April 2022 - Page 3 of 10

Boystown man set his own apartment on fire Sunday morning, prosecutors say

April 26, 2022 12:54 AM CWBChicago

A Lakeview man faces arson charges after he allegedly set fire to his own apartment near the intersection of Belmont and Clark this weekend.

Man with 3 carjacking cases pending in juvenile court had a gun on the street this weekend, prosecutors say

April 26, 2022 12:23 AM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man who has three carjacking cases pending in juvenile court ran from police who saw him walking down the street with a gun in his waistband Sunday, prosecutors said.

Thief steals ambulance from Chinatown firehouse, then leads cops on a 70-mile chase while transmitting on CFD radio (video and audio posted)

April 25, 2022 7:53 PM CWBChicago

A man led police on a 70-mile chase after stealing a Chicago Fire Department ambulance in Chinatown on Monday afternoon. Then he transmitted rambling messages on the rig’s radio.

2 in custody after West Town carjacking

April 25, 2022 11:03 AM CWBChicago

Two people are in custody after armed men carjacked a driver in West Town overnight, according to preliminary information from police and Illinois State Police radio traffic.

77-year-old man is robbed and carjacked in Lakeview as the neighborhood’s hijacking rate doubles

April 25, 2022 9:52 AM CWBChicago

Police are looking for two men who robbed and carjacked a 77-year-old man in Lakeview on Saturday afternoon.

Man found shot in Wicker Park overnight claims it happened in Streeterville

April 25, 2022 8:46 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a sketchy story from a man found with a gunshot wound in Wicker Park who claimed the shooting happened in Streeterville.

2 shot during fight inside Edgewater apartment building

April 25, 2022 6:41 AM CWBChicago

Two people were shot during a fight in Edgewater on Sunday evening. The suspect remained at large.

#16: Man shot his ex this month and her boyfriend last month, prosecutors say. He was on felony bail.

April 24, 2022 11:00 PM CWBChicago

Tyshawn Jackson allegedly shot his ex on Thursday, weeks after shooting her current boyfriend, prosecutors said. He was on felony bail during both alleged crimes.

Man threatened to ‘beat the whiteness off’ a cop as CPD seized 3 guns at an Old Town street party, prosecutors say

April 24, 2022 7:12 PM CWBChicago

Three men face felony charges after police found three guns in a car and one man threatened to “beat the whiteness off” a cop at the scene, prosecutors said.

People dance on a car at Boystown intersection, then one smashes the windshield: video

April 24, 2022 6:19 PM CWBChicago

Video shows a group of people dancing on a car that stopped for a traffic light in Boystown — then one of the dancers smashes the front window.

Police detain at least 12 during ‘large group’ incident in Millennium Park and the Loop

April 24, 2022 9:41 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police detained more than a dozen people, mostly juveniles, as a “large group” of young people converged on the Loop and Millennium Park yesterday evening, according to initial information. EMS transported least four juveniles to hospitals for various injuries during the hours-long incident.

Man shot, critically wounded in River North

April 24, 2022 6:52 AM CWBChicago

A man is in critical condition after he was shot during a confrontation in River North on Saturday evening, police said. He is the sixth person shot in the neighborhood this year — a pace that is well ahead of other recent years.

Man OK after being shot in Rogers Park alley

April 23, 2022 7:57 PM CWBChicago

A 40-year-old man is in good condition after someone shot him in a Rogers Park alley Saturday afternoon, police said.

Month: April 2022