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Loop

Uber driver carjacked at gunpoint in the Loop; same crew robbed 11 people Saturday.

April 2, 2023 10:32 AM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked at gunpoint on Wacker Drive in the Loop overnight, and it may be linked to group that carried out eleven robberies on Saturday.

Citywide

Teens who tried to rob concealed carry holder also tried to carjack an Uber driver in April — but he shot their accomplice dead: sources

December 5, 2022 9:21 PM CWBChicago

Two Chicago teenagers who tried to rob a concealed carry holder on Monday were also involved in a carjacking attempt in April, but that victim shot their accomplice dead.

Loop

Carjacked Uber driver waited 75 minutes for police response in the Loop, records show

March 29, 2022 9:44 PM CWBChicago

A 70-year-old Uber driver waited more than an hour for a police officer to respond to his 911 call after two men carjacked him in the Loop on Tuesday morning.

Lincoln Park

Uber driver carjacked while waiting for her passengers in Lincoln Park

October 24, 2021 11:32 AM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked at gunpoint while waiting for her customers to come out of a Lincoln Park home Sunday morning.

Logan Square

Man charged with stun-gunning, carjacking Uber driver in Logan Square

September 3, 2021 10:06 AM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of carjackings on Monday in which Uber drivers were attacked with stun guns.

Magnificent Mile

Men who carjacked Uber driver on Mag Mile hijacked another Uber driver in West Town, too

August 7, 2021 3:35 AM CWBChicago

The carjacking crew that targeted an Uber driver along the Magnificent Mile on Friday morning carjacked another Uber driver about 90 minutes earlier in West Town, according to Chicago police.

Magnificent Mile

Uber driver carjacked at gunpoint on Magnificent Mile

August 6, 2021 10:57 AM CWBChicago

A ride-hail driver was carjacked at gunpoint Friday morning as he waited for his next passenger on the Magnificent Mile, police said.

Citywide

CHOMP! Uber driver bit chunk out of would-be carjacker’s eyebrow, prosecutor says

February 20, 2021 6:22 AM CWBChicago

An Uber driver took a bite out of crime this week when he chomped down on a carjacker’s eyebrow during a struggle for control of his car, prosecutors said Friday.

Citywide

$6,091: Uber driver billed for damages after gunman (who may have just murdered his passenger) carjacks him

January 25, 2021 7:49 PM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was carjacked by an armed man who was running from the scene of his passenger’s murder. Now, he’s being billed for damages caused by the carjacker.

Bucktown

4 more rideshare drivers carjacked yesterday as Uber and Lyft remain silent

January 21, 2021 6:00 AM CWBChicago

Four more rideshare drivers were carjacked Wednesday after picking up passengers and delivering them to destinations across Chicago, police said.

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Loop

Man robbed Loop hotel one day after they fired him: prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:38 AM

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed the JW Marriott Hotel one day after the company fired him.

Citywide

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

Lakeview

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.

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