Month: July 2019

A window of this liquor store was shot out during the exchange of gunfire. | Google A concealed carry license holder is in critical condition and another man is under police guard after a shootout unfolded overnight at the intersection of Montrose and Kedzie on the North Side. The incident is “possibly gang-related,” according to

Surveillance image of the actual vehicle being sought by police. | CPD A 17-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was struck by an SUV at the intersection of Montrose and Western around 3:10 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, police said. The SUV driver fled the scene and investigators have just released images of the offender’s

The intersection of Cannon Drive and Fullerton Avenue. | Google  Overnight parking is being eliminated on a half-mile stretch of Cannon Drive this weekend as a “pilot program” that the city hopes will reduce late-night problems in Lincoln Park. The move is a direct response to a shooting incident that claimed seven victims last weekend

A tourist from Philadelphia told police that an 11-year-old boy threw her to the ground and robbed her Wednesday afternoon near Holy Name Cathedral. The victim told police she was near the parish office at 730 North Wabash when a young boy knocked her down and stole her phone and wallet around 3:30 p.m. She

Jerlandus Terrell allegedly damaged CPD vehicles and private property after being released by police. | Google; CPD Update November 9, 2021 — Jerlandus Terrell pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of misdemeanor criminal damage in exchange for seven days time served. He must also pay restitution under the plea agreement, which was approved by Judge

Downtown’s ubiquitous “flyer boys”—young men who aggressively distribute handbills for bogus charities as a ruse to carry out crimes—struck hard on Wednesday evening, stealing phones from inside several cars in rush hour traffic, according to police reports. No one is in custody. Yesterday’s spree once again targeted ride-hail service drivers whose habit of mounting expensive

A two-person robbery crew with an electric blue car swept across the North Side, leaving four robbery victims in their wake Wednesday afternoon. The armed hold-ups were all carried out in less than 45 minutes, starting in the Irving Park neighborhood and ending in Uptown. The first victim was robbed at 2:35 p.m. in the

Police want to speak with this man about last week’s knife attack near DePaul. | CPD UPDATE JULY 25: Chicago police today issued additional, enhanced images of the man. Our original report from July 24th follows. ——————————– Police have released video of a man they want to talk to in connection with last week’s brutal

Monday’s community alert from Chicago police about a string of robberies near the Sedgwick Brown Line station has been updated to include two more muggings that were reported last week. That brings the total number of incidents since July 14th to five. In addition to three robberies announced Monday, police now say a robbery on