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Month: May 2022

CTA

An assailant hit a Red Line passenger in the head with a gun case, report says. Cops referred to the victim as an off-duty officer.

May 5, 2022 11:16 AM CWBChicago
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.

Streeterville

‘I give up’ carjacker said as cops cornered him in the basement of Northwestern University’s medical school: prosecutors

May 4, 2022 7:34 PM CWBChicago
Trimane Kimbrough was arrested in the basement of Northwestern University’s medical school building after running from a newly hijacked car, prosecutors said.

Loop

Taco Bell video shows robbery unfolding moments before double-shooting in the Loop

May 4, 2022 6:37 PM CWBChicago
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.

Edgewater

Murder-suicide suspected in Edgewater apartment building deaths

May 4, 2022 4:19 PM CWBChicago
Police are investigating the deaths of Brittany Kinlow and her neighbor, Jovan Cabrera, as murder-suicide.

Near North

Prosecutors refuse to charge gunman in River North shooting, source says — ‘he has 33 prior arrests’

May 4, 2022 11:31 AM CWBChicago
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.

CTA

‘Armed and dangerous’ 16-year-old among 4 arrested after armed robbery on Red Line this morning

May 4, 2022 9:23 AM CWBChicago
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.

Lakeview

Man is charged with robbing 3 stores in April — while on parole for robbing another nearby store

May 4, 2022 6:50 AM CWBChicago
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.

Loop

FBI offerers reward for info about Loop bank robber

May 3, 2022 6:07 PM CWBChicago
The FBI is offering up to $1,000 for information “leading directly to the arrest and conviction” of the man who robbed a Loop bank this week.

Edgewater

Cops find man dead while executing search warrant in Edgewater apartment building

May 3, 2022 5:29 PM CWBChicago
Police on Tuesday found a man dead inside the same apartment building where a woman was murdered Monday afternoon,

CTA

3 teens are charged with a series of robberies on the Red Line between the Loop and Howard

May 3, 2022 3:43 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors have charged three teenagers with committing robberies on Red Line trains and platforms between the Loop and Howard over the past six weeks.

Lakeview

4 robberies reported on North Side overnight

May 3, 2022 1:35 PM CWBChicago
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.

Rogers Park

Double shooting leaves 1 dead, another injured in Rogers Park overnight

May 3, 2022 7:01 AM CWBChicago
An overnight double-shooting in Rogers Park left one man dead and another injured, police said.

Loop

Dozens of rounds fired in Loop shooting, 4 injured

May 3, 2022 5:40 AM CWBChicago
Four people were shot when two gunmen opened fire on an SUV in the Loop overnight, according to police and sources.

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