March 2020

Woman, 66, mugged at Clark-Lake CTA station

March 31, 2020 CWBChicago

A man who posed as a security guard robbed the woman in an elevator at the Clark-Lake Blue Line station, 117 West Lake, police said.

Boystown’s infamous “In-And-Out Burglar” is back in custody after breaking into another Lakeview home, police say

March 31, 2020 CWBChicago

Ryan Brandis is charged with burglarizing a home on the 800 block of West Cornelia in Boystown, Chicago police said.

Cops: Man breaks into Uptown fast food restaurant, then calls 911 to report himself

March 31, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said Nicholas Holiday broke into an Uptown fast food restaurant and tried to steal cash. But there was not money to be found, so he called 911 to report himself to authorities.

Man charged with burglarizing Old Town condo building

March 31, 2020 CWBChicago

George C. Moore is charged with burglarizing a condo building on the 1600 block of North Burling in the Old Town neighborhood.

Juvenile charged with three armed robberies, gun possession

March 31, 2020 CWBChicago

The teen is charged with robbing convenience stores in Lincoln Park and Little Italy last week and also robbing a man in West Town on Monday afternoon.

Update: Weapons charge filed against man who claims friend fatally shot himself in head

March 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Garett Young allegedly displayed a handgun and threatened to shoot a neighbor who came to his door to complain about a loud argument minutes before Young told police that Samuel Wiener shot himself to death in Rogers Park.

Man critical after being shot in the face near Field Museum

March 30, 2020 CWBChicago

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in the face while riding in a vehicle near the Field Museum early Monday, police said.

Email: Criminal court hearings may go entirely online to battle COVID-19

March 30, 2020 CWBChicago

Cook County criminal cases may move entirely online as soon as this afternoon to reduce the spread of COVID-19 within the justice system.

New felony charge filed against man who allegedly tried to abduct teen girl

March 29, 2020 CWBChicago

Joshua Holt allegedly tried to abduct at teenage girl on the Northwest Side in February, just weeks after prosecutors dropped a murder case he was facing in Chicago.

While much of the city is shuttered, robbers are targeting convenience stores

March 29, 2020 CWBChicago

Robbers have targeted three 7-Eleven convenience stores in the Loop this month. And a Lincoln Park convenience store has been robbed three times in two weeks.

Saturday night shooting in West Town may be linked to nearby party

March 29, 2020 CWBChicago

A 23-year-old man was shot in the 1400 block of North Greenview around 10:15 p.m. on March 28, Chicago police said.

Medical examiner: Death of alleged shoplifter at Boystown Jewel-Osco was homicide

March 29, 2020 CWBChicago

Eugenio Escriba Guzman’s death at a Boystown Jewel-Osco store was a homicide, the Cook County Medical Examiner ruled.

Cops question COVID clean-up practices as CPD announces 10 more cases

March 28, 2020 CWBChicago

Twenty cops and a civilian employee of the Chicago Police Department had contracted COVID-19 as of Friday evening. Now, some cops are questioning the city’s clean-up procedures.

Month: March 2020

Woman, 66, mugged at Clark-Lake CTA station

Boystown’s infamous “In-And-Out Burglar” is back in custody after breaking into another Lakeview home, police say

Cops: Man breaks into Uptown fast food restaurant, then calls 911 to report himself

Man charged with burglarizing Old Town condo building

Juvenile charged with three armed robberies, gun possession

Update: Weapons charge filed against man who claims friend fatally shot himself in head

Man critical after being shot in the face near Field Museum

Email: Criminal court hearings may go entirely online to battle COVID-19

New felony charge filed against man who allegedly tried to abduct teen girl

While much of the city is shuttered, robbers are targeting convenience stores

Saturday night shooting in West Town may be linked to nearby party

Medical examiner: Death of alleged shoplifter at Boystown Jewel-Osco was homicide

Cops question COVID clean-up practices as CPD announces 10 more cases

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