April 2022

Woman OK after gunman fires into Lakeview bar, police say

April 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a woman was grazed by a bullet that some fired through the window of a Lakeview bar early Sunday, police said. She was not seriously injured.

Armed robbers gave CTA passenger a switchblade, told him to use it so he doesn’t get robbed again: prosecutors

April 2, 2022 CWBChicago

A group of armed robbers gave their victim a knife after mugging him on a CTA train in the Loop and told him to keep it so he doesn’t get robbed again, prosecutors said.

Head of the Chicago Film Office hospitalized after being beaten and robbed outside his home: report

April 2, 2022 CWBChicago

The director of the Chicago Film Office was beaten and robbed by carjackers outside his home on Wednesday.

Critically-wounded Uptown shooting victim had a gun in his pocket, prosecutors say

April 2, 2022 CWBChicago

The Uptown man who was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting on Friday afternoon was ordered held without bail on Saturday after prosecutors said police found a handgun in his jacket pocket at the crime scene.

ATM break-ins in Ravenswood, Kenwood early Friday are strangely similar

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Groups of armed men tried to force their way into ATMs on opposite sides of the city early Friday. Police are now trying to determine if the crimes are connected.

It’s your turn, Gucci. Shoplifting crew raids luxe retailer’s Mag Mile store on Friday.

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

One day after a group of thieves stole handbags worth $35,000 from Burberry’s flagship store on Michigan Avenue, another raid unfolded just up the street at Gucci on Friday afternoon.

Convicted gun offender critically wounded in Uptown drive-by had a gun in his pocket: source

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

The 23-year-old man who was critically wounded in an Uptown drive-by shooting had a gun in his pocket, a source said. He been arrested for carrying illegal guns in the neighborhood twice since 2019.

Armed hijacking in the heart of Andersonville is the neighborhood’s second in days

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred in the heart of Andersonville Thursday evening, one block from where another hijacking was reported last week.

Guns and stolen car recovered after cops investigate auto break-in at Streeterville condo garage, prosecutors say

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police recovered two handguns and a stolen car while investigating an auto break-in at a Streeterville condo building parking garage early Wednesday

25 years later, he is charged with raping women in Lakeview and Portage Park. DNA tests cited.

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

A quarter-century after women were attacked and raped in Lakeview and Portage Park, prosecutors this week cited DNA evidence as they filed charges against a man that authorities found in Cleveland.

Man shot during argument at West Town recording studio, CPD report says

April 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was shot inside a West Town recording studio Thursday evening, according to a CPD report.

Month: April 2022

Woman OK after gunman fires into Lakeview bar, police say

Armed robbers gave CTA passenger a switchblade, told him to use it so he doesn’t get robbed again: prosecutors

Head of the Chicago Film Office hospitalized after being beaten and robbed outside his home: report

Critically-wounded Uptown shooting victim had a gun in his pocket, prosecutors say

ATM break-ins in Ravenswood, Kenwood early Friday are strangely similar

It’s your turn, Gucci. Shoplifting crew raids luxe retailer’s Mag Mile store on Friday.

Convicted gun offender critically wounded in Uptown drive-by had a gun in his pocket: source

Armed hijacking in the heart of Andersonville is the neighborhood’s second in days

Guns and stolen car recovered after cops investigate auto break-in at Streeterville condo garage, prosecutors say

25 years later, he is charged with raping women in Lakeview and Portage Park. DNA tests cited.

Man shot during argument at West Town recording studio, CPD report says

Chicago man who claimed armed robbery video showed someone else wearing his clothes gets 6-year sentence

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