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2 charged after string of spa robberies stretched from Bucktown to Evanston

September 28, 2026 11:41 AM Tim Hecke

Two men have been charged in connection with a string of violent spa robberies on a single night in July that stretched from Bucktown to the Evanston border.

Convicted murderer gets 15 years for role in Bucktown shooting that killed man, wounded teen

August 21, 2026 7:57 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man who was paroled in 2018 after serving a 40-year sentence for a 1998 murder was sentenced Thursday to an additional 15 years for his role in a 2020 Bucktown shooting that killed one man and wounded a teenager during Puerto Rican Day festivities.

2 CPS workers found dead in Bucktown apartment died from overdoses, medical examiner says

August 14, 2026 3:56 PM CWBChicago

Two women found dead in a Bucktown apartment last month died from accidental overdoses of cocaine and fentanyl, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined. Both women worked at Chicago Public Schools, according to online records.

Man gets 35 years for fatal shooting during 2020 Puerto Rican Day festivities near Western Blue Line

August 5, 2026 9:58 AM Tim Hecke

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 35 years in prison for shooting two people, one fatally, during the 2020 Puerto Rican Day festivities in Bucktown.

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July 25, 2026 9:02 AM CWBChicago

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Street drugs found in Bucktown apartment where two women were discovered dead

July 12, 2026 8:10 AM CWBChicago

Autopsies performed Saturday on Shirley Colon, 36, and Taina Rios, 40, were inconclusive, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office, which is awaiting toxicology and other laboratory results before determining how the women died.

Burglar who targeted 14 luxury homes across Chicago gets 10-year sentence, but he’ll be out in less than 5

June 14, 2026 2:51 PM Tim Hecke

A suburban man who formed a burglary crew that specifically targeted high-end homes in Chicago to steal valuable jewelry, cash, and other property has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 14 residential break-ins. But records show he is expected to be released after serving less than half that time.

‘You’re going to learn today’: man accused of trying to kidnap boy from Bucktown park

May 11, 2026 7:33 AM CWBChicago

An afternoon at a popular Bucktown park took a horrifying turn when a man picked up an 8-year-old boy and tried to walk away with him, prosecutors said.

Man with 60+ arrests charged with stabbing good Samaritan during CTA dispute

May 8, 2026 8:47 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man with more than 60 arrests and a history of violence against transit workers is facing new charges after prosecutors said he stabbed a good Samaritan who came to a CTA employee’s defense at a Blue Line station.

Downtown diner robbery crew linked to at least 4 other holdups, carjackings in the past week: CPD

April 24, 2026 8:39 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago detectives have connected the armed takeover robbery of a 24-hour Near North Side diner early Thursday to a roving holdup crew they believe has struck at least five times in six days, leaving a trail of frightened restaurant workers, a pistol-whipped customer, and a carjacked rideshare driver in their wake.

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2 charged after string of spa robberies stretched from Bucktown to Evanston

Convicted murderer gets 15 years for role in Bucktown shooting that killed man, wounded teen

2 CPS workers found dead in Bucktown apartment died from overdoses, medical examiner says

Man gets 35 years for fatal shooting during 2020 Puerto Rican Day festivities near Western Blue Line

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Street drugs found in Bucktown apartment where two women were discovered dead

Burglar who targeted 14 luxury homes across Chicago gets 10-year sentence, but he’ll be out in less than 5

‘You’re going to learn today’: man accused of trying to kidnap boy from Bucktown park

Man with 60+ arrests charged with stabbing good Samaritan during CTA dispute

Downtown diner robbery crew linked to at least 4 other holdups, carjackings in the past week: CPD

Gunmen carjack Lyft driver, try to rob Bucktown taco stand

Man stabbed at Blue Line station in Bucktown

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15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession

Woman waited hours for Chicago police response after being raped at gunpoint during home invasion

Burglar caught after 14 cars are broken into on a single Irving Park block