A man and a teenage boy fled into an Uptown fast food restaurant after they were shot shortly before 7 o’clock Monday night. No one is in custody. A 24-year-old man from the West Ridge neighborhood and a 17-year-old Uptown boy were both shot in the 4600 block of North Winthrop around 6:45 p.m., police
Image: Giphy A Lakeview college student helped cops track down two burglary offenders this morning after they broke into his apartment while he showered. Charges are pending. The man called police when he realized that someone had come into his apartment to steal his sister’s purse while he hosed off in the 3800 block of
A Craigslist meet-up turned sour in Uptown Sunday when a woman who hoped to buy a PlayStation 3 wound up being robbed instead. The woman told police that she went to the 900 block of West Montrose around 10 a.m. to purchase the entertainment system after agreeing to a deal online. Once she arrived in
A Lincoln Park psychic salon reported losing over $1,500 to a pair of robbers on Sunday afternoon, police said. Officers went to the shop in the 2800 block of North Lincoln after a caller reported seeing the robbers trying to force their way into an attached apartment. When cops arrived, they learned that the salon
Chicago police say they found a stolen handgun, several magazines, and nearly 100 rounds of ammunition when they stopped a south suburban Lansing man near Clark and Elm streets. But, the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office refused to pursue felony charges against the man, citing “insufficient evidence” that he knew that the firearm was stolen,
A Lakeview man was pistol-whipped by a robber who also mugged his girlfriend Sunday night near Roscoe and Seminary, according to police. Image: LearningSpanishLikeCrazy.com The couple was walking around 11 p.m. when the man was struck in the back of the head by an offender who took his wallet and cellphone as well as the
Chicago police are investigating after a robbery crew mugged a Lakeview woman at gunpoint Friday evening and then carjacked a man who lives nearby. No one is in custody. Shortly after 8 p.m., two teenagers demanded valuables while pointing a gun at a woman on the street near Kenmore and School. The woman went home
Map of reported theft and suspicious behavior incidents on Friday and Saturday | Google Well, this sure sounds familiar. Chicago police are once again investigating a rash of thefts from salons, retail shops, and coffeehouses across Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and North Center. The latest two-day theft blitz closely resembles a pattern that was reported across
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