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February 13, 2026 11:46 AM CWBChicago

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2 charged with carjacking brothers during botched gun deal outside Senn High School

February 2, 2026 11:26 PM Tim Hecke

A 17-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man are facing robbery, firearms, and carjacking charges after prosecutors say they carjacked two brothers during a botched gun transaction outside Senn High School in Edgewater.

Burglar caught on camera breaking stolen cash drawer on CTA platform

January 13, 2026 10:57 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are searching for a man they say is responsible for a series of burglaries targeting North Side businesses since mid-December, stopping at least once to break open a stolen cash drawer on the Argyle Red Line platform.

Chicago man stole nearly $8,000 in cigarettes during Walgreens theft spree: prosecutors

December 27, 2025 5:20 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say a Chicago man stole nearly $8,000 worth of Newport cigarettes by repeatedly turning North Side Walgreens stores into smash-and-grab tobacco stops, vaulting counters and emptying secured display cases after clerks unlocked them.

27-time convicted burglar gets 9 years for latest break-in spree

December 15, 2025 1:01 PM CWBChicago

A 23-time convicted burglar has added four more cases to his record after pleading guilty to a new series of North Side break-ins that he committed while on parole earlier this year. The plea brings 58-year-old Lamont Gordon’s burglary conviction total to 27.

Carjackers attack woman, drag her from vehicle in Edgewater

December 15, 2025 10:01 AM CWBChicago

A 34-year-old woman was physically attacked and dragged from her car during a violent carjacking in Edgewater early Sunday morning. Another hijacking was reported in Humbolddt Park on Friday evening.

Skokie man charged with shooting woman at Edgewater gas station

November 5, 2025 9:52 AM CWBChicago

A Skokie man has been charged with shooting a woman, reportedly during a road rage incident in Edgewater on Monday morning.

Suspect detained after woman is shot during altercation at Edgewater gas station

November 3, 2025 11:57 AM CWBChicago

A man is in custody after a 23-year-old woman was shot during a road rage incident in Edgewater on Monday morning, according to Chicago police.

Counter-jumping thief stealing narcotics from North Side pharmacies

November 2, 2025 2:13 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning North Side pharmacies to be on alert after a man repeatedly jumped pharmacy counters to steal bottles of narcotics, fleeing each time on a black electric scooter.

Police used phone tracker to catch man accused in five North Side burglaries

October 29, 2025 10:24 AM Tim Hecke

A 32-year-old man with multiple prior burglary convictions has been charged with five residential break-ins and an aggravated robbery carried out across several North Side neighborhoods.

Two men wanted for robbing Red Line passenger in Edgewater

October 18, 2025 3:09 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are searching for two men who mugged a passenger aboard a CTA train in Edgewater last month.

‘Ziploc’ sentenced to 12 years for brutal Edgewater home invasion tied to $600 cocaine debt

October 11, 2025 8:44 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who prosecutors said beat an amputee to death while trying to collect a $600 cocaine debt during a home invasion in Edgewater has been sentenced to 12 years in prison—but he won’t serve a single day there.

‘Kia Boy’ gets 3 years for convenience store robberies and burglary, but walks on time served

August 28, 2025 10:32 AM CWBChicago

A 20-year-old “Kia Boy” who skipped court after being charged with burglarizing a North Side convenience store and later robbed a 7-Eleven has been sentenced to three years in prison. But under Illinois’ sentencing rules, he isn’t expected to spend another day behind bars.

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