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Month: August 2021

Magnificent Mile

4 teens charged with attempted robbery near Loyola’s Water Tower campus

August 31, 2021 7:53 PM CWBChicago

Four juveniles face felony charges after they tried to rob an 18-year-old man near Loyola University’s Water Tower Campus on Tuesday morning, according to Chicago police.

Logan Square

Woman shot man outside River North bar following “intense provocation,” defense attorney claims

August 31, 2021 1:10 PM CWBChicago

A Logan Square woman shot a man on River North street corner, then followed him for two blocks and shot him again at point-blank range as bystanders tried to help him outside a bustling tavern, prosecutors said.

Lakeview

Driver accused of plowing over 3 people while driving drunk — and while on probation for killing a woman with his car — goes home on a recognizance bond

August 30, 2021 7:26 PM CWBChicago

The man who allegedly ran over 3 people while intoxicated (and while on probation for killing a 93-year-old woman with his car) is only charged with misdemeanors and was sent home on his own recognizance.

River North

Two tourists among victims in fresh wave of downtown armed robberies

August 30, 2021 1:53 PM CWBChicago

At least six armed robberies were reported in River North and Streeterville during two waves early Sunday and again just after midnight Monday, according to CPD records.

Lincoln Park

Investigation launched after cop “violently attacks” Black woman who’s walking her dog at North Avenue Beach

August 30, 2021 7:46 AM CWBChicago

Chicago’s police oversight agency is investigating after a Chicago police officer physically struggled with a Black woman who was walking her dog at North Avenue Beach early Saturday.

Loop

1 man critical, another injured in separate shootings downtown Sunday

August 30, 2021 6:25 AM CWBChicago

A man is in critical condition after a woman shot him on a street corner in the heart of River North on Sunday evening, police said. Earlier, another man was multiple times as he drove with family members on Wacker Drive in the Loop.

Gold Coast

High on coke and benzos, man drove wildly through Mag Mile before crashing into DIOR’s 3,000-pound security window, prosecutors say

August 29, 2021 8:37 PM CWBChicago

The man who allegedly drove recklessly through the Mag Mile neighborhood before crashing into the DIOR store on Friday morning received probation last month for a case that started as a home invasion.

Edgewater

Driver who allegedly struck 3 pedestrians in Lakeview is on probation for killing 93-year-old woman with the same SUV

August 29, 2021 11:48 AM CWBChicago

The driver of a BMW SUV that struck two pedestrians, then circled back and struck a third person before crashing into a fence in Lakeview early Sunday is identified in CPD reports as the same man who recently received probation for striking and killing a 93-year-old woman with a BMW SUV in Edgewater.

Near North

Two men are beaten and robbed in the middle of State Street as people walk by, drive past, and twerk up a storm

August 29, 2021 12:48 AM CWBChicago

For several minutes, two men were attacked and robbed in the middle of State Street in River North early Saturday. People recorded it. People watched it. People drove past it. People started twerking nearby.

Irving Park

Warning issued after intruders claiming to be cops knock down doors on North Side

August 28, 2021 7:05 PM CWBChicago

Twice in the past week, residents on the city’s North Side have been startled by the sounds of strangers trying to knock down their doors while claiming to be police officers.

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Citywide

Another man charged in sprawling $6 million Home Depot gift card scam

September 20, 2023 8:08 PM

Another person faces felony charges for allegedly participating in a years-long gift card scam that cost Chicago area Home Depot stores more than $6 million.

Uptown

Jogger finds fisherman badly beaten and robbed at Montrose Harbor

September 20, 2023 7:19 PM

A 60-year-old man is in serious condition after being attacked and robbed as he fished near Montrose Harbor on Wednesday morning. Chicago police are still looking for the three offenders.

Lakeview

Man gets 5 years for using postal service master key to burglarize Lakeview mailroom 14 times (while on probation for mail theft)

September 20, 2023 11:08 AM

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 5 years for burglarizing a Lakeview apartment building’s mailroom 14 times last year.

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