Irving Park Archives

Chicago man tried to sexually assault woman on Blue Line, touched second woman: prosecutors

May 28, 2023 6:32 AM CWBChicago

CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with repeatedly punching a woman during an attempted sexual assault aboard a Blue Line train and inappropriately touching another woman on the train line the next night.

85-year-old woman carjacked at gunpoint on Northwest Side

April 29, 2023 6:54 AM CWBChicago

An 85-year-old woman was carjacked at gunpoint Friday morning on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

Chicago man who won $4 million wrongful prosecution lawsuit is charged with having a gun in his car

April 27, 2023 11:06 AM CWBChicago

A man who won a $4 million lawsuit against the city and Chicago police officers who allegedly framed him in a 2009 murder case is facing felony charges after cops said they found a ghost gun in his car during a traffic stop.

Robbers are using a dating app to lure men into robberies on the Northwest Side, Chicago police say

April 23, 2023 6:19 PM CWBChicago

A small group of offenders is using a dating app to lure men into a robbery trap on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

Bank robber busted after his lover turns him in to the FBI: ‘All those pictures are John. Every single one’

April 15, 2023 9:04 AM CWBChicago

The FBI has filed charges against a man suspected of robbing four Chicago banks since late February after his romantic partner identified him from surveillance images, according to federal court filings.

Serial bank robber has struck 4 times in Logan Square, Bucktown, Irving Park: FBI

April 6, 2023 4:28 PM CWBChicago

The FBI Chicago field office is on the hunt for a serial robber who is responsible for four bank robberies since February 28, including two on Wednesday.

Federal authorities charge 2 with armed robberies of Chicago convenience stores

March 6, 2023 5:01 PM CWBChicago

A federal grand jury in Chicago has returned criminal charges against a man and woman who allegedly robbed five convenience stores last year, officials said Monday.

Video released of fatal Chicago police shooting in Irving Park last month

March 1, 2023 3:45 PM CWBChicago

Chicago’s police oversight agency, COPA, released body-worn camera footage of CPD officers’ fatal shooting of Isidro Valverde in Irving Park last month.

Catalytic converter thieves are threatening people with guns on Northwest Side, Chicago police say

February 22, 2023 10:53 AM CWBChicago

A group of catalytic converter thieves has been threatening people with a handgun on the Northwest Side, according to a community alert issued Wednesday morning by Chicago police.

Authorities identify the man who was fatally shot by Chicago police in Irving Park

February 11, 2023 9:28 AM CWBChicago

The man who was shot and killed by Chicago police officers in Irving Park this week has been identified as 21-year-old Isidro Valverde.

Man killed during possible robbery attempt in Lakeview East

May 27, 2023 6:43 AM

A man was shot and killed during a possible robbery attempt in Lakeview East overnight. He is the second person shot in the immediate area in two days, according to Chicago police.

Woman tried to smuggle drug-saturated paper worth $125,000 into Cook County jail, officials say

May 26, 2023 8:24 PM

A woman who works for a contractor at the Cook County jail tried to smuggle drug-soaked papers into the facility so they could be cut up and sold to inmates, officials said.

Shots fired at North Avenue Beach

May 26, 2023 2:41 PM

Memorial Day is off to an ominous start as Chicago police investigate shots fired at North Avenue Beach on Friday afternoon.