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Woman carjacked outside Irving Park Walgreens

February 25, 2021 CWBChicago

A carjacker pulled a 64-year-old woman from her vehicle on a Walgreens parking in the Irving Park neighborhood Wednesday evening, according to a CPD report.

Source: Carjacking attempt, shooting linked to ATM burglary crew; 17-year-old in custody

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

The gunman who shot a driver during a carjacking attempt in Logan Square is linked to a weeks-long series of ATM thefts and business burglaries, a source said.

Woman carjacked in West Town this morning

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

A woman was carjacked by two armed men as she sat in her SUV in the West Town neighborhood Wednesday morning, police said. No one is in custody. The 34-year-old woman told police she was inside her gray Dodge Durango when two men displayed handguns and ordered her out of the vehicle on the 1500

Burglary and ATM theft crew strikes again. 7 businesses targeted in two waves of break-ins today and yesterday

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

Investigators believe the men are responsible for a series of similar sprees across the North Side in recent weeks.

Gunman opens fire on cop after following him from Bridgeport police station, report says

February 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are looking for a driver who followed and then opened fire on a Chicago police officer as he headed home after his shift Sunday, according to a CPD report.

Loop firebug has been setting dumpsters on fire for weeks, reports show

February 23, 2021 CWBChicago

No serious damage has been reported in the fires, which have been popping up since early January.

FBI warns about ongoing COVID vaccine scams

February 23, 2021 CWBChicago

According to the agency, several schemes are operating, but the strong demand for vaccines that are in scarce supply is providing the basis for most of them.

Armed men rob, carjack food delivery drivers twice on same block

February 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Two armed men robbed food delivery drivers on the same Near West Side block Saturday and Sunday evenings, according to police. The offenders carjacked one of the victims.

Report: Alderman is jumped outside River North bar

February 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) was jumped, punched, and kicked by two men outside a River North bar in his downtown ward last week, the Chicago Tribune reports.

New rules: Pritzker expected to sign criminal justice reform bill Monday; Cash bail to end in 2023

February 22, 2021 CWBChicago

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign a criminal justice reform bill into law Monday that will, among other things, eliminate cash bail, make it easier to file misconduct complaints against law enforcement, and require the use of body cameras by cops across the state.

Cops seek 2 men in River West apartment party slaying

February 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives on Sunday released surveillance images of two men and a vehicle that they’ve linked to a September 2020 murder at a short-term rental apartment party in River West.

Driver of stolen car jumps into Chicago River to escape cops, gets rescued by CFD, police say

February 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A Hickory Hills man sped away from cops on the Mag Mile in a stolen car Saturday morning, crashed, and then tried to escape from police by swimming across the icy Chicago River, according to a CPD report.

Weeks after charity bond fund posted bail for convicted murder who’s on parole for 3 robberies, he robbed a West Loop pet store, prosecutors say

February 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A convicted murder who’s also a three-time convicted robbery offender got out of jail on pending three felony cases last September because a community bail fund — which claims to be “truly grounded in the presumption of innocence for all” — posted his bond.

Month: February 2021

Woman carjacked outside Irving Park Walgreens

Source: Carjacking attempt, shooting linked to ATM burglary crew; 17-year-old in custody

Woman carjacked in West Town this morning

Burglary and ATM theft crew strikes again. 7 businesses targeted in two waves of break-ins today and yesterday

Gunman opens fire on cop after following him from Bridgeport police station, report says

Loop firebug has been setting dumpsters on fire for weeks, reports show

FBI warns about ongoing COVID vaccine scams

Armed men rob, carjack food delivery drivers twice on same block

Report: Alderman is jumped outside River North bar

New rules: Pritzker expected to sign criminal justice reform bill Monday; Cash bail to end in 2023

Cops seek 2 men in River West apartment party slaying

Driver of stolen car jumps into Chicago River to escape cops, gets rescued by CFD, police say

Weeks after charity bond fund posted bail for convicted murder who’s on parole for 3 robberies, he robbed a West Loop pet store, prosecutors say

Man, nearly bed-ridden with 8 gunshot wounds, allowed felon to escape by agreeing to wear his GPS bracelet, prosecutors say

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

Shots fired, man stabbed during brawl outside Loop hotel

Carjackings reported in Uptown, West Loop, West Town on Saturday; 3 arrests

Woman charged with hijacking 2 cars, including one that struck and seriously injured bicyclist