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Update: Here are the sentences handed down in some carjacking cases we’ve told you about

March 5, 2022 5:55 AM CWBChicago

It’s hard to believe, but Chicago’s carjacking surge has been going on so long, some of the cases that prosecutors filed in its early stages are reaching the sentencing stage. Here are the outcomes of some of those cases.

Woman carjacked in Bucktown as CPD warns of hijacking pattern in Wicker Park and nearby neighborhoods

March 1, 2022 3:21 AM CWBChicago

A woman was carjacked at gunpoint Monday evening on Milwaukee Avenue in Bucktown, according to an initial police report. A few hours later, CPD issued a community alert about armed hijackings in nearby areas, but the Bucktown incident was not included in the pattern.

Avondale man gets 10 years for shooting robbery victim while on bond for gun case

February 7, 2022 10:44 AM CWBChicago

An Avondale man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting a man while he was on affordable bail for a pending felony gun case in February 2020.

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January 18, 2022 7:50 AM CWBChicago

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Man fumbled gun at Christmas party, shooting two partiers, including an 11-year-old, prosecutors say

December 26, 2021 3:19 PM CWBChicago

An Avondale man allegedly carried a firearm to a family Christmas party and wound up shooting two attendees, including an 11-year-old, when he fumbled the gun and it discharged — twice.

$100,000 taken after robber wrestles gun from ATM technician in Avondale, police say

December 23, 2021 5:22 AM CWBChicago

A daring criminal wrestled the gun away from a security guard who was securing a bank ATM in Avondale on Wednesday night, then escaped with an estimated $100,000 cash from the machine.

Woman shot while driving in Avondale on Sunday evening

November 29, 2021 7:35 AM CWBChicago

A 33-year-old woman was shot while driving in Avondale late Sunday night, police said.

Gunman kills 2 following party in Avondale

October 30, 2021 2:38 AM CWBChicago

Two men were fatally shot after attending a party in Avondale early Saturday. The gunman remains at large.

Concealed carry holder fired 2 rounds on Belmont Blue Line platform, prosecutors say

October 13, 2021 8:17 AM CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder fired two rounds on the Belmont Blue Line platform during the evening rush hour Monday and police later found two guns in his backpack, prosecutors said.

Hijacking pattern identified in Avondale and Albany Park, cops say

October 10, 2021 6:02 PM CWBChicago

A carjacking alert has been issued for Albany Park and Avondale after detectives linked a series of recent hijackings to the same suspects.

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.

#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.

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.