Irving Park Archives | CWB Chicago

Police looking for man who’s groping women at Northwest Side parks

April 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are trying to track down a man who groped three women in separate incidents at parks on the Northwest Side.

Police: Off-duty cop shoots home invader in Albany Park

March 31, 2021 CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officers shot a man who broke into his Albany Park home early Wednesday, according to a brief statement issued by CPD.

Ding Dong: Burglars busted after stealing neighbor’s camera-equipped doorbell, prosecutors say

March 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Two Irving Park men burglarized their downstair neighbor’s apartment and stole his camera-equipped doorbell, prosecutors say.

Police academy “use of force” instructor unlawfully shot man on NW Side, prosecutors say

March 17, 2021 CWBChicago

The officer was driving home after teaching at the academy when he pulled over to listen to an audiobook about the Battle of Fallujah.

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

February 28, 2021 CWBChicago

A prolific group of criminals specializing in armed carjackings and ATM burglaries targeted at least 12 businesses overnight just days after the FBI announced that they are getting involved in CPD’s pursuit of the crew.

Woman charged with hijacking 2 cars, including one that struck and seriously injured bicyclist

February 28, 2021 CWBChicago

Veronica Harden is charged with carjacking two people on the North Side during February. One of the hijacked cars was involved in a hit-and-run crash that left a bicyclist seriously injured.

Woman carjacked outside Irving Park Walgreens

February 25, 2021 CWBChicago

A carjacker pulled a 64-year-old woman from her vehicle on a Walgreens parking in the Irving Park neighborhood Wednesday evening, according to a CPD report.

Source: Carjacking attempt, shooting linked to ATM burglary crew; 17-year-old in custody

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

The gunman who shot a driver during a carjacking attempt in Logan Square is linked to a weeks-long series of ATM thefts and business burglaries, a source said.

Burglary and ATM theft crew strikes again. 7 businesses targeted in two waves of break-ins today and yesterday

February 24, 2021 CWBChicago

Investigators believe the men are responsible for a series of similar sprees across the North Side in recent weeks.

Video shows confrontation moments before 2 shot in Irving Park, police confirm

February 21, 2021 CWBChicago

Video provided to CWBChicago shows a confrontation between a female driver and the occupants of a van just moments before gunfire broke out on the 3800 block of North Kedzie around 4:45 a.m.

Two “highly uncooperative” men shot in Irving Park, police say

February 19, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men who were shot in the Irving Park neighborhood early Friday are not cooperating with investigators, according to Chicago police. Both men are known gang members, according to a source.

Prosecutors: Man murdered pedestrian, carjacked woman, robbed 3 restaurants — on Tuesday

February 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a West Side man and two accomplices went on a violent crime spree Tuesday, killing a man seemingly at random on the street, carjacking a woman, and robbing three Dunkin’ locations before police caught up with them.

Career burglar, sentenced to 371 years in prison since 1991, adds 7 more to his total

February 11, 2021 CWBChicago

A career burglar was sentenced to a combined 371 years in prison between 1991 and 2018 is adding another seven years to his impressive total.

Irving Park