June 2020

Charges filed after man’s stabbed in the neck in Rogers Park

June 28, 2020 8:03 PM CWBChicago

A man who recently served a five-year prison sentence for fondling two women on the Red Line is now charged with stabbing a man in the neck in Rogers Park early Friday.

Police release videos of Oak Street looting, Lakeview “extortion” and Old Town burglary

June 28, 2020 1:41 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police released videos showing suspects in three crimes: a Lakeview restaurant intimidation, the looting of an Oak Street boutique, and an Old Town burglary.

Police: Stranger stabs man on street, says “Welcome to Uptown!”

June 28, 2020 11:05 AM CWBChicago

The victim, age 27, told police he was walking when the offender stabbed him in the arm with a sharp object and welcomed him to the North Side neighborhood.

One dead, another critical after separate shootings in Rogers Park

June 28, 2020 8:18 AM CWBChicago

A man is dead and a woman is in critical condition following separate shootings Sunday morning in the Rogers Park neighborhood.

4 detained, gun recovered after man’s shot in River North

June 28, 2020 7:53 AM CWBChicago

Someone fired shots at the victim from within a group of people at 35 West Illinois around 10:06 p.m., according to Chicago police and a witness.

Outdoor potty break ends with broken arm and felony charges for man in Lincoln Park

June 27, 2020 7:46 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said a service station worker broke Julio Rodriguez’s arm after Rodriguez threatened him with a gun outside a Lincoln Park service station.

Man stabbed, robbed on Red Line near Chicago Avenue

June 27, 2020 6:58 PM CWBChicago

A CTA passenger was stabbed and robbed as he rode the Red Line on the North Side early Saturday, police said. No arrests have been made.

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Armed catalytic converter thieves evade cops in Lakeview, Lincoln Park

June 27, 2020 4:01 AM CWBChicago

An armed catalytic converter theft team that was captured on video in Humboldt Park last week escaped from cops who spotted them in the Lakeview and Lincoln Park neighborhoods Friday morning.

Wisconsin man facing federal charges after Loop bank heist fails

June 27, 2020 3:47 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police responded to a robbery call at the bank, 1 North Franklin, shortly after 5 p.m. The robber was still inside the bank with several customers and employees when cops arrived.

Man shot on Uptown street corner early Saturday

June 27, 2020 3:31 AM CWBChicago

The victim was in the 600 block of West Lawrence when he heard gunfire and realized he had been shot around 12:20 a.m.

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.