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3 armed robberies reported in Old Town and Lincoln Park on Monday evening, police say

September 28, 2021 2:14 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery team pulled off two robberies and tried to carjack a third person as they swept through Old Town and Lincoln Park on Monday evening, police said. No arrests have been made.

Man’s accused of running unemployment fraud scheme from home — while on electronic monitoring for gun case

September 28, 2021 1:39 AM CWBChicago

A couple of Cook County’s electronic monitoring participants were in court to face new charges Monday – including one who allegedly launched an unemployment insurance fraud scheme from the comfort of home confinement.

Video shows Ulta Beauty shoplifting crew filling garbage bags with merch

September 27, 2021 6:48 PM CWBChicago

Less than a week ago, we told you about groups of shoplifters who are raiding Ulta Beauty stores and walking out with garbage bags full of merchandise. Now, we have video of a raid unfolding as the garbage bag teams continue to strike on a near-daily basis.

Lakeview bar seeks man who broke its windows, scrawled racist and anti-vax graffiti

September 27, 2021 6:02 PM CWBChicago

Trader Todd’s in Lakeview was marked with racist and anti-vaccination graffiti by a man who also broke the bar’s windows and trashed its patio, a representative said.

#45 — Man beat, shot at his pregnant girlfriend while free on felony case, prosecutors say

September 26, 2021 8:18 PM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man with a felony case pending in juvenile court attacked his pregnant girlfriend and then fired eight shots as she escaped in a car Thursday, prosecutors said.

Sentences handed down in CTA robbery cases as court system’s COVID freeze begins to thaw

September 26, 2021 8:18 PM CWBChicago

More and more criminal cases are wrapping up as Cook County’s court system works its way toward normalcy after being severely hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some recent resolutions to CTA-related criminal cases that you may remember reading about on CWBChicago:

Man’s charged with armed robbery on Loop CTA train after his aunt recognizes him in CPD bulletin, prosecutors say

September 26, 2021 8:17 PM CWBChicago

A man who’s on probation for robbing a woman in Bucktown last summer is being held without bail on a new robbery charge after his aunt turned him in to police, according to prosecutors.

New York City is gripped with terror as 324 carjackings are reported this year — a number Chicago reached in February

September 26, 2021 7:15 PM CWBChicago

The New York Post says the Big Apple is drowning in a tidal wave of 324 carjackings this year — a number Chicago reached in February.

Another shooting downtown Sunday morning — the Loop’s 25th of the year

September 26, 2021 6:48 PM CWBChicago

A Rockford woman surrendered to police outside a Loop parking garage after a man was found shot around 8:10 a.m. Sunday morning, according to Chicago police and a source. The woman, who reportedly admitted that she shot the man, is being questioned by detectives.

Month: September 2021

3 armed robberies reported in Old Town and Lincoln Park on Monday evening, police say

Man’s accused of running unemployment fraud scheme from home — while on electronic monitoring for gun case

Video shows Ulta Beauty shoplifting crew filling garbage bags with merch

Lakeview bar seeks man who broke its windows, scrawled racist and anti-vax graffiti

#45 — Man beat, shot at his pregnant girlfriend while free on felony case, prosecutors say

Sentences handed down in CTA robbery cases as court system’s COVID freeze begins to thaw

Man’s charged with armed robbery on Loop CTA train after his aunt recognizes him in CPD bulletin, prosecutors say

New York City is gripped with terror as 324 carjackings are reported this year — a number Chicago reached in February

Another shooting downtown Sunday morning — the Loop’s 25th of the year

Armed carjackings reported in River North, Wicker Park, and Albany Park since Saturday night

Man shot in the Loop is the neighborhood’s 24th shooting victim of the year

Months after getting probation for Brown Line robbery, man’s caught driving carjacked SUV, prosecutors say

Cops looking for man who grabbed woman in Loop

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit

GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers