Irving Park Archives

Man caught driving hijacked car with gun in waistband, prosecutors say

November 8, 2020 CWBChicago

A Chicago man is facing gun and stolen motor vehicle felony charges — but not a carjacking count — after police allegedly found him driving a newly-carjacked vehicle with a gun in his waistband early Thursday.

Teen in fair condition after shooting in Irving Park neighborhood

June 23, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said the teen was shot in the back while standing on the 4300 block of North Mozart in Irving Park early Tuesday.

Irving Park: Boy, 17, shot while riding in car overnight

May 30, 2020 CWBChicago

A 17-year-old is in fair condition after he was shot while riding in a car in the Irving Park neighborhood early Saturday, police said.

Man gets 11 years for 3 North Side robberies, but cops think he was involved in more

May 19, 2020 CWBChicago

Alvin Lashley pleaded guilty to three armed robberies, but a police source said detectives believe he was involved in other hold-ups, including the robbery of a Lakeview restaurant.

Woman charged with 2018 home invasion that left alleged accomplice dead

March 3, 2020 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Jason Brock, 35, was armed with a handgun when he and Mariena Elia forced their way into an apartment on the 5700 block of North Spaulding and tried to rob two men around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 7, 2018.

Woman says Uber driver sexually assaulted her after leaving Lakeview bar

March 2, 2020 CWBChicago

The woman told police that an Uber driver sexually assaulted her in his SUV after picking her up at a bar on the 3300 block of North Sheffield in Lakeview.

Armed man takes opioids in North Side pharmacy hold-up

February 16, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said a man jumped the pharmacy counter while brandishing two knives at Walgreens, 3153 West Irving Park Road, on Sunday afternoon.

Possible gang-related shooting injures teen in Irving Park

February 13, 2020 CWBChicago

Police said someone fires shots and struck the teen as he rode his bike in the 3000 block of West Belle Plaine on Wednesday evening.

Albany Park man charged with sexual abuse of 13-year-old girl

January 30, 2020 CWBChicago

A 39-year-old Albany Park man is facing felony charges after a 13-year-old girl told investigators that he had sex with her in his car last autumn, according to court and police records.

Woman sexually assaulted by man who posed as Amazon delivery driver to access her apartment, police say

December 30, 2019 CWBChicago

A man posed as a delivery driver to gain access to an Irving Park woman’s home and then tried to sexually assault her on Sunday evening, Dec. 29, 2019, police said.

Lincoln Park 7-Eleven robbed as cops warn about North Side convenience store heists

November 10, 2019 CWBChicago

Three offenders robbed the convenience store at 2181 North Clybourn just hours after Chicago police warned about a series of 7-Eleven robberies on the North Side.

Knife-wielding robber strikes twice this week in Irving Park, Albany Park

October 13, 2019 CWBChicago

A knife-wielding man tried to rob two people this week in the Irving Park and Albany Park neighborhoods. The offender stabbed one victim in the arm, police said.

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