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Man shot in Grant Park is Loop’s 5th shooting victim of the month, 23rd of year

September 16, 2021 CWBChicago

A 26-year-old man was shot and critically wounded in Grant Park on Thursday afternoon, police said. He is the fifth person shot in the Loop this month and the sixth person shot in the neighborhood since August 29.

Theft charges filed against man who took stolen cash register onto Red Line (and other strange tales)

September 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Working the crime beat can be a real downer sometimes. So, it’s important to find relief when an oddball case comes our way.

Uptown couple that tried to cover-up accidental shooting of 1-year-old gets plea deals

September 16, 2021 CWBChicago

An Uptown couple who allegedly shot their 1-year-old son in the head as they struggled for control of a gun and then tried to cover it up by lying about what happened have reached plea deals.

1 in custody after daytime carjacking at bustling Old Town intersection

September 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Police said charges are pending against one person after a man was carjacked at gunpoint near a busy Lincoln Park intersection on Wednesday afternoon.

Carjacker kidnapped victim in Uptown but made a critical error with CashApp, prosecutors say

September 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say an 18-year-old man carjacked and kidnapped a driver in Uptown earlier this year, but cops tracked him down because he transferred funds from the victim’s CashApp account to his own — which has his real name, address, and birthdate on it.

Elusive thief has stolen red light cameras from North Side intersection three times, CPD document says

September 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after red light cameras have been stolen three times at Cicero and Lawrence. Will Chicago ever know the identity of the “Sauganash Sasquatch?”

2 men injured in Irving Park shooting early Wednesday

September 15, 2021 CWBChicago

More than 20 rounds were fired in a shooting that left two men injured in the Irving Park neighborhood early Wednesday.

Lakeview man robbed near Diversey Brown Line station

September 15, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lakeview man had a rifle and a handgun placed to his head by two robbers who confronted him on a sidewalk near the Diversey Brown Line station Tuesday night, according to a CPD report. No arrests have been made.

Man tried to sexually assault woman inside Roscoe Village business, police say; suspect also seen at nearby playground

September 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are looking for a man who exposed himself and tried to sexually assault a woman inside a North Side business on Tuesday evening. He was also seen at a nearby school playground.

Another woman robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening

September 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Another woman was robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening. The hijacking unfolded just a couple hundred yards from the 1900 block of West Wabansia, where at least three armed robberies and carjackings have been reported since Friday.

‘Low-keyed young man with a soft smile’ gets 12 years in federal prison for wild Uptown carjacking

September 14, 2021 CWBChicago

A federal judge sentenced a 19-year-old man to 12 years in prison on Tuesday for a carjacking in which he allegedly fired a shot toward the victim at point-blank range as she hung out the rear door of the hijacked car.

Cops seek suspect in armed robbery aboard CTA train at Roosevelt

September 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to track down a man who robbed two passengers on a CTA train car at the Roosevelt station Friday evening.

Argyle Red Line attack may be a hate crime, FBI says

September 14, 2021 CWBChicago

The FBI’s Chicago field office is getting involved with the investigation of a violent attack at the Argyle Red Line station that the bureau says may have been a hate crime.

Man shot in Grant Park is Loop’s 5th shooting victim of the month, 23rd of year

Theft charges filed against man who took stolen cash register onto Red Line (and other strange tales)

Uptown couple that tried to cover-up accidental shooting of 1-year-old gets plea deals

1 in custody after daytime carjacking at bustling Old Town intersection

Carjacker kidnapped victim in Uptown but made a critical error with CashApp, prosecutors say

Elusive thief has stolen red light cameras from North Side intersection three times, CPD document says

2 men injured in Irving Park shooting early Wednesday

Lakeview man robbed near Diversey Brown Line station

Man tried to sexually assault woman inside Roscoe Village business, police say; suspect also seen at nearby playground

Another woman robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening

‘Low-keyed young man with a soft smile’ gets 12 years in federal prison for wild Uptown carjacking

Cops seek suspect in armed robbery aboard CTA train at Roosevelt

Argyle Red Line attack may be a hate crime, FBI says

On bond for burglary, man faces new charges for allegedly running around the Loop with a gun in his hand

Man charged with sexual attack on Orange Line train

Man convicted of 7 robberies won’t go to prison because spent so much time on electronic monitoring

Jackson Red Line robber got help from an old jailhouse buddy, prosecutors say

Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park