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Three people were shot, one fatally, during a possible narcotics-related robbery inside a South Loop apartment on Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

A 15-year-old girl was drugged and sexually assaulted last night in Lakeview, police say

A 15-year-old girl was drugged and then sexually assaulted along the Chicago River bank in Lakeview on Friday evening, according to Chicago police.

Person found dead in Lakeview nightclub; death investigation launched

Chicago police are conducting a death investigation after a person was found unresponsive in a Lakeview nightclub early Saturday.

#43: Driver of hijacked car that killed woman while fleeing police had a pending felony case, prosecutors say

A 17-year-old who sped away from Chicago police in a newly-hijacked SUV and then slammed into Dominga Flores’ car, killing her, was awaiting trial for a felony gun case, prosecutors said Friday.

Judge describes self-defense, ‘a chaotic tragedy’ in acquitting man of murder outside Richard’s Bar

Thomas Tansey was possibly being double-teamed and acted in self-defense when he brandished a box cutter that killed Kenneth Paterimos during a fight in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Cook County Judge Alfredo Maldonado said as he acquitted Tansey on all counts Wednesday.

Judge finds man not guilty of murder in 2020 stabbing outside Richard’s Bar

The man accused of stabbing another man to death during a fight outside Richard’s Bar in West Town in February 2020 was acquitted of all charges during a bench trial in Chicago this week, Cook County court records show.

2 men robbed, battered, threatened to kidnap undercover Chicago cop during $10 dope deal, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say two men battered, robbed, and threatened to kidnap an undercover Chicago police officer who tried to buy $10 worth of drugs from them on Wednesday. Both of the accused men have been convicted of felony narcotics charges five times in the past.

Suspect in custody after security guard is shot in Edgewater overnight

A security guard was shot while walking in the Edgewater neighborhood overnight, Chicago police said. Detectives are talking with a suspect.

Mugger who hit CTA passenger with wine bottle robbed another CTA rider the next day, too: police

Chicago police say the man who hit a CTA passenger in the head with a wine bottle on the Red Line over the weekend robbed another CTA passenger on a train the next day. The wine bottle attack was captured on video that went viral.

Feds take over armed carjacking case against man who has extensive juvenile crime record

An 18-year-old who allegedly carjacked a Chicago woman in January while on juvenile probation for another carjacking will now face federal charges. Monte Handley has been facing state robbery and hijacking charges since January, but the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago today announced that a federal grand jury has indicted him in the case.

$862,500 watch heist from Gold Coast car dealership ends with 3-year prison sentence

One of the men who stole luxury watches worth $862,500 from Joe Perillo’s exotic car dealership in the Gold Coast has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Video shows brazen catalytic converter crew working in broad daylight; ‘Are you f*ing kidding me?’

A theft crew seemed to not have a care in the world as they saw the catalytic converter off of a car in Chicago on Wednesday. The sun was shining brightly, and they didn’t seem to mind when a passerby stopped to record them in action.

Victim loses his gun, but keeps his child during West Town carjacking; more hold-ups reported on North Side