October 2023 - Page 2 of 13

Robbery, carjacking crews return to Logan Square and West Town; at least 12 victims in latest sprees

October 29, 2023 7:30 AM CWBChicago

After laying low for a few days following the arrest of a 14-year-old boy, Chicago’s armed robbery crews returned to the streets on Saturday night and Sunday morning. One of the crews crashed into a building in Humboldt Park, but they escaped by jumping into a second car trailing behind them that was full of accomplices.

Man who drove SUV through Woodfield Mall gets 7-year sentence

October 29, 2023 6:00 AM Tim Hecke

Years after he drove an SUV into a suburban Chicago shopping mall, crashing into storefronts and sending patrons running for their lives, Javier Garcia has pleaded guilty to felony criminal damage to property.

Smash-and-grab crew hits another sneaker store in Wicker Park

October 28, 2023 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Urban Jungle, a Wicker Park clothing and sneaker retailer, is the latest Chicago business to be targeted by smash-and-grab burglars.

Chicago man viciously stabbed ex’s new boyfriend while on bail for a felony gun case: prosecutors

October 28, 2023 10:44 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been jailed to await trial after prosecutors said he viciously stabbed his ex’s new boyfriend last month while on bail for a pending felony gun case.

CTA train operator gets 52 months for gun possession, striking cop with car

October 28, 2023 9:58 AM CWBChicago

A man who landed on his feet by becoming a CTA train operator shortly after he completed probation for illegally selling handguns in the city has been sentenced to 52 months in prison on a new gun charge and for striking a Chicago cop with a car while trying to evade arrest in the case.

Man stabbed during robbery in Lincoln Park

October 28, 2023 7:21 AM CWBChicago

Two robbers stabbed a man after mugging him in Lincoln Park on Friday night, Chicago police said.

Shootings at Navy Pier and in River North left 2 people hospitalized overnight: Chicago police

October 28, 2023 6:23 AM CWBChicago

Separate shootings left people injured on Navy Pier and in River North overnight, Chicago police said Saturday morning. No arrests have been made.

Chicago man carjacked woman while on bail for a felony gun case, police say

October 27, 2023 12:04 PM CWBChicago

A 35-year-old Chicago man, on bail awaiting trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm, carjacked a woman in Back of the Yards this summer, Chicago police said in a media release on Friday.

Robberies up 140% since alderman announced “concrete and collaborative plan” to stop them

October 27, 2023 6:08 AM Tim Hecke

Robberies are up 140% in the 1st Ward since Ald. Daniel La Spata announced that Chicago police had concocted a “concrete and collaborative plan” to tamp down on the violence.

Lakeview stabbing victim says assailant emerged from migrant tent outside nearby police station

October 27, 2023 4:35 AM CWBChicago

A man found stabbed at the Addison Red Line station told Chicago police that he was attacked by a migrant who emerged from a tent erected in front of the nearby Town Hall (19th) District police station.

17-year-old cut off ankle monitor, killed a man at South Side gas station: prosecutors

October 27, 2023 3:44 AM Tim Hecke

A 17-year-old Chicago boy with a pending gun case in juvenile court cut off his electronic ankle monitor and killed a man at a South Side gas station last month, prosecutors said Thursday.

Chicago cop gets probation for tasing man in 2021

October 26, 2023 2:04 PM Tim Hecke

A veteran Chicago police officer pleaded guilty to misdemeanor battery on Thursday for tasing a man who was apparently complying with his orders during a street stop in 2021.

Video shows smash-and-grab burglars hitting Lincoln Park restaurant

October 26, 2023 11:30 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police released video on Thursday of a smash-and-grab burglary crew breaking into a Lincoln Park fast-food restaurant on September 25. It was one of three break-ins that occurred on the North Side that morning.

Month: October 2023