August 2020

Man shot outside River North hotel early Saturday

August 29, 2020 4:46 AM CWBChicago

A man is in fair condition after being shot outside a River North hotel early Saturday. Then, more shots were fired about an hour later when a “rolling gun battle” between two SUVs zoomed past the scene as cops worked the initial crime scene.

Berwyn police chief: Prosecutors are “managing a catch and release program”

August 28, 2020 11:00 AM CWBChicago

The police chief of west suburban Berwyn wrote a lengthy Facebook post Wednesday after Cook County prosecutors refused to file charges against one of three persons he says were involved in a shooting there last week.

14-time felon stole purses from elderly cancer patient and nurse at Northwestern Hospital, prosecutors say

August 28, 2020 9:29 AM CWBChicago

A 14-time convicted felon who’s on parole is charged with stealing purses from a nurse and a 74-year-old cancer patient in the Northwestern Memorial Hospital cafeteria.

Prosecutors: Man burglarized boat while on bail for burglarizing Wrigley Field

August 27, 2020 12:52 PM CWBChicago

An Indiana man who was charged this month with burglarizing Wrigley Field has managed to get arrested two more times since he posted bail — most recently for allegedly burglarizing a boat at Montrose Harbor.

Another elderly woman attacked for her purse downtown, police say

August 27, 2020 11:34 AM CWBChicago

A 75-year-old woman was knocked to the ground by two men who tried to steal her purse as she entered her Gold Coast home on Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Update: Police release CTA images of man who attacked 85-year-old woman near Mag Mile

August 27, 2020 8:09 AM CWBChicago

Police have issued CTA surveillance camera images of the man who investigators believe slammed an 85-year-old woman to a parking garage floor during a robbery near the Magnificent Mile on Tuesday morning.

“Dry run” looting response planned after city lines Mag Mile with barricades

August 26, 2020 10:24 PM CWBChicago

City departments on Thursday will conduct test runs of a new tactic that police and political leaders hope will contain any future looting or riot attempts in the downtown area.

Robbery duo strikes Wrigleyville 7-Eleven, Boystown sandwich shop

August 26, 2020 8:09 PM CWBChicago

Two men robbed a convenience across from Wrigley Field on Tuesday afternoon. A couple hours later, they did the same thing to a sandwich shop near Boystown.

Man shot during carjacking attempt on Goose Island

August 26, 2020 7:21 PM CWBChicago

A would-be carjacker shot a man outside a Goose Island auto repair shop Wednesday afternoon, about an hour after the same man apparently tried to steal another motorist’s car on the other side of the island, according to Chicago police and dispatch records.

Month: August 2020