Kenwood

An 18-year-old man is accused of orchestrating a predatory armed robbery by luring a victim to Kenwood through a gay dating app, then using a gun, a bat, and threats of violence to steal his phone, smartwatch, and digital access to his bank accounts, according to prosecutors.

A concealed carry license holder whose 5-year-old brother allegedly shot himself to death with her gun was released from custody Wednesday after a Cook County judge denied prosecutors’ request to keep her detained.

A paroled gun offender has been jailed after Chicago police detectives linked him to an armed carjacking by reviewing his social media posts, officials said.

Two men are charged with kidnapping and robbing a taxi driver this summer, forcing their 66-year-old victim to transfer money to them via Zelle at gunpoint. Prosecutors have charged one of the men with committing a nearly identical crime on the same block just four days earlier.

Prosecutors are accusing a man of working with two accomplices to carjack, kidnap, and rob a man this summer while he was on pretrial release for a felony theft case.