February 2021 - Page 3 of 9

Parolee committed 3 robberies in 2 hours at Jackson Red Line, prosecutors say

February 21, 2021 8:42 AM CWBChicago

All three of the robberies unfolded between 10 p.m. and midnight on Thursday, February 11.

Report: Catalytic converter thefts skyrocket as precious metal values soar

February 21, 2021 6:59 AM CWBChicago

Skyrocketing precious metal prices are driving up the value of catalytic converters. And more value means more thefts, reports indicate.

Police: Man shot outside South Loop office supply store

February 20, 2021 7:36 PM CWBChicago

The victim was shot in the parking lot of a South Loop office supply store Saturday afternoon.

Prosecutors: Man sexually assaulted 10-year-old while on house arrest for 3rd gun case

February 20, 2021 12:26 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man was charged Friday with sexually assaulting his girlfriend’s 10-year-old daughter while he was on electronic monitoring for a pending Class X felony armed habitual criminal charge.

Source: Cops locate carjacked SUV that struck bicyclist in Avondale

February 20, 2021 5:33 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police on Friday located the carjacked SUV that they’ve been looking for in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left bicyclist Alex Betzel critically injured in Avondale.

Two “highly uncooperative” men shot in Irving Park, police say

February 19, 2021 11:21 AM CWBChicago

Two men who were shot in the Irving Park neighborhood early Friday are not cooperating with investigators, according to Chicago police. Both men are known gang members, according to a source.

Prosecutors: Shoplifter pretended to be cop, threatened to shoot Target security in Loop

February 18, 2021 6:26 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors charged Kenneth Hall, 54, with two counts of aggravated robbery and false impersonation of police during a bond hearing Thursday.

Lakeview men charged with South Side shooting that left victim paralyzed

February 18, 2021 5:35 PM CWBChicago

Two Lakeview men were charged Thursday with shooting a man in the Woodlawn neighborhood last September after one of them accused a group of strangers of looking at his girlfriend.

Attempted robbery charge filed in Streeterville attack

February 18, 2021 10:22 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Wednesday said James Killingsworth attacked a woman and tried to take her phone in Streeterville — just two days before he was arrested for taking a woman’s phone in the Gold Coast.

“I don’t want Kim Foxx to resign, I want her to do her job,” former opponent says

February 18, 2021 7:30 AM CWBChicago

Former judge Pat O’Brien, who lost by 15 points to Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx in November, says she ‘s not doing her job.

FBI seeks West Loop bank robber

February 17, 2021 12:20 PM CWBChicago

The FBI is offering a modest reward for information that leads them to the man who robbed a West Loop bank branch Wednesday afternoon.

Snow job: CPD top cop boasts carjackings “down” 20% in February (doesn’t mention blizzards)

February 17, 2021 11:45 AM CWBChicago

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown went on Twitter to brag that carjackings were down 20% during the first two weeks of February compared to the last two weeks of January.

Police: “Armed and dangerous” robbery team targeting businesses on North, Northwest Sides

February 17, 2021 10:10 AM CWBChicago

Police are warning about an armed robbery team that is robbing businesses, forcing employees into back rooms over the past eight days. They have struck stores from Lakeview to Dunning and even fired a warning shot during one recent robbery.

Month: February 2021