May 2020

6 arrested, gun recovered after looters target stores in Lincoln Park, Lakeview

May 31, 2020 10:21 AM CWBChicago

Police arrested six people and recovered a firearm after vandals broke into stores and damaged parked cars in Lincoln Park and Lakeview early Sunday.

At least 8 shot, 1 killed as riots rip Loop, Mag Mile

May 31, 2020 3:17 AM CWBChicago

At least eight people were shot in about two hours late Saturday in the downtown area as looting and rioting ravaged Chicago’s central business district. One shooting victim died. Several robberies were also reported.

Images from Saturday looting and protesting

May 30, 2020 8:06 PM CWBChicago

Police are reporting widespread looting along the Magnificent Mile and State Street shopping corridors. Looters have struck Water Tower Place, the Disney Store, Neiman Marcus, multiple cellular stores, Macy’s on State Street, and more.

Carjacking, robberies reported on North Side overnight

May 30, 2020 4:19 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a carjacking and a series of robberies that unfolded Friday night and early Saturday in Lincoln Park, Lakeview, and Uptown.

More than 100 arrested as protests turn violent in Loop

May 30, 2020 11:30 AM CWBChicago

Police arrested more than 100 people in the Loop as a protest over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer raged late Friday night and early Saturday, according to initial information from Chicago police.

Irving Park: Boy, 17, shot while riding in car overnight

May 30, 2020 11:02 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old is in fair condition after he was shot while riding in a car in the Irving Park neighborhood early Saturday, police said.

Cops cracking down on Lakeview auto thefts

May 30, 2020 10:04 AM CWBChicago

Police arrested convicted auto thief Shawn Alexander as he hopped into a stolen car near Belmont and Clark, this week — but a prolific crew of young car thieves has eluded officers so far.

Man, boy charged with carjacking SUV that struck Divvy biker

May 29, 2020 7:46 AM CWBChicago

Elias Figueroa of Wicker Park is charged with carjacking an SUV and then driving into a Divvy bike rider Wednesday evening in West Town.

Teens beat, rob man at Roosevelt CTA station Wednesday night

May 28, 2020 12:02 PM CWBChicago

Three people attacked and robbed a man as he exited an Orange Line train at the Roosevelt station Wednesday night.

Déjà vu: Juvenile driving stolen car crashes into Divvy biker

May 28, 2020 9:06 AM CWBChicago

Divvy bicyclist struck by juvenile driving carjacked SUV in West Town on Wednesday — just 2 days after a pedestrian was killed in a crash that involved a juvenile driving a stolen car.

Group mugs man in River North as Chicago police warn of similar attacks in the Loop

September 24, 2023 4:13 AM

A man was attacked and robbed by four men as he walked in River North early Saturday, Chicago police said.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.