December 2020 - Page 7 of 7

Dual gunmen strike again, carjacking woman in Loop

December 3, 2020 2:58 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating yet another armed carjacking in which two gunmen emerged from a silver SUV to hijack a vehicle in traffic. Thursday’s incident in the Loop follows two similar cases Saturday in Bucktown and Lincoln Park.

Watch: Camera captured Bucktown carjacking attempt that ended with man shot

December 2, 2020 10:34 PM CWBChicago

Surveillance video shows two men trying to carjack a woman in the 1800 block of North Marshfield in Bucktown, but the hijacking ended after one of the offenders shot the woman’s husband.

Contractor carjacked near Goose Island on Wednesday morning

December 2, 2020 7:58 PM CWBChicago

The victim told police that an armed man approached him as he sat in his white Chevy Tahoe on the 800 block of North Lessing around 8:45 a.m.

Nice! 4 in custody, guns seized after Lincoln Park hold-up

December 2, 2020 10:06 AM CWBChicago

Cops have 4 suspects in custody after two gunmen robbed a pair of victims in Lincoln Park on Tuesday evening. The suspects may be linked to several other robberies across the area in recent weeks.

Court report: A look at recent robbery sentences

December 2, 2020 9:12 AM CWBChicago

Here’s how some robbery cases that we previously told you about have concluded in court. The outcomes range from probation to six years.

“Affordable”: More men charged with violent crimes while out on bail

December 1, 2020 10:27 PM CWBChicago

As leaders continue to insist that Cook County’s “affordable bail” program is not contributing to the city’s surging violence problem, observers who watch daily bond court proceedings are seeing something much different.

Felony charges filed in Loop mail theft that may be part of much bigger operation

December 1, 2020 6:26 PM CWBChicago

Candice Shandor allegedly used U.S. Postal Service master keys to access condo buildings and mailboxes in the Loop. But a law enforcement sources says mail thefts are part of a much bigger operation.

Man fired rifle on McCormick Place Metra platform, cops say

December 1, 2020 12:24 PM CWBChicago

Police are looking for the man who fired a rifle on Metra’s McCormick Place platform and then fled from the station Tuesday morning.

Prosecutors: Man attacked 70-year-old woman at Rogers Park bus stop

December 1, 2020 1:50 AM CWBChicago

The 70-year-old victim was knocked to the ground, punched, and kicked as she waited for a bus in the 6900 block of North Ashland in Rogers Park, prosecutors said.

Murderer fled the country while a string of prosecutors made cops jump through hoops, records show

December 1, 2020 1:04 AM CWBChicago

Cook County prosecutors fought hard to keep a murder victim’s family from seeing how their office handled his case. Now, the documents are out and they aren’t pretty.

Month: December 2020

Dual gunmen strike again, carjacking woman in Loop

Watch: Camera captured Bucktown carjacking attempt that ended with man shot

Contractor carjacked near Goose Island on Wednesday morning

Nice! 4 in custody, guns seized after Lincoln Park hold-up

Court report: A look at recent robbery sentences

“Affordable”: More men charged with violent crimes while out on bail

Felony charges filed in Loop mail theft that may be part of much bigger operation

Man fired rifle on McCormick Place Metra platform, cops say

Prosecutors: Man attacked 70-year-old woman at Rogers Park bus stop

Murderer fled the country while a string of prosecutors made cops jump through hoops, records show

Man accused of shooting 2, stomping on victim’s head was on felony pretrial release

15-year-old charged after group robs 3 men at gunpoint in Loop

2 hospitalized, suspect detained after stabbing inside North Side business, police say

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Teen shot, paralyzed pregnant classmate while on pretrial release for carjacking case, prosecutors say