May 2021 - Page 5 of 8

Drive-by gunman opens fire on family gathering in Avondale; 1 injured

May 16, 2021 8:09 AM CWBChicago

A 39-year-old man was seriously injured Saturday evening when a drive-by shooter opened fire on a family gathering in Avondale

3 carjackings reported in about an hour Sunday morning across West Town, Near West Side

May 16, 2021 7:54 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating three carjackings that unfolded in about an hour Sunday morning across West Town and the Near West Side.

Another man shot in Rogers Park on Saturday evening; 3rd shooting of the weekend for neighborhood

May 16, 2021 7:33 AM CWBChicago

A 32-year-old man who was shot in Rogers Park on Saturday evening is the neighborhood’s third shooting victim of the weekend.

3 offenders beat, carjack man in Uptown on Saturday afternoon

May 15, 2021 6:38 PM CWBChicago

A 59-year-old suburban man was beaten on an Uptown street Saturday afternoon by three hijackers who drove away with his car, police said.

Boy, 17, shot in Uptown on Saturday, police say

May 15, 2021 6:12 PM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy is in good condition after being shot in Uptown on Saturday afternoon, police said. The victim told police he was in an alley near the 4500 block of North Broadway around 11 a.m.

Rapper Lil Reese among 3 shot in River North, sources say

May 15, 2021 11:50 AM CWBChicago

Well-known rapper Tavares “Lil Reese” Taylor is among three men who were shot Saturday morning in a River North parking garage, according to multiple sources.

2 men injured in separate Rogers Park drive-by shootings

May 15, 2021 10:59 AM CWBChicago

Two men were injured in separate drive-by shootings in the Rogers Park neighborhood late Friday and early Saturday

Spybar owner facing drug distribution charges after federal agents, sheriffs raid his home, prosecutors say

May 14, 2021 8:05 PM CWBChicago

The owner of River North dance club Spybar is facing multiple narcotics distribution charges after federal agents and Cook County deputies raided his home, according to court records.

Robber beats woman with object as she walks dog near Boystown, police say

May 14, 2021 3:37 PM CWBChicago

A woman was injured Friday morning when a man attacked her with an object and robbed her while she walked her dog near Boystown on Friday morning.

8 displaced by suspicious fire that followed argument and gun arrest in Lincoln Park

May 14, 2021 8:06 AM CWBChicago

Eight people and two dogs were displaced by a suspicious house fire in Lincoln Park early Friday, police said. Investigators are trying to determine if the blaze was intentionally set

Gunman carjacks driver in Rogers Park, police say

May 14, 2021 7:31 AM CWBChicago

A carjacker took a driver’s SUV at gunpoint in Rogers Park on Thursday evening, police said. No arrests have been made.

Posting your COVID vax card to social media is a great way to get your identity stolen, FBI says

May 13, 2021 12:52 PM CWBChicago

Posting your COVID vaccination card to social media may expose you to identity theft, the FBI said Thursday.

While searching for CPD chief, Lightfoot advisors were “all concerned” about David Brown’s ability to handle summer violence, hacked email says

May 13, 2021 12:16 PM CWBChicago

As city leaders searched for a new police superintendent in March 2020, top advisors to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, and possibly the mayor herself, were concerned that the man who eventually won the job might not be able to handle the Chicago’s summer violence surge.

Month: May 2021