January 2021

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

January 31, 2021 10:44 AM 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 8:36 PM 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 6:45 AM 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 5:45 AM 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 3:10 PM 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 1:17 PM 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 6:26 AM 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 5:51 AM 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 5:08 AM 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 4:35 AM 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

Man killed during possible robbery attempt in Lakeview East

May 27, 2023 6:43 AM

A man was shot and killed during a possible robbery attempt in Lakeview East overnight. He is the second person shot in the immediate area in two days, according to Chicago police.

Woman tried to smuggle drug-saturated paper worth $125,000 into Cook County jail, officials say

May 26, 2023 8:24 PM

A woman who works for a contractor at the Cook County jail tried to smuggle drug-soaked papers into the facility so they could be cut up and sold to inmates, officials said.

Shots fired at North Avenue Beach

May 26, 2023 2:41 PM

Memorial Day is off to an ominous start as Chicago police investigate shots fired at North Avenue Beach on Friday afternoon.