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Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park

September 14, 2021 5:40 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating at least eight armed robberies and carjackings around Bucktown and Wicker Park — including three that have bee reported on a single block since Friday.

Prosecutors charge man with having gun on the Mag Mile — but this story is about what happened in his last case

September 13, 2021 6:26 PM CWBChicago

Rashaad Collins was allegedly found carrying a gun down the Magnificent Mile while on bond for being a felon in possession of a weapon. But the real story is what happened after Collins allegedly shot a man in 2017.

Boy, 17, charged River North armed robbery and other crimes

September 13, 2021 7:38 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy is charged with robbing a woman during a wave of armed hold-ups in River North early Thursday.

Robbery victim shot in the Loop on Sunday evening

September 13, 2021 6:47 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man who was shot during an armed robbery downtown on Sunday evening is the Loop’s second shooting victim of the weekend.

Arsonist sets Chicago family’s home ablaze, then admits to doing it on Citizen app live-stream

September 13, 2021 6:12 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago man set a family’s home on fire and then confessed to starting the blaze multiple times as he live-streamed the scene on the Citizen app.

Man shot near Loop gas station overnight is neighborhood’s 4th shooting victim in 2 weeks

September 12, 2021 7:51 AM CWBChicago

A 24-year-old man was shot while traveling in the Loop early Sunday, police said. He is the fourth person to be shot in the neighborhood in the past two weeks.

Oops! Boystown burglar facing more charges after cops allegedly find him with fraudulent check

September 11, 2021 10:01 PM CWBChicago

A Boystown man who was recently charged with burglary after someone recognized him in surveillance images posted to a neighborhood Facebook page has even more problems to deal with.

#42 – Man killed 1, injured 3 in expressway shooting while on bond for attempted murder, prosecutor say

September 11, 2021 9:43 PM CWBChicago

While on bond for attempted murder, Antwan Carter opened fire on a vehicle on the Eisenhower Expressway, killing the driver and shooting three of his passengers, too, prosecutors say.

Driver cut by flying glass after getting caught in crossfire of River North shoot-out

September 11, 2021 11:17 AM CWBChicago

A 35-year-old man was cut by flying glass when his car got stuck in the middle of a shoot-out in River North on Friday evening, according to a CPD report.

Second man charged with brutal State Street attacks — two months after a judge told him to ‘start making some better decisions’

September 9, 2021 6:00 PM CWBChicago

Two months after a judge told Mekiel Hampton to “start making some better decisions,” he brutally beat two men on State Street — and then helped beat and rob another man hours later two blocks away.