March 2020

Woman, 66, mugged at Clark-Lake CTA station

March 31, 2020 8:23 PM 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 12:35 PM 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 1:44 AM 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 1:15 AM 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 12:39 AM 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 3:13 AM 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 2:40 AM 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 12:05 AM 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 11:22 PM 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 10:15 PM 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.

‘Moneybagg Uzi’ gets 6½ years of federal time for carjacking Lyft driver in the Loop

September 21, 2023 3:48 PM

A man who carjacked a Lyft driver in downtown Chicago after ordering a ride using the name “Moneybagg Uzi” has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison by a federal judge.

Videos show serial burglar breaking into Wrigleyville bar

September 21, 2023 2:44 PM

Newly released surveillance videos show a serial burglar breaking into one of Wrigleyville’s longest-running neighborhood bars last week. Chicago police have linked the case to three other break-ins at bars along the Wrigleyville entertainment strip.

Migrants arrested for fighting over mattress, storming O’Hare TSA checkpoint, shoplifting at high-end Mag Mile stores

September 21, 2023 11:18 AM

Two migrants were reportedly evicted from a Chicago police station for fighting over a mattress. Others are accused of storming through the O’Hare TSA checkpoint and stealing high-end clothing on the Magnificent Mile.