January 2021

Lincoln Square: Man stabbed during robbery on Burger King parking lot

January 31, 2021 CWBChicago

It started around 2:20 p.m. when the robber tried to take a bag out of the victim’s car on the parking lot of Burger King, 2449 West Lawrence, according to a CPD report.

Man shot with rifle inside River North hotel room

January 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A man is hospitalized after being shot in the leg with a rifle while inside a River North hotel room Saturday evening.

Armed crew robs food delivery drivers in Edgewater and Uptown

January 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Groups of armed robbers targeted two food delivery drivers within 15 minutes in Edgewater and nearby Uptown on Friday evening, but neither victim was carjacked.

Armed men rob 3 North Side convenience stores Friday night

January 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating three armed robberies of 7-Eleven stores that unfolded in under an hour Friday night on the North Side.

Cops seek men who robbed Brown Line passenger at Southport

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for help as they try to track down two men who robbed a Brown Line passenger at the Southport station Wednesday morning.

Group beats, robs passenger on Red Line, police say

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of up to eight offenders beat and robbed a 61-year-old man aboard a Red Line train in River North Friday morning, police said. Earlier in the morning, another group robbed a man of his backpack and phone on the Blue Line downtown.

Shots fired, rideshare driver carjacked in Wicker Park; Second driver hijacked nearby

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed carjackers fired shots at a rideshare driver in Wicker Park and took his car Thursday evening, police said. Another motorist was hijacked at almost exactly the same time.

Lakeview East: Robbery, carjacking, and auto theft reported in 15 minutes Thursday night

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

A mini-crime spree swept through Lakeview East on Thursday evening, leaving a restaurant robbed, a man carjacked, and a restaurant patron without his car. The three crimes unfolded in less than 20 minutes.

Police: Armed carjackers take Volvo in Edgewater, then ditch it to take a BMW instead

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of carjackers who started to drive away with a man’s Volvo in Edgewater on Thursday evening spotted a nice BMW X5 down the street.

Driver cut-off, shot in West Town, police say

January 29, 2021 CWBChicago

A 28-year-old man was driving when the gunman emerged from a dark-colored SUV that blocked his path on the 600 block of North May around 9:56 p.m., according to police

Evanston police release video of cops confronting spree killer Jason Nightengale

January 28, 2021 CWBChicago

Evanston police have released footage from officers’ bodyworn cameras and a patrol car that shows the final moments of Justin Nightengale’s cross-town shooting spree on January 9.

Update: 14-year-old charged with carjacking off-duty cop plus seven more hijackings and robberies

January 28, 2021 CWBChicago

A 14-year-old boy was charged Thursday with carjacking an off-duty Chicago police officer at gunpoint this week.

#4: Man on affordable bail for his 3rd felony gun case is charged with weekend murder

January 28, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a Little Village man with murder for his alleged role in the slaying of a man he perceived to be a rival gang member over the weekend. At the time of the killing, Xavier Encarnacion was out of jail on an affordable bail bond for his third gun case.

Month: January 2021

Lincoln Square: Man stabbed during robbery on Burger King parking lot

Man shot with rifle inside River North hotel room

Armed crew robs food delivery drivers in Edgewater and Uptown

Armed men rob 3 North Side convenience stores Friday night

Cops seek men who robbed Brown Line passenger at Southport

Group beats, robs passenger on Red Line, police say

Shots fired, rideshare driver carjacked in Wicker Park; Second driver hijacked nearby

Lakeview East: Robbery, carjacking, and auto theft reported in 15 minutes Thursday night

Police: Armed carjackers take Volvo in Edgewater, then ditch it to take a BMW instead

Driver cut-off, shot in West Town, police say

Evanston police release video of cops confronting spree killer Jason Nightengale

Update: 14-year-old charged with carjacking off-duty cop plus seven more hijackings and robberies

#4: Man on affordable bail for his 3rd felony gun case is charged with weekend murder

18-year-old killed a man because he thought the victim’s van was too noisy, prosecutors say

Justin Gamino was killed last week by a man who received just 2 years for his third felony gun case, according to prosecutors

3 charged with catalytic converter theft after their car crashes on North Side

Gunman, accomplice handed off gun, swapped clothes after mass shooting near Mag Mile, prosecutors say

No bail for man who was shot after allegedly pointing a gun at Millennium Park security