Irving Park Archives

Hours-long crosstown robbery spree ends with victim shot Friday night, Chicago police say

November 25, 2023 7:51 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a group of armed robbers went on a crime spree that ended shortly after they shot a liquor store employee during a holdup. CPD issued a community alert about the group overnight.

Crew robs 6 people in 15 minutes on Saturday evening; one holdup caught on video

November 5, 2023 8:10 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers mugged six people in about 15 minutes Saturday evening in Irving Park, Belmont Cragin, and Hermosa, according to Chicago police reports. One was caught on video.

58 years for man who murdered driver because the victim’s van was too noisy; ‘This s*** is funny as hell’

September 21, 2023 7:23 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 58 years in prison for shooting a motorist outside his apartment, allegedly because the victim’s van was too noisy.

At least 23 armed robberies reported Sunday as Chicago cops again see a robbery in progress, but don’t chase the offenders

August 21, 2023 7:19 AM CWBChicago

For the second time in less than a week, Chicago police officers witnessed an armed robbery in progress but did not try to catch the offenders, who continued to rob innocent victims on the street freely.

Chicago cops watch armed robbery in progress, but supervisor orders them NOT to chase the criminals; at least 11 people robbed in overnight spree

August 16, 2023 12:02 PM CWBChicago

As yet another armed robbery spree unfolded overnight, Chicago police officers saw armed men robbing victims on the North Side, but their supervisor ordered them not to pursue the offenders, who drove away and committed even more crimes.

At least 20 victims were targeted in two waves of armed robberies on Sunday

August 14, 2023 6:40 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery team committed eight holdups in about 90 minutes Sunday afternoon, mostly on the north and northwest sides of Chicago.

Armed men rob at least 11 people in 2-hour crime spree, Chicago police say

August 13, 2023 11:38 AM CWBChicago

A group of armed men went on a two-hour robbery spree in Chicago on Sunday morning, even targeting one victim as he arrived at a Northwest Side church.

Two-car robbery team struck at least 14 times on Thursday. And one was caught on video

August 4, 2023 6:50 PM CWBChicago

Gutwrenching video recorded by a home surveillance system shows two armed robbers mugging and physically attacking a man on Chicago’s Northwest Side on Thursday afternoon.

Men who shot one postal worker and robbed another may have tried to carjack a couple in Logan Square, too; reward offered

August 2, 2023 10:17 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew that shot a postal worker and robbed another mail carrier yesterday may have also tried to carjack a couple in Logan Square, Chicago authorities said.

Man stabbed to death by attacker who felt threatened by his plastic fork: prosecutors

July 6, 2023 10:40 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man told police that he fatally stabbed a man in an Irving Park alley because he felt threatened by a plastic fork the man was holding, prosecutors said.

Package thieves blasted victim with bear spray: Chicago police report

December 7, 2023 8:18 AM

Two North Siders blasted a woman in the face with bear spray while stealing packages from her apartment building vestibule, according to a Chicago police report.

15-year-old stabbed a man on the Red Line, Chicago police say

December 7, 2023 7:30 AM

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a man on a Red Line train in Lincoln Park last month, according to Chicago police.

Man killed near West Loop homeless camp, 2nd shooting at troubled intersection in a month

December 7, 2023 6:33 AM

A man was shot and killed in the West Loop overnight, just steps from a homeless camp that the local alderman has said is a catalyst for violent crime in the area. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has reportedly withheld assistance in cleaning up the area because the local alderman refused to link his votes on key legislation to the clean-up effort.