Avondale Archives

21 minutes, 3 carjackings in Wicker Park and Bucktown

November 22, 2020 7:49 AM CWBChicago

The carjackers targeted three drivers in Wicker Park and Bucktown on Saturday evening. Police said the crew also pulled off a fourth hijacking in Avondale.

“You’re a racist and you ain’t gonna do sh*t,” man allegedly says while robbing 14-year-old of his bike

August 20, 2020 8:16 PM CWBChicago

The robber had some thoughts as he ripped a 14-year-old’s bike from his hands outside a Logan Square cycle shop last Tuesday afternoon: “You’re a racist and you ain’t gonna do sh*t.”

Police link 2 robberies, 1 carjacking to crew in Avondale, Logan Square

August 19, 2020 1:44 AM CWBChicago

Three robbers pulled off two hold-ups and one carjacking in under an hour Friday around the Avondale and Logan Square neighborhoods, police said.the

Woman foils carjacking in Lakeview parking lot

August 9, 2020 9:11 AM CWBChicago

Three teenagers tried to carjack the woman in the parking lot of a strip mall on the 2900 block of North Ashland, according to a CPD report.

Police investigate shootings in Rogers Park and Avondale

August 9, 2020 7:44 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating shootings in the Rogers Park and Avondale neighborhoods. No arrests have been made.

Women carjacked in Lakeview; Cops warn of similar crimes in Avondale

August 7, 2020 12:28 PM CWBChicago

Two women were robbed and carjacked Thursday night in the Lakeview neighborhood, police said. Meanwhile, police issued a community alert after two carjackings were recently reported in the Avondale neighborhood.

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July 17, 2020 7:48 PM CWBChicago

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Accused Mag Mile rapist “a real and present threat to women,” judge says

July 10, 2020 8:21 PM CWBChicago

Assistant State’s Attorney James Murphy speculated during a bond hearing for Juan Sanchez that the 37-year-old was looking for another woman to attack when Sanchez exposed himself to several female pedestrians while trolling North Side neighborhoods in his minivan this week.

Man charged with robbing, raping woman in Streeterville on 4th of July

July 9, 2020 7:40 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors charged Juan Sanchez, age 37, of Logan Square with felony aggravated criminal sexual assault, felony kidnapping by force or threat, and aggravated robbery in connection with Saturday’s attack on the 100 block of East Huron near the Magnificent Mile.

Man shot while walking in Avondale, police say

June 17, 2020 3:21 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police said a gunman shot at the victim as he walked on the 3100 block of West Addison in Avondale on Monday evening.

At least 6 are robbed Wednesday morning, including college student in the Loop

December 6, 2023 7:00 PM

Several people were robbed during a string of holdups Wednesday morning, including a college student in downtown Chicago and several victims in Logan Square. Some of the robberies appear to be related.

Repeat DUI driver ‘nearly killed’ motorcyclist, judge says before ordering him jailed

December 6, 2023 9:15 AM

A Chicago man who was severely injured in a crash while driving drunk in 2012 will be detained to await trial after prosecutors accused him of badly injuring a motorcyclist while driving drunk this summer.

Judge releases man accused of pushing 79-year-old woman to the ground near CTA station

December 6, 2023 7:56 AM

After telling Judge David Kelly that a Chicago man had pushed a 79-year-old woman to the ground, causing her to hit her head on the cement, and had spread bloody saliva on a nurse who was treating him at a hospital, they asked Kelly to keep him in jail as a public safety threat.