Chicago police are investigating after a man reportedly struck a Red Line passenger in the head with a gun box on Wednesday evening. Cops and 911 dispatchers referred to the victim as an off-duty police officer.
Trimane Kimbrough was arrested in the basement of Northwestern University’s medical school building after running from a newly hijacked car, prosecutors said.
Video from a Taco Bell in the Loop shows a group of men apparently robbing another group during an alleged drug deal moments before one of the robbery victims accidentally shot two bystanders near the Chicago Theatre this weekend.
Prosecutors in the office of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx refused file charges in connection with a shooting last month near a River North nightclub, according to a source.
Police arrested four people after an armed robbery at the Roosevelt Red Line station this morning, including a 16-year-old boy wanted for at least one other hold-up.
A man on parole for robbing a Lincoln Park liquor store is now charged with attacking customers and employees as he robbed three more stores in the neighborhood and nearby Lakeview.
Prosecutors have charged three teenagers with committing robberies on Red Line trains and platforms between the Loop and Howard over the past six weeks.
Police are investigating a series of robberies overnight in Lakeview, Uptown, and North Center. The victims ranged in age from 50 to 71. Some of the hold-ups appear to be related.