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Woman robbed on North-Clybourn Red Line platform

March 25, 2020 2:33 AM CWBChicago

The robber pulled out a knife and robbed the woman as she waited for a train at the North-Clybourn Red Line station, police said.

Gunman robs 3 convenience stores in 90 minutes

March 25, 2020 2:13 AM CWBChicago

An armed man robbed 7-Eleven stores in Lincoln Park, Logan Square, and LIttle Italy in under 90 minutes Tuesday night, police said.

Arrests plummet, crime nosedives in early days of COVID-19

March 25, 2020 1:36 AM CWBChicago

Chicago’s reported crime is down 10% through the first half of March as the side effects of COVID-19 ripple through law enforcement. And arrest totals are cratering.

Slow your roll: As county prepares to release more jail inmates, Lightfoot expresses concern

March 24, 2020 3:02 PM CWBChicago

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot asked a top Cook County judge to be careful about releasing large numbers of jail inmates amid concerns of COVID-19 being spread at the facility.

Felon charged with having 3 guns at Streeterville hotel party

March 24, 2020 9:08 AM CWBChicago

James Beecham is charged with having three guns in a hotel room party at the Residence Inn after someone reported guns, drugs, and “lots of females” in attendance.

Lakeview woman says duo threatened her with bat, stole her dog

March 24, 2020 8:42 AM CWBChicago

A Lakeview woman says two people threatened her with a bat and stole one of her dogs on the 500 block of West Addison yesterday evening.

Man fatally shot in Rogers Park apartment; Death investigation launched

March 24, 2020 8:21 AM CWBChicago

A friend called 911 to report that the man had shot himself in the head on the 1300 block of West Greenleaf, according to CPD records. The victim was later pronounced dead.

Whoops! We were way off. SIXTEEN arrested during last weekend’s St. Pat’s party in Wrigleyville

March 23, 2020 1:38 PM CWBChicago

Police arrested 16 people during the COVID-19 dampened St. Patrick’s celebration in Wrigleyville on March 14, far more than we originally estimated.

Judge to 18-year-olds charged with robbing Mag Mile Walgreens: “You’ve graduated to the big time.”

March 23, 2020 12:32 AM CWBChicago

Two 18-year-old men who are charged with robbing a Magnificent Mile Walgreen’s received a sobering message from their bond court judge: “You’ve graduated to the big time.”

United Center janitor charged with burglarizing Lincoln Park Zoo reptile house

March 22, 2020 11:50 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a DNA sample taken after the Oct. 2017 burglary at the Lincoln Park Zoo reptile house came back to William Hannah, a janitor at the United Center.

Group mugs man in River North as Chicago police warn of similar attacks in the Loop

September 24, 2023 4:13 AM

A man was attacked and robbed by four men as he walked in River North early Saturday, Chicago police said.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.