January 2021 - CWB Chicago

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

Evanston police release video of cops confronting spree killer Jason Nightengale

January 28, 2021 3:58 PM 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 12:48 PM 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 1:31 AM 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