Andersonville Archives

Armed robber tied up Andersonville phone store employee, police report says

February 24, 2023 7:39 PM CWBChicago

An armed man tied up a cellular store employee during a robbery in Andersonville on Friday morning.

Gunmen carjack woman in Andersonville

October 21, 2022 8:28 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a woman was carjacked while loading items into her vehicle in Andersonville yesterday evening. But CPD is receiving fewer hijacking reports this month than during last October and October 2020.

Duo hijacked a Lyft driver in Andersonville, crashed in Edgewater as cops moved in: prosecutors

June 25, 2022 4:24 PM CWBChicago

Two 18-year-olds are charged with carjacking a Lyft driver in Andersonville and then crashing his car into a fire hydrant as Chicago police closed in minutes later.

River North carjacking crew strikes again in Andersonville overnight. Some get arrested, others keep committing crimes.

June 24, 2022 7:12 AM CWBChicago

An armed carjacking team took a man’s Cadillac at gunpoint in River North on Thursday evening and then hijacked a rideshare driver in Andersonville two hours later.

Armed hijacking in the heart of Andersonville is the neighborhood’s second in days

April 1, 2022 2:00 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking that occurred in the heart of Andersonville Thursday evening, one block from where another hijacking was reported last week.

March carjackings up 58% compared to last year in Chicago; new cases reported in Loop, Uptown, Andersonville

March 24, 2022 9:33 AM CWBChicago

March carjackings are up 58% compared to last March with new cases reported Wednesday in the Loop, Uptown, and Andersonville.

A series of random urine-throwing attacks ends with felony charges against an Andersonville man

February 6, 2022 8:50 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a North Side man is responsible for a series of random attacks in which women were doused with urine while walking in Andersonville and Lincoln Square.

Carjackings reported in Andersonville and Rogers Park as local robbery cases hit four-year highs

January 2, 2022 9:08 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was carjacked at gunpoint in Andersonville on Friday afternoon. The hijacking came about 20 minutes after a similar attempt to take a car failed in Edgewater.

2 carjackings, 2 street robberies reported on Far North Side

December 16, 2021 4:31 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two armed carjackings and two robberies reported late Wednesday and early Thursday between Uptown and Rogers Park.

Robbery crew that struck Lincoln Park last night has also hit in Andersonville and Lincoln Square, police say

September 28, 2021 1:21 PM CWBChicago

At least two of the armed robberies reported Monday evening in Old Town and Lincoln Park are part of a broader crime pattern that includes recent muggings in Andersonville and Lincoln Square, police said Tuesday.

18 years for sex offender who raped Chicago woman while on bail

May 26, 2023 6:38 AM

Chicago man charged with raping and robbing a woman in Logan Square while on bail for failing to register as a sex offender has been sentenced to 18 years.

Chicago man allegedly found with $1.2 million in meth and fentanyl is now charged with assaulting federal agents

May 26, 2023 5:36 AM

The Chicago man charged with possessing a pill-making machine and $1.2 million worth of meth and fentanyl faces new charges for allegedly driving a stolen car toward federal agents who tried to arrest him.

Police union wellness center hopes to stem rising officer suicide rate

May 25, 2023 8:16 PM

With a suicide rate higher than other big cities, Chicago’s police union has established a mental health wellness center for its members.