Month: October 2016

For the second time since Friday, an armed robber has targeted men working on multi-million dollar new home construction in the North Center neighborhood. And detectives are investigating the attempted sexual assault of an agent who was trying to sell a $1.6 million home nearby. Police believe the two robberies are related to a third

Police are asking for the public’s help in tracking down a River North robbery suspect. Cops say the man seen here in a dark blue Illinois sweatshirt is wanted in connection with three daylight robberies in the neighborhood late last month. The three cases were reported in the 100 block of West Chestnut at 5

Two shooting incidents left a Lincoln Park teenager injured and a Lake View block rattled overnight. No one is in custody in either case. Shortly before midnight, a car carrying suspected gang members rolled onto the 2600 block of North Hoyne and opened fire, striking a 17-year-old boy in his right leg, police said. Witnesses

Image: Drunk Clark The Cub Oh, Cubs fans. We love you. Sorta. The Loveable Losers’ winning season was analyzed a thousand different ways. Except one. Police action. That’s where we come in. CWB Chicago’s been tracking every detail of every arrest during every Cubs home game this year. We’ve read every arrest report. Several of

Three men and two women from the South Side face multiple battery charges after they attacked four men on the Halsted Street bar strip early Sunday, prosecutors said. The victims, all between 25- and 30-years-old and gay,  told police that they were on Halsted Street near Aldine when a car carrying four people pulled up

Buffkin (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Office) An 18-year-old Chicago Lawn man faces five counts of armed robbery in connection with a weekend mugging that saw a group of friends get held-up at gunpoint in the heart of Boystown. Darius Buffkin held a gun to the five victims and threatened to shoot them as an accomplice collected

The four men had just robbed him in his front yard, but a brand new Lakeview resident offered a gesture of peace as they left. “I’ll pray for you,” he said. One of the men had a thought in return: “Pray for your f***ing life.” And so it went Sunday evening for the Columbia College

At least six people were robbed in two separate muggings near Roscoe and Halsted in the heart of Boystown early Sunday. In one case, five people were surrounded and robbed by a group of offenders who brandished at least one handgun, police said. One person is known to be in custody. The unusually bold 5-on-5

Left to right: Buford, Richardson, and Williams (Chicago Police Department) UPDATE October 2, 6:49 p.m. – A judge today set bail at $750,000 for each man. Our original report follows. ——————————————– Three men charged with yesterday morning’s attack and robbery of a 64-year-old Boystown resident are due in bond court this afternoon, according to police. One of