March 2022

Uh-oh. Armed men rob Home Depot of burglary tools

March 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Three armed men who robbed a Home Depot near Goose Island at gunpoint early Monday didn’t come for the money.

2 armed carjackings reported in West Loop on Sunday

March 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Two carjackings reported Sunday in the West Loop are under investigation by Chicago police.

All-out brawl inside Lincoln Park restaurant casts shadow over license challenge: ‘192 days…with no incidents [then] the aliens showed up and attacked us.’

March 28, 2022 CWBChicago

A brawl broke out inside Dinner and a Movie on Saturday night , just days before a hearing that may determine the fate of the Lincoln Park business’ licenses.

Man shot to death behind ‘Happy Camper’ in Wrigleyville

March 28, 2022 CWBChicago

A 47-year-old man died after being shot in an alley behind a restaurant and bar in Wrigleyville on Sunday evening.

Woman shot in Gold Coast early Sunday, police say; more shots fired in River North on Sunday evening

March 28, 2022 CWBChicago

A 28-year-old woman was shot while riding in a car in the Gold Coast neighborhood early Sunday morning, police said.

‘My life is over’ said CTA worker accused of shooting man at 95th Street Red Line station

March 27, 2022 CWBChicago

A CTA customer service agent left a locked kiosk to confront a man at the 95th Street station and then shot him as he was walking away after a physical altercation, prosecutors said Sunday.

Knife-wielding man robs Lakeview McDonald’s; link to ongoing crime pattern eyed

March 27, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for the man who robbed a Lakeview McDonald’s at knifepoint Saturday night — and he may be the same man who committed similar robberies at businesses in Lincoln Park, the Loop, and the West Loop.

Hijackers take man’s SUV outside Lincoln Park convenience store

March 27, 2022 CWBChicago

Carjackers took a man’s SUV at gunpoint outside a Lincoln Park convenience store overnight. It’s the neighborhood’s eighth hijacking of the year.

12 years for man who beat and raped a woman he followed from the Belmont Red Line — while on probation for robbing and sexually attacking another woman on the Red Line

March 26, 2022 CWBChicago

A man has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for raping a woman he followed from the Belmont Red Line station last year while he was on probation for sexually attacking and robbing a woman on the same train line.

Knife-wielding robber targets Old Navy in Lincoln Park; suspect resembles serial robber from Loop, West Loop

March 26, 2022 CWBChicago

An Old Navy store in Lincoln Park was robbed at knifepoint Thursday evening by a man who resembles a serial offender who has held up several businesses at knifepoint in the Loop and West Loop this month.

Video of Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall shooter emerges; 1 person of interest found, police say

March 26, 2022 CWBChicago

CWB has secured video of Friday night’s shooting that left a man dead and at least one other person injured at Fashion Outlets of Chicago in suburban Rosemont.

Smash-n-grab thief hits Macy’s jewelry department (but leaves empty-handed)

March 25, 2022 CWBChicago

A smash-n-grab thief used a baseball bat to smash a glass jewelry case at Macy’s on State Street yesterday afternoon, but he left without taking any merchandise.

Foxx’s resentencing initiative off to a rocky start as one judge questions constitutionality, another suggests long road ahead

March 25, 2022 CWBChicago

Two Cook County judges suggested bumpy, possibly long roads ahead as Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx tries to get them to reduce the sentences of a convicted home invader and a serial burglar.

Month: March 2022

Uh-oh. Armed men rob Home Depot of burglary tools

2 armed carjackings reported in West Loop on Sunday

All-out brawl inside Lincoln Park restaurant casts shadow over license challenge: ‘192 days…with no incidents [then] the aliens showed up and attacked us.’

Man shot to death behind ‘Happy Camper’ in Wrigleyville

Woman shot in Gold Coast early Sunday, police say; more shots fired in River North on Sunday evening

‘My life is over’ said CTA worker accused of shooting man at 95th Street Red Line station

Knife-wielding man robs Lakeview McDonald’s; link to ongoing crime pattern eyed

Hijackers take man’s SUV outside Lincoln Park convenience store

12 years for man who beat and raped a woman he followed from the Belmont Red Line — while on probation for robbing and sexually attacking another woman on the Red Line

Knife-wielding robber targets Old Navy in Lincoln Park; suspect resembles serial robber from Loop, West Loop

Video of Fashion Outlets of Chicago mall shooter emerges; 1 person of interest found, police say

Smash-n-grab thief hits Macy’s jewelry department (but leaves empty-handed)

Foxx’s resentencing initiative off to a rocky start as one judge questions constitutionality, another suggests long road ahead

Chicago man crashed into a bus, threatened the driver with a gun, did donuts in a park, then tossed a gun into a lake, prosecutors say. It was a busy Sunday morning.

Chicago woman randomly stabbed 4 people while on bail for randomly stabbing a woman in Bucktown, prosecutors say

Busted by Facebook group, Chicago man gets 10 years for carjacking victim during a test drive

Armed robbery crew struck 5 times in 2 hours Sunday afternoon, Chicago police say

Woman attacked and robbed driver near Area Three police headquarters, prosecutors say