Chicago police continue to seize a significant number of illegal firearms near the Magnificent Mile, including one that was reportedly stolen from a Chicago police officer.
Less than two hours after Ald. Michele Smith began an online forum about the city’s hijacking scourge, a man was carjacked at gunpoint in her ward Tuesday.
Prosecutors said Michael Moss, 20, and unnamed accomplices lured a pizza delivery driver into an ambush on the 5000 block of South Union during a driving snowstorm around 11:44 p.m. Saturday.
Hospice nurse David Walthall gained a few minutes of viral video fame this summer when a man allegedly blamed him and other healthcare workers for the coronavirus as they rode a Red Line train. Now, he’s charged with burglarizing two Lincoln Park homes.
A Berwyn woman has died of injuries she suffered in an alcohol-related crash on Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview over the weekend. Prosecutors on Monday charged the driver of the car she was riding in with her death.
The good news is the woman decided not to pursue hijacking charges against him. The bad news is prosecutors weren’t so forgiving with his other matters.
A band of burglars who specialize in stealing ATMs from businesses during overnight hours struck again this morning in the Lakeview neighborhood. The crew apparently tried to take another cash machine in Bucktown minutes earlier, but failed.