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Weekend videos: Driver does donuts in Lakeview intersection; Motorcycles overtake Wrigley Field plaza; more

August 2, 2021 CWBChicago

What a weekend, huh? Lollapalooza was in rare form. Swarms of dirt bikers, sometimes hundreds at at time, zoomed across the streets and sidewalks. And crowds gathered to watch cars do donuts in the middle of a Lakeview intersection.

Lakeview: 2 women mugged in 30 minutes Thursday afternoon

July 29, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two robberies of women that unfolded in Lakeview East on Thursday afternoon.

Carjackings reported in Lakeview and West Loop on Thursday

July 29, 2021 CWBChicago

A food delivery driver was carjacked near Boystown on Wednesday evening, and another carjacking failed in the West Loop earlier in the day, according to two CPD reports.

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July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

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Police: Man shot while riding in car near Belmont Harbor (maybe)

July 25, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after an Uptown man claimed that he was shot while riding in a car on Lake Shore Drive near Belmont Harbor on Saturday afternoon.

Armed carjacking crew strikes in Lakeview, crashes, gets away

July 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Passersby got an eyeful when a group of armed carjackers took a man’s rental car, crashed one of their tag-along vehicles, and then sped from the scene in Lakeview on Thursday afternoon.

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July 21, 2021 CWBChicago

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Lakeview man disarms robbers, but the gun jammed when he tried to shoot them, police say

July 20, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lakeview man disarmed a robber and tried to use the offender’s gun in self-defense early Tuesday, but the firearm malfunctioned and the bandits fled empty-handed, according to Chicago police.

Sentences: 9 years for Old Town shooting; probation for Albany Park sex case; more

July 18, 2021 CWBChicago

Here are the court outcomes for some stories you may remember reading on CWBChicago.

Man accused of robbing 3 pawnshops in 2018 is charged with robbing 2 more in Wicker Park and Bucktown

July 17, 2021 CWBChicago

A Bucktown man who is still awaiting trial for allegedly robbing three pawn shops in 2018 was charged Thursday with robbing two more pawnshops around the same time.

Cops seek hammer-wielding man in a series of incidents around Boystown

July 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Cops in the Lakeview neighborhood are on the lookout for a man who has been threatening and robbing people while armed with a hammer over the past few days, according to a source.

Lakeview woman robbed, carjacked outside her home, police say

July 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lakeview woman was robbed and carjacked at gunpoint after parking near her home Friday night, police said. Carjackings were also reported Thursday in West Rogers Park and Bucktown.

Thanks, Mom! Sex offender faces felony charges after tenacious woman digs through state records to find him

July 8, 2021 CWBChicago

A known sex offender faces fresh felony charges after a woman dug through a state database to find him, prosecutors said Thursday.

Lakeview

Weekend videos: Driver does donuts in Lakeview intersection; Motorcycles overtake Wrigley Field plaza; more

Lakeview: 2 women mugged in 30 minutes Thursday afternoon

Carjackings reported in Lakeview and West Loop on Thursday

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Police: Man shot while riding in car near Belmont Harbor (maybe)

Armed carjacking crew strikes in Lakeview, crashes, gets away

Protected: Members Only: Lakeview January-June crime performance 2013 – 2021

Lakeview man disarms robbers, but the gun jammed when he tried to shoot them, police say

Sentences: 9 years for Old Town shooting; probation for Albany Park sex case; more

Man accused of robbing 3 pawnshops in 2018 is charged with robbing 2 more in Wicker Park and Bucktown

Cops seek hammer-wielding man in a series of incidents around Boystown

Lakeview woman robbed, carjacked outside her home, police say

Thanks, Mom! Sex offender faces felony charges after tenacious woman digs through state records to find him

Armed men rob 14 people in less than an hour downtown

Bond court judge lectures young father accused of gun possession: “This is wisdom talking to you.”

Lakeview: 2 women mugged in 30 minutes Thursday afternoon

Carjackings reported in Lakeview and West Loop on Thursday

Man charged with shooting victim outside downtown McDonald’s