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Police release video of suspects who shot man during Gold Coast carjacking attempt

June 27, 2021 1:16 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance videos that show two suspects who are wanted in connection with a shooting that left a River North man critically wounded during a carjacking attempt this month in the Gold Coast.

Lincoln Park: Cops shutter “Dinner And A Movie” after shots are fired during sidewalk brawl

June 27, 2021 12:15 PM CWBChicago

A Lincoln Park restaurant has been forced to close by Chicago police after shots were fired and a large group of people fought outside the venue late Saturday night.

Charges filed, gun recovered, after hijacked car crashes in Loop

June 26, 2021 9:11 PM CWBChicago

Police recovered a handgun and a carjacked SUV that will now require a little bodywork after a hijacker sped away from cops and crashed into a pole on Lower Wacker Drive, according to police and prosecutors

Man charged with shooting tourist, killing passerby while AWOL on gun case, prosecutors say

June 26, 2021 8:26 PM CWBChicago

Man shot tourist, killed passerby at Puerto Rican Day festivities while AWOL on a pending gun case, prosecutors say.

Update: Serial armed robbery crew that swept downtown Saturday is linked to Thursday carjacking in River North

June 26, 2021 7:13 PM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew that shot one victim, carjacked another, and held up at least five others in the downtown area early Saturday is also responsible for carjacking a driver in River North on Thursday.

Man accused of “terrorizing downtown” with violent attacks on women, murder

June 26, 2021 4:04 PM CWBChicago

A homeless man spent nine days “terrorizing downtown” with a series of violent attacks on women that culminated with the stabbing death of a Maryland woman last weekend, prosecutors said

Second man charged in last summer’s fatal shooting on Wabash Bridge

June 26, 2021 2:04 PM CWBChicago

A second man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal shooting on the Wabash Bridge that was captured by surveillance cameras last summer.

Man shot, driver carjacked, at least five others robbed in overnight crime spree across Loop, Streeterville

June 26, 2021 7:01 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew left one man shot and at least five other people robbed in a 45-minute crime spree across the Loop and Streeterville early Saturday, according to multiple CPD reports.

Man shot while driving near Wicker Park overnight, police say

June 26, 2021 6:32 AM CWBChicago

A 20-year-old man is in good condition after someone shot him from another vehicle as he traveled near Wicker Park early Saturday, police said.

No serious injuries after shots fired on Wrigleyville bar strip early Friday, police say

June 25, 2021 7:46 PM CWBChicago

A gunman fired at least eight shots on Wrigleyville’s Clark Street bar strip early Friday, but no one was seriously injured, according to police.

West Town: Carjackers strike twice in 90 minutes early Friday, police say

June 25, 2021 2:59 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating two carjackings that unfolded in about 90 minutes in West Town early Friday. No arrests have been made.

Loop attacker’s criminal record shows only minor cases in Chicago, as cops seek murder and robbery charges

June 25, 2021 2:29 PM CWBChicago

The possibly homeless man who’s being questioned by police in connection with last weekend’s fatal stabbing of a Maryland woman in the Loop has never been charged with a felony in Cook County, according to court records.

On bail for allegedly firing bullet that narrowly missed 10-year-old, man’s found with another gun, cash, and crack, prosecutors say

June 25, 2021 9:02 AM CWBChicago

Man on bail for allegedly firing a gun that narrowly missed his 10-year-old brother was found with a gun, $4,000, and bags of crack this week, prosecutors say.

Month: June 2021