Albany Park Archives

$800,000 bail for alleged baseball bat attacker: ‘What would happen if I bashed you with this bat?’

May 11, 2023 3:31 PM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge set bail at $800,000 for a Chicago woman who’s accused of randomly attacking women, sometimes with a baseball bat, this week.

Charges filed in North Side baseball bat attacks

May 11, 2023 5:56 AM CWBChicago

A Jefferson Park woman is charged with committing a string of apparently random attacks on women this week, sometimes using a baseball bat to attack her victims, according to Chicago police.

Woman randomly attacked 5 people with a baseball bat in Ravenswood Manor crime spree, Chicago police say

May 9, 2023 4:25 PM CWBChicago

A woman armed with a metal baseball bat attacked at least five women on the North Side in an apparently random series of crimes that were partially captured on video, according to Chicago police.

3 cars burned in Rogers Park, cops eye links to Albany Park vehicle fire

May 4, 2023 1:26 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to determine if the burning of three cars in Rogers Park on Wednesday is linked to another intentional vehicle fire in Albany Park.

Fake ID operation found in home of man on electronic monitoring for major narcotics case, prosecutors say

April 13, 2023 1:32 PM CWBChicago

Sheriff’s office investigators found a fake ID operation while inspecting the home of a Chicago man who was on electronic monitoring for two major narcotics cases, prosecutors said.

Federal prosecutors charge 4 Chicago men with armed robbery, carjacking spree

April 8, 2023 10:56 PM CWBChicago

A federal grand jury has indicted four Chicago men on carjacking, gun, and other charges for a string of crimes they allegedly committed last fall.

Man shot after fishing at North Side park

April 6, 2023 7:12 AM CWBChicago

A 23-year-old man was shot as he returned to his car after fishing at a North Side park on Wednesday evening.

North Side shooting victim is charged with possessing 4 stolen cars and a gun

April 4, 2023 11:41 PM CWBChicago

Anthony Acosta, who was shot in Albany Park on Sunday, is now charged with possessing four stolen vehicles and a firearm, according to Chicago police.

3 detained, stolen BMW recovered after shooting in Albany Park

April 2, 2023 10:55 AM CWBChicago

Chicago — Three people are in custody after a man was shot in Albany Park on Sunday morning. The injured man is one of those being detained by Chicago police.

11 charged with running cocaine delivery service ‘hotline’ in Chicago

March 10, 2023 2:28 PM CWBChicago

Federal authorities have charged 11 people with operating a cocaine delivery service hotline in Chicago, mostly in Albany Park.

30 months in federal prison for man who had loaded gun on the Red Line

November 27, 2023 7:22 AM

One of two men charged by federal prosecutors after Chicago police allegedly found them with guns on a Red Line train in the Loop has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Kia Boys flood Instagram accounts with videos of car thefts, crashes, and stunts

November 27, 2023 6:17 AM

“Kia Boy” accounts on Instagram are chock full of videos showing Chicago’s prolific car thieves in action. And if you think they’re stealing Kias and Hyundais so they can get to school on time, you may be surprised by these clips.

Man who robbed 10-year-old after being released from jail due to COVID concerns, gets 7-year sentence

November 27, 2023 5:04 AM

A Chicago man who was released from jail due to concerns about the arriving COVID pandemic in March 2020, only to get arrested again for robbing a 10-year-old boy outside Union Station, has received a seven-year sentence.