September 2021 - Page 3 of 10

Man charged with robbing high school students at knifepoint on CTA train

September 25, 2021 7:04 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Saturday charged a man with robbing two teenagers at knifepoint as they road a CTA train home from school this month.

Carjacker made victim undress at gunpoint — then got arrested while wearing the man’s clothes, prosecutors say

September 25, 2021 7:27 AM CWBChicago

A South Side man who allegedly made a carjacking victim undress at gunpoint and then stole the naked man’s clothing — and his car — was ordered held without bail Friday.

Woman carjacked in Wicker Park on Friday afternoon; hijackings up nearly 100% in the area this year

September 25, 2021 6:17 AM CWBChicago

Carjackers struck again in Wicker Park on Friday afternoon as hijackings in that neighborhood and nearby Bucktown surge nearly 100% higher than last year’s pace.

Tricky burglars are targeting elderly women in Albany Park, police say

September 25, 2021 5:41 AM CWBChicago

A group of burglars is targeting elderly women in the Albany Park neighborhood, police said in a community alert. The three-man crew has struck at least twice this month.

8-time felon accused of shooting at cop in Rogers Park is held without bail

September 25, 2021 5:15 AM CWBChicago

Timothy Thomas asked the judge to send him home on electronic monitoring after prosecutors charged him with attempted murder of a police officer. The judge said ‘no.”

Social media is to blame for River North’s violent crime “perception,” local police commander says

September 24, 2021 10:30 AM CWBChicago

Robberies are up 46% and there have been more shooting this year than 2014 through 2020 combined. But the Near North District commander says social media is what’s fueling a “perception” of an increase in violence.

3 pups missing after thief steals doggy daycare’s transport van in Lakeview

September 23, 2021 5:43 PM CWBChicago

Police are pounding the pavement in search of a cargo van that someone stole from outside a Lakeview doggy daycare center with three pooches onboard Thursday afternoon.

Old Town carjacking is linked to citywide hijacking team, but man caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors

September 23, 2021 8:35 AM CWBChicago

The carjacking outside the Latin School of Chicago is linked to a series of violent carjackings across the city, but the man who was allegedly caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors.

Prosecutors charge man with murdering woman in expressway shooting — while on felony bond

September 22, 2021 8:04 PM CWBChicago

A man who was on felony bail intended to shoot a rival gang member on the Eisenhower Expressway last year, prosecutors said. Instead, he allegedlyshot and killed a woman who was riding in the intended target’s car.

Shoplifting mobs are raiding everything from high-end boutiques to your local Walgreens, escaping with merchandise worth thou$ands

September 22, 2021 11:46 AM CWBChicago

A sometimes violent shoplifting team has repeatedly raided high-end retailers to steal expensive purses along the Magnificent Mile, Oak Street, and Rush Street this month, according to several police reports.

Driver carjacked near Clark and Diversey; second hijacking near intersection since Friday

September 22, 2021 8:11 AM CWBChicago

Armed men carjacked a driver near the intersection of Clark and Diversey in Lincoln Park on Tuesday evening., police said. It’s the second hijacking in the immediate area since Friday. And

#43 – Man shot victim 11 times while awaiting new trial in gun case, prosecutors say

September 22, 2021 5:50 AM CWBChicago

Keenan Levy is accused of shooting a man 11 times while awaiting a new trial for illegal gun possession.

Charges filed in “attack” on Uptown alderman

September 21, 2021 1:58 PM CWBChicago

An Uptown man has been charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault stemming from an alleged confrontation with local Ald. James Cappleman (46th) over the weekend. It’s at least the third time Cappleman has had someone arrested since being elected in 2012.

Month: September 2021