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Month: January 2021

Lincoln Square

74-year-old “thug” cop killer gets life sentence for Lincoln Square bank robbery

January 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A 74-year-old man who spent about 15 years in prison for killing a Chicago cop in 1968 (and another 30 years behind bars for robbing a restaurant) will spend the rest of his life in federal prison for robbing a Lincoln Square bank in July 2018.

Old Town

16-time convicted felon charged with Old Town home invasion

January 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A 16-time convicted felon who’s on parole for three burglaries and who once faced attempted murder charges for shooting at Chicago police officers is now charged with committing an armed home invasion in Old Town.

Lincoln Park

Hapless thief charged with burglarizing Wicker Park Target store twice in one night

January 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Armad Jones burglarized a Target store after-hours in Wicker Park. Then he allegedly returned four hours later to burglarize it again.

Bucktown

4 more rideshare drivers carjacked yesterday as Uber and Lyft remain silent

January 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Four more rideshare drivers were carjacked Wednesday after picking up passengers and delivering them to destinations across Chicago, police said.

Citywide

Police: Willis Tower carjackers linked to shootings, robberies across city and suburbs (Videos)

January 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Wednesday morning’s armed carjacking outside the former Sears Tower was captured on video and police have linked the hijackers to a string of violent crimes, including shootings, restaurant robberies, and other carjackings across the city and suburbs.

Citywide

Family lawyer charged with sexually assaulting more women

January 20, 2021 CWBChicago

It’s the second time that the well-known family law attorney was in bond court to face charges of sexually abusing and assaulting associates and mothers of children he represented.

Citywide

#2: Man fatally shot girlfriend while on electronic monitoring for November gun case, prosecutors say

January 20, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Antwon Derrington fatally shot his girlfriend Sunday as the two handled firearms, drank, smoked weed, and made videos.

Old Town

More Tuesday carjackings: Old Town, West Ridge, Jefferson Park

January 20, 2021 CWBChicago

The carjackings just won’t stop. And, once again, the early evening hours Tuesday proved to be prime time for hijackings on the North Side.

Citywide

Prosecutors: Man sold stolen and carjacked vehicles via Facebook Marketplace

January 20, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Ronnell Banks swapped out the vehicle identification numbers on carjacked and stolen cars, then sold the autos via Facebook Marketplace.

Rogers Park

Man robbed at gunpoint while shoveling snow in Rogers Park

January 20, 2021 CWBChicago

A man was robbed at gunpoint as he shoveled snow from a sidewalk in Rogers Park on Wednesday morning, Police warned about robberies in the area over the weekend.

Loop

Armed carjacking reported outside Willis Tower; second man robbed nearby

January 20, 2021 CWBChicago

After carjacking a driver at gunpoint outside the Willis Tower, the robbers apparently mugged another man down the street.

Avondale

Prosecutors: Man robbed four 7-Eleven stores last week, looted Mag Mile in August

January 19, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who teamed up with a woman to rob four 7-Eleven stores within an hour last week was AWOL in two other criminal cases and also participated in the looting of a Mag Mile cosmetics store during riots on August 10, prosecutors said.

Citywide

Carjacking questions? Here are some answers.

January 19, 2021 CWBChicago

Carjacking questions. We get a lot of ‘em. Here are some answers.

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Recent Reports

74-year-old “thug” cop killer gets life sentence for Lincoln Square bank robbery

Lincoln Square
January 21, 2021

16-time convicted felon charged with Old Town home invasion

Old Town
January 21, 2021

Hapless thief charged with burglarizing Wicker Park Target store twice in one night

Lincoln Park
January 21, 2021

4 more rideshare drivers carjacked yesterday as Uber and Lyft remain silent

Bucktown
January 21, 2021

Police: Willis Tower carjackers linked to shootings, robberies across city and suburbs (Videos)

Citywide
January 21, 2021

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