March 2021 - Page 2 of 8

Five armed robberies and carjackings reported across North, Far North Sides

March 27, 2021 7:36 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a wave of armed robberies and carjackings reported across the North and Far North Sides since Thursday night. Some of the crimes appear to be linked.

Outrageous: Man raped woman in Lakeview alley while on probation for violent Red Line sex attack, police say

March 26, 2021 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Antoine Jackson is charged with raping and robbing a woman in a Lakeview alley last weekend, just a few months after he got probation for violently attacking and robbing a woman on the Red Line.

Ridership is low, but violent crime is through the roof on Red Line, data shows

March 26, 2021 11:39 AM CWBChicago

CTA ridership remains sharply lower in 2021 due to COVID, but violent crime reports along the transit agency’s backbone, the Red Line, are significantly higher this year than during normal times.

Thief targeting spare tires and catalytic converters in Old Town, Gold Coast, Lincoln Park

March 25, 2021 7:13 PM CWBChicago

Police are on the hunt for a thief who’s been stealing catalytic converters and spare tires from parked cars in Lincoln Park, Old Town, and the Gold Coast since March 10.

Man charged with battering alderman outside River North bar

March 25, 2021 6:40 PM CWBChicago

A man is facing misdemeanor charges for allegedly battering Chicago Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) outside a River North bar last month 18, police said.

Rogers Park robbers stab one victim, rob another over the past week, police say

March 25, 2021 6:00 PM CWBChicago

The offenders stabbed one elderly victim repeatedly, but he survived.

Carjacking and robbery crew sought in Lincoln Park, Near North Side

March 25, 2021 5:33 PM CWBChicago

An armed robbery team carjacked a driver on the Near North Side yesterday then used the vehicle as they robbed another person of cash in Lincoln Park a few hours later, police said.

Armed carjackers take Mercedes at West Town service station

March 25, 2021 2:24 AM CWBChicago

A group of armed carjackers took a man’s Mercedes at gunpoint as he filled the tank at a West Town service station Wednesday evening, police said.

Explosives discovered in Streeterville apartment — nearly 17 hours after police found man dead inside

March 25, 2021 1:03 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police removed two pipe bombs from a Streeterville apartment late Wednesday nearly 24 hours after the man who lives there was found dead in his bedroom, according to multiple sources.

(Updated) Police remove explosives, lab equipment from Streeterville apartment

March 24, 2021 7:31 PM CWBChicago

CPD confirmed that its SWAT team, bomb unit, and the FBI are on the scene.

Shots fired in Grant Park overnight, second case this month

March 24, 2021 11:53 AM CWBChicago

For the second time in about two weeks, Chicago police officers searched Grant Park early Wednesday after cops heard the sound of gunfire in the area.

Prosecutors: Contractor stole cash and coins worth $190,000 from Gold Coast condo

March 23, 2021 8:43 PM CWBChicago

The safe contained $90,000 cash and $100,000 worth of collectible coins, prosecutors said.

Lollapalooza “zombie” attacker rises from the undead to attack cops in South Loop

March 23, 2021 8:27 PM CWBChicago

The infamous Lollapalooza “zombie” who earned 15 minutes in the spotlight by biting a complete stranger at the annual music festival in 2014 has apparently signed up for an extra couple of minutes of fame.

Month: March 2021