July 2023

Carjackers shoot man in Bucktown, two more robberies reported nearby

July 31, 2023 11:12 PM CWBChicago

A man was shot during a carjacking attempt in Bucktown on Monday and Chicago police responded to two more armed robberies in the area minutes later.

Robbers beat, rob, steal car from Lakeview hotel guest: report

July 31, 2023 8:55 PM CWBChicago

A Lakeview hotel guest may have to find another way to get home after getting mugged in the hotel’s parking garage on Sunday night.

Did a pack of wild teens destroy your property? Bill the city, one alderman advised.

July 31, 2023 8:18 PM CWBChicago

People and businesses who suffer losses during a “teen trend” should submit a claim with the City of Chicago, one alderman recently advised.

Gunmen targeted victims at bank ATMs during Sunday afternoon robbery spree, Chicago police say

July 31, 2023 11:39 AM CWBChicago

Armed men traveling in stolen cars robbed five people, four of them at ATMs, on the North and West sides Sunday, Chicago police said

Cops look for gunman who robbed CTA passenger in River North

July 31, 2023 10:54 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to locate a man who robbed a CTA passenger in River North on Sunday morning.

Road rage shooting injures 2 near Soldier Field

July 31, 2023 8:26 AM CWBChicago

Two people were shot in a possible road rage incident while traveling on Lake Shore Drive in the South Loop on Sunday evening.

Store looted, 40 arrested, 3 guns seized as ‘teen trend’ overruns South Loop

July 31, 2023 7:27 AM CWBChicago

A large group of young people, mostly juveniles, ripped through the South Loop on Sunday evening, looting a convenience store, storming a Dunkin, and fighting as they ran through the streets.

Rogers Park murder, Edgewater shooting attempt may be linked to reignited North Side gang war

July 30, 2023 8:18 PM CWBChicago

There are increasing indications that an internal Chicago Police Department warning was right about four North Side areas with a “strong possibility of retaliatory shootings.”

5 years for carjacker who lost fight with 60-year-old victim in the Loop

July 30, 2023 10:41 AM CWBChicago

A Hazelcrest man who allegedly tried to carjack a 60-year-old in downtown Chicago, only to find himself pinned to the ground by the spry sexagenarian, has been sentenced to five years for the incident.

Man tracks stolen iPhone to migrant in Chicago police station lobby; charges filed

July 30, 2023 7:10 AM CWBChicago

A man who tracked an iPhone inside his stolen backpack found it in an unexpected place: sitting on top of a migrant’s belongings in the 12th District police station lobby.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.

‘That’s him!’ — Armed robber confronts victim a second time to get more stuff, gets busted when cops arrive

September 23, 2023 10:55 AM

A Chicago man robbed a victim at gunpoint, then circled back and tried to rob him again, only to be caught when the cops arrived, according to a CPD arrest report.