January 2023 - Page 9 of 12

Despite recent arrests, carjackings continue in West Town

January 10, 2023 6:18 AM CWBChicago

At least three more carjackings were reported Sunday in the West Loop, Bucktown, and Logan Square, an area of Chicago that has seen a significant increase in hijackings over the past couple of weeks.

Delivery driver robbed, car taken near Chicago mayor’s home

January 10, 2023 5:30 AM CWBChicago

A food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint by a man who also stole his car less than a block from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home in Logan Square on Monday night.

Couple found fatally shot in South Loop apartment

January 9, 2023 8:26 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after two people were found dead in a South Loop apartment on Monday afternoon.

Man stole car as cops watched in Uptown, then bailed out on Lake Shore Drive, prosecutors say

January 9, 2023 7:45 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Chicago cops watched as a man stole an SUV in Uptown, then arrested him in Streeterville after he abandoned the car in traffic on Lake Shore Drive.

Cops looking for man who burglarized a Boystown apartment building on Friday

January 8, 2023 3:33 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to identify the burglar who broke into a Boystown courtyard building on Friday afternoon.

3 juveniles charged with Friday carjacking spree in Gold Coast, West Town; adult faces gun charge

January 8, 2023 2:20 PM CWBChicago

Three juveniles are charged with committing a string of armed carjackings during a spree Friday afternoon in the Gold Coast and West Town, Chicago police said. An 18-year-old man who allegedly ran from one of the hijacked vehicles as police moved in faces a felony gun charge, but he is not accused of carjacking anyone.

$15,000 reward offered for info about murder outside River North nightclub

January 8, 2023 1:03 PM CWBChicago

A $15,000 reward is being offered for tips that help Chicago police crack the case of a quadruple shooting that left a man dead outside a River North nightclub in November.

Men robbed, carjacked, kidnapped man on Rivers Casino parking lot, prosecutors say

January 8, 2023 4:30 AM CWBChicago

Two men allegedly robbed, carjacked, and kidnapped a man from the Rivers Casino parking lot in suburban Des Plaines this week, and prosecutors said casino security drove by as the robbery was in progress.

16 years for Chicago man who carjacked a driver so he could get to court for a stolen car case

January 7, 2023 4:26 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who allegedly carjacked a driver because he needed to get to court for a pending stolen motor vehicle case has been sentenced to 16 years in prison. But he’ll be released after serving less than seven years.

8 years for man who shot at off-duty DePaul Security guard in the Loop

January 7, 2023 3:13 PM CWBChicago

A man with no prior criminal record was sentenced to eight years in prison this week for shooting at an off-duty DePaul University security guard in the Loop in July 2020.

Man shot 16-year-old who intervened in ‘play fighting’ on Red Line train, prosecutors say

January 7, 2023 5:33 AM CWBChicago

A 16-year-old Chicago boy was permanently blinded in one eye after he intervened in “play fighting” on a Red Line train and got shot in the face, prosecutors said as they filed attempted murder charges against the alleged gunman.

4 arrested, guns recovered after hijackers strike in Gold Coast and West Loop

January 7, 2023 5:10 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested four suspected carjackers and recovered four guns after a series of armed hijackings unfolded Friday afternoon and evening between the Gold Coast and West Town.

Not-so-Happy New Year? 3 charged with firing guns into the air to celebrate the arrival of 2023 in Chicago

January 6, 2023 11:31 AM CWBChicago

Three adults are charged with felonies for allegedly firing guns into the air to celebrate the arrival of 2023 in Chicago.

Month: January 2023