November 2019

Bank robber eludes cops in Loop

November 23, 2019 CWBChicago

Police followed pings from a GPS device hidden in the bank’s money, but they came up empty-handed. The FBI is offering a reward.

Another shooting in Old Town — 4th victim in one month

November 23, 2019 CWBChicago

A gunman shot a 28-year-old Chicago man on the 1300 block of North Sedgwick in Old Town, police said.

Shots fired during attempted carjacking in River North

November 22, 2019 CWBChicago

A Lakeview man told police that two gunmen approached him and fired shots while demanding his car keys on the 600 block of North Wells.

Chief judge says there have been no “horrible incidents” under his affordable bail program. These people might disagree, if they only they were still alive.

November 21, 2019 CWBChicago

Cook County’s “affordable bail” has had no “horrible incidents,” the court’s chief judge says. There are many people who would likely disagree with Evans, if only they were alive to do so.

Death investigation launched after alleged shoplifter dies in Boystown supermarket

November 21, 2019 CWBChicago

Officers found the man unresponsive after store security tried to detain him for shoplifting, according to Chicago police.

Boy, 15, stabbed at Belmont Red Line station

November 20, 2019 CWBChicago

Someone stabbed the teen inside the Belmont Red Line station’s north entrance during a brawl, police said.

Parolee escaped electronic monitoring to rob victims downtown, cops say

November 19, 2019 CWBChicago

Police say multiple robbery victims identified Devin Wilder as the man who held them up in the Loop and West Loop last Wednesday evening. Wilder was an escapee from electronic monitoring at the time.

Tavern guard who fatally shot man in Roscoe Village was working for firm owned by embattled Lakeview cop, commander says

November 19, 2019 CWBChicago

The Bluelight bar security guard was justified in shooting Mario Dingillo in Roscoe Village, prosecutors told police in refusing to press charges.

Cops investigate 3 muggings in Streeterville, River North

November 19, 2019 CWBChicago

Police are investigating three robberies reported in Streeterville and River North on Saturday and Sunday. No arrests have been made.

Cops warn of burglary pattern in Lakeview

November 19, 2019 CWBChicago

Police said two burglars are responsible for at least four residential break-ins around the Lakeview neighborhood since November 1.

911 refused to send police for “suspicious teens” during Sunday night robbery spree, Old Town woman says

November 18, 2019 CWBChicago

Police issued a warning after at least eight robberies unfolded on the Near North Side and in Lincoln Park on Sunday. But one 911 call taker refused to give a citizen’s critical information to dispatchers, an Old Town resident says.

2 men missing after leaving River North nightclub, cops say

November 18, 2019 CWBChicago

Antonio Lemon and Joseph Ramos have not been seen since they left LITE nightclub in River North early Sunday, police said.

FBI seeks Loop bank robber

November 18, 2019 CWBChicago

The FBI is offering a reward as they look for the man who robbed a Loop Citibank branch on Monday.

Month: November 2019

Bank robber eludes cops in Loop

Another shooting in Old Town — 4th victim in one month

Shots fired during attempted carjacking in River North

Chief judge says there have been no “horrible incidents” under his affordable bail program. These people might disagree, if they only they were still alive.

Death investigation launched after alleged shoplifter dies in Boystown supermarket

Boy, 15, stabbed at Belmont Red Line station

Parolee escaped electronic monitoring to rob victims downtown, cops say

Tavern guard who fatally shot man in Roscoe Village was working for firm owned by embattled Lakeview cop, commander says

Cops investigate 3 muggings in Streeterville, River North

Cops warn of burglary pattern in Lakeview

911 refused to send police for “suspicious teens” during Sunday night robbery spree, Old Town woman says

2 men missing after leaving River North nightclub, cops say

FBI seeks Loop bank robber

Chicago man crashed into a bus, threatened the driver with a gun, did donuts in a park, then tossed a gun into a lake, prosecutors say. It was a busy Sunday morning.

Chicago woman randomly stabbed 4 people while on bail for randomly stabbing a woman in Bucktown, prosecutors say

Busted by Facebook group, Chicago man gets 10 years for carjacking victim during a test drive

Armed robbery crew struck 5 times in 2 hours Sunday afternoon, Chicago police say

Woman attacked and robbed driver near Area Three police headquarters, prosecutors say