February 2021 - Page 4 of 9

Violent gunmen attack employees and customer during North Center gas station robbery, police say

February 17, 2021 7:46 AM CWBChicago

It all unfolded at the Shell station, 4346 North Western, around 12:45 a.m.

Video: Man live streams his negotiation with Chicago cops in Loop

February 16, 2021 11:26 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police had a brief stand-off with an out-of-state man who drove to the Loop with a rifle while apparently experiencing a mental episode Monday afternoon.

Man gets 6 years for armed robbery while on electronic monitoring for another robbery

February 16, 2021 8:48 AM CWBChicago

A Lincoln Square man has pleaded guilty to committing an armed robbery in Uptown while he was supposed to be on 24/7 electronic monitoring for another armed robbery.

Lakeview package thieves charged with burglary, prosecutors say

February 15, 2021 8:04 PM CWBChicago

Two men are facing burglary charges after police caught them with stolen packages in Lakeview on Saturday, according to prosecutors.

Cops seek hit-and-run driver who left bicyclist critically injured in Avondale

February 15, 2021 5:53 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to track down a hit-and-run driver who left a bicyclist critically injured in Avondale last week.

Nice! Bucktown carjacker scurries away after 61-year-old woman gouges his eyes

February 14, 2021 1:15 PM CWBChicago

An armed man got more than he bargained for in Bucktown on Saturday when the 61-year-old woman he tried to carjack fought back by jamming her fingers into his eyes and scratching his face, police said.

North Side man threatened to have Aryan Nation kill Black neighbor for singing gospel music, prosecutors say

February 13, 2021 9:01 PM CWBChicago

A North Side man is facing hate crime charges for allegedly punching a Black neighbor and threatening to have her killed by the Aryan Nations when he confronted her about singing gospel music in her front yard.

Lakeview: Man kicked 4-year-old in the face at Belmont CTA station, prosecutors say

February 13, 2021 7:51 PM CWBChicago

A 23-year-old man kicked a 4-year-old boy in the face during a fight at the Belmont CTA station in Lakeview early Friday, according to police and prosecutors. Felony charges have been filed.

Swift justice: 10-time felon pleads guilty to violent robbery of 85-year-old near Mag Mile

February 13, 2021 10:29 AM CWBChicago

Less than six months after 10-time convicted felon Tony Davis violently mugged an 85-year-old woman outside her Mag Mile condo building, he has pleaded guilty to the crime.

Update: Former North Side teacher pleads guilty to sexual abuse of 14-year-old student

February 13, 2021 9:47 AM CWBChicago

Sara Damyan, 34, this week received a sentence of two years probation in exchange for pleading guilty to a single count of criminal sexual abuse by force. Judge Charles Burns oversaw the case.

Prosecutors: Man murdered pedestrian, carjacked woman, robbed 3 restaurants — on Tuesday

February 13, 2021 8:57 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a West Side man and two accomplices went on a violent crime spree Tuesday, killing a man seemingly at random on the street, carjacking a woman, and robbing three Dunkin’ locations before police caught up with them.

Lakeview woman carjacked Friday afternoon, police say

February 13, 2021 7:56 AM CWBChicago

A Lakeview woman was carjacked outside her home on Friday afternoon, police said. Investigators are trying to determine if the hijackers are also responsible for stealing packages and other property from an Amazon delivery truck nearby.

Off-duty cop, already stripped of powers, arrested with gun at driver’s license office, prosecutors say

February 12, 2021 7:02 PM CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officer, who has been relieved of her powers during an internal investigation, was illegally carrying a firearm when cops arrested her for causing a disturbance at a Northwest Side driver’s license office Thursday, prosecutors said.

Month: February 2021