September 2023

Armed robbers mug 3 women in Lakeview, driver in Uptown

September 30, 2023 9:51 AM CWBChicago

Three women were robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview on Friday evening and Chicago police suspect the same offenders pulled off a carjacking in Uptown a few hours later.

Group stabs man, woman in the Loop: Chicago police

September 30, 2023 9:39 AM CWBChicago

A group of people beat and stabbed a man and woman in the Loop early Saturday, Chicago police said.

Accused rapist, robber who went AWOL after Chicago judge reduced his bail to $500 is back in custody

September 29, 2023 7:54 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who went AWOL while facing charges of sexually assaulting two women and robbing a third after a judge reduced his bail to $500 in April 2020 is back in custody.

In robbery-plagued Chicago, community meetings draw packed houses, claim of ‘propaganda’

September 29, 2023 6:31 AM CWBChicago

Aldermen representing robbery-laden Chicago neighborhoods took significantly different approaches this week as they faced sometimes angry crowds at separate community meetings.

Armed carjacking caught on video in Logan Square

September 28, 2023 10:19 AM CWBChicago

A security camera captured footage of armed men pistol-whipping and carjacking a driver in Logan Square over the weekend. Chicago police continue to struggle with surging violent crime in the area.

11-time felon gets 13 years for shooting girlriend on River North street

September 28, 2023 8:53 AM CWBChicago

An 11-time convicted felony was sentenced to 13 years after pleading guilty Wednesday to shooting his girlfriend in downtown Chicago.

15-year-old charged in Logan Square robbery spree

September 28, 2023 7:33 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy is charged with participating in two armed robberies in Logan Square over the weekend, Chicago police said.

Cellular store robbers strike again in Roscoe Village as Chicago cops warn of emerging crime pattern

September 28, 2023 6:56 AM CWBChicago

After robbers targeted two cellular stores in as many days, Chicago police are warning similar businesses about an emerging crime pattern on the North Side.

Migrant carrying nearly $2,000 cash jumped CTA turnstile in the Loop, Chicago police report says

September 27, 2023 7:27 AM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant was carrying nearly $2,000 cash when he was arrested for jumping a CTA turnstile in the Loop, according to a Chicago police report.

Man accused of Humboldt Park robbery is released on electronic monitoring after prosecutors don’t ask judge to jail him

September 27, 2023 6:36 AM CWBChicago

The man Chicago police say robbed another man in Humboldt Park was released on electronic monitoring after prosecutors didn’t ask a judge to hold him in jail during a detention hearing.

Serial burglar gets about 8 years for breaking into homes in Lakeview, West Town

November 30, 2023 3:03 AM

A man who already had an impressive history of burglary and theft has beefed up his resume by pleading guilty to committing five more burglaries in Lakeview and West Town last year.

Man gets 5 years for 15-minute beating of woman on CTA train

November 30, 2023 2:29 AM

Prosecutors said Bernard Hightower viciously kicked, jumped on, and body-slammed a 32-year-old woman during a 15-minute-long attack on a train in downtown Chicago in April 2021. Hightower has now been sentenced in the case: 5 years.

Man charged with Lincoln Park robbery attempt is sent home after prosecutors fail to ask a judge to keep him in custody

November 29, 2023 5:48 PM

A Chicago man accused of pushing another man to the ground during a robbery attempt in Lincoln Park was released from custody this month after prosecutors opted not to ask a judge to keep him in jail, court records show.