Wednesday night in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

Chicago police say it all happened in a matter of seconds after an event held by Chicago rapper Mello Buckzzz.

CHICAGO - Four people were killed and 14 others wounded during a mass shooting in Chicago's River North neighborhood; dozens ...

Drive-by shooting in Chicago leaves four dead and 14 injured outside Artis Lounge during a rapper's release party.

A mass shooting in River North Wednesday night and another one that wounded four people on the city's South Side early ...

The vigil for Taylor Walker was held the evening after the mass shooting in the city’s River North neighborhood. Walker, 26, ...

Chicago mass shooting victims. What we know: Two men, 23 and 25, and two women, 26 and 27, were killed in the shooting. Family members told FOX 32 one of the women who was killed was Taylor Walker.

Chicago police investigate the scene of a mass shooting that took place at Artis Restaurant and Lounge located at 311 W. Chicago Ave. in the River North neighborhood, Thursday, July 3, 2025.

Gunfire from a passing car ripped into a crowd of partygoers in the River North neighborhood, the police said.