August 2025 - Page 10 of 13

Cops warn again about robbery crew prowling River North bar strips

August 8, 2025 7:17 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning River North residents and visitors about a string of robberies in which groups of men have preyed on late-night bar patrons by pretending to be friendly strangers before beating and robbing them. It’s the second warning CPD has released about the crime pattern since mid-July.

Park patrols boosted after women are grabbed, followed

August 8, 2025 7:00 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two sexual attacks on women inside West Ridge Nature Park this week, prompting CPD to issue a community alert and increase security measures in the area.

Alderman warns of charity donation scam operating on Lakeview streets

August 8, 2025 1:27 PM CWBChicago

Lakeview Ald. Bennett Lawson (44th) is warning residents about a growing scam targeting pedestrians on Chicago’s North Side, particularly along Clark Street and Broadway.

ATM burglary crew crew hits two Chicago shops with stolen Kia, CPD says

August 8, 2025 9:26 AM CWBChicago

A team of masked burglars smashed their way into two small businesses in Little Italy and the Loop this week, targeting mobile ATMs in both locations, according to a community alert from Chicago police. CPD linked the two break-ins and a third similar incident in suburban Evergreen Park, all of which involved four burglars traveling

Hit-and-run victim was dragged by SUV in Rogers Park; cops seek info on driver

August 8, 2025 9:26 AM CWBChicago

A 46-year-old man died Wednesday night after being struck and dragged by a hit-and-run driver in Rogers Park. Surveillance footage shows the victim was trapped under a gray 2018 Buick Encore that fled east on Estes Avenue.

16-year-old carjacker murdered Uber driver, pulled his body from the car and tried to drive away: prosecutors

August 7, 2025 8:25 PM Tim Hecke

A 16-year-old Dolton boy is facing murder and armed robbery charges for allegedly murdering an Uber driver during a carjacking attempt on the South Side last week.

Man gets 12 years for shooting off-duty cop’s son during robbery; accomplice already paroled after plea deal

August 7, 2025 7:46 PM Tim Hecke

Kevin Ross, now 18, was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday for shooting a Chicago police officer’s son during a robbery attempt in Morgan Park in 2023. Prosecutors said Ross fired at point-blank range after the victim tackled him. Ross must serve 85% of the sentence. His getaway driver, Christopher Brooks, pleaded guilty last year and was paroled in April.

Driver rear-ended woman 3 times in escalating road rage before crash killed innocent driver: prosecutors

August 7, 2025 11:42 AM Tim Hecke

In a case Cook County prosecutors are calling a deadly act of vehicular aggression, a 34-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly pursuing and repeatedly ramming a woman’s vehicle and then crashing into another car, killing its driver.

Smash-and-grab crew strikes cop with car outside Avondale game store; shots fired

August 7, 2025 8:58 AM Tim Hecke

An armed smash-and-grab crew struck a GameStop in Avondale before fleeing in two vehicles, one of which hit a CPD officer, early Thursday morning. An officer fired shots during the chaos, and a multi-district police chase ensued before being terminated in the West Loop. COPA is investigating the incident as an officer-involved shooting.

Month: August 2025

Cops warn again about robbery crew prowling River North bar strips

Park patrols boosted after women are grabbed, followed

Alderman warns of charity donation scam operating on Lakeview streets

ATM burglary crew crew hits two Chicago shops with stolen Kia, CPD says

Hit-and-run victim was dragged by SUV in Rogers Park; cops seek info on driver

16-year-old carjacker murdered Uber driver, pulled his body from the car and tried to drive away: prosecutors

Man gets 12 years for shooting off-duty cop’s son during robbery; accomplice already paroled after plea deal

Driver rear-ended woman 3 times in escalating road rage before crash killed innocent driver: prosecutors

Smash-and-grab crew strikes cop with car outside Avondale game store; shots fired

‘Make a noise so police can find you’: Victim’s 911 call led cops to rapist, prosecutors say

Driver allegedly slammed into a viaduct pillar after telling his 3 passengers they were ‘going to heaven together’

South Shore teen shot in drive-by; police response delayed 18 minutes by ShotSpotter removal

16-year-old girl seriously injured in South Loop stabbing

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit

GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers