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Driver OK after gunman opens fire on him near Lake View High School

December 17, 2022 CWBChicago

A man escaped injury when a driver opened fire on him near Lake View High School on Saturday morning, Chicago police said. CPD offered no motive for the assault.

Gunman kills 2 brothers in Ravenswood; 15-year-old also shot in nearby Lakeview

December 15, 2022 CWBChicago

Two brothers were shot and killed in Ravenswood on Wednesday evening and a 15-year-old boy was also shot in nearby Lakeview around the same time, according to Chicago police.

At least 15 more robberies and carjackings reported in overnight sprees; more than 65 similar crimes since December 2

December 10, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives are sifting through yet another stack of armed robbery reports today as another wave of at least 15 holdups, including some carjackings, were reported between late Friday night and early Saturday morning.

Images released of man, U-Haul truck involved in a series of lakefront robberies

December 8, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance images of a man who has been robbing women in lakefront neighborhoods and escaping in a U-Haul box truck.

3 women mugged by man who escapes in a U-Haul truck, Chicago police say

December 7, 2022 CWBChicago

Three women, including a 72-year-old and a 62-year-old, have been mugged this week on Chicago’s North Side by a man who escaped in a small U-Haul box truck.

Man dropped a loaded gun in an Uber, then ditched another gun in a taxi as cops moved in, prosecutors say

November 29, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man dropped a loaded firearm inside an Uber in Boystown and then ditched a second gun in the back of a taxi when police approached him moments later on Halsted Street.

Gun charge filed after man allegedly drops a pistol inside Boystown bar — THREE times

November 29, 2022 CWBChicago

A Chicago man on bail for a felony gun case brought a firearm into a Boystown bar over the weekend and got caught because witnesses saw him drop the gun on the floor over and over again, prosecutors said.

Man who carjacked Lakeview woman while wearing court-ordered GPS tracker gets 7 year prison sentence

November 21, 2022 CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for violently carjacking a Lakeview woman while he was wearing a court-ordered GPS tracker for a pending case in November 2021.

2 men found in Boystown alley died from fentanyl overdoses: medical examiner

November 14, 2022 CWBChicago

Two young men found dead in a Boystown alley this summer died from accidental overdoses of cocaine, fentanyl, and alcohol, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

2 in custody after SUV hijacked in Logan Square crashes in Lakeview

November 12, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested two people who crashed a hijacked car in Lakeview on Friday evening. The stolen SUV was taken at gunpoint from a woman in Logan Square about an hour earlier.

What are the sentences for people convicted of committing crimes on Chicago transit? Here’s a look at some recent outcomes.

November 12, 2022 CWBChicago

Rising crime on the CTA has been a leading Chicago news story for almost two years. But what kinds of sentences are handed down to people convicted of committing crimes on the city’s transit system?

Lakeview woman shot her neighbor after an afternoon of drinking, prosecutors say

November 10, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors said a Chicago woman shot another resident of her Lakeview apartment building after they spent the afternoon drinking together, but her defense attorney said she denies the allegations and it “might be a one-off situation.”

Man shot, suspect detained inside Lakeview apartment building

November 8, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police have a suspect in custody after a man was shot during a possible domestic-related incident in Lakeview on Tuesday afternoon.

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