Month: April 2018

A cop called out “shots fired” on Michigan Avenue just after 2 a.m. on Thursday. A shell casing was recovered. | Google A 25-year-old woman was shot overnight as a vehicle she was riding in came under fire on Lake Shore Drive and in the heart of the Michigan Avenue shopping district, according to a police

One after another they come in: The calls for robberies in progress or robberies “just occurred” in the Loop and Near North areas sometimes come in waves of three or more. The frequency and brazenness of the muggings are often reminiscent of CWB’s early days when Wrigleyville and Boystown were the city’s most robbery-laden neighborhoods. Thanks

Britten | Chicago Police Dept A South Side man who was charged with robbing a Loop department store with a handgun in February is now accused of battering and mugging a 61-year-old man in the Loop three days later, according to court records. Clarence Britten, 20, approached the victim near State and Jackson, punched the

Fierro and Gontarz were arrested on Recreation Drive. Police say a gun was found near Fierro. | CPD; Google Chicago police said they found a loaded handgun lying in the grass along Recreation Drive near the car where two gangbangers were hanging out late Friday night. But prosecutors refused to file weapons charges in the

Three armed home invaders were caught on camera in the Irving Park neighborhood Monday morning. A group of armed home invaders tried to force their way into an Irving Park man’s residence Monday morning, but the bold victim stood his ground and sent the trio running. The entire break-in was captured on security camera footage

For the second time in four days, Chicago police are warning businesses in the 19th (Town Hall) Police District about after-hours burglaries. In the latest alert, issued this afternoon, police say they have connected a series of late-night and early-morning burglaries to a specific offender. The suspect—who is not described in the alert—has been entering

These men are wanted in connection with a series of muggings in the Loop since Thursday evening, police said. A two-man robbery and purse-snatching team has claimed at least three victims in the Loop since Thursday evening, according to a police department alert and a department source. Area Central detectives issued an alert about the

Reggie’s, the South Loop live music venue and bar, fell victim to an early morning burglary on Saturday, according to police and an employee who works at the popular club. Police said a burglar may have used a pry bar to enter the bar shortly before 5:30 a.m. A broken door and broken glass were