Lincoln Park Archives

DePaul students among several targeted in North Side robbery spree; more cases reported in Wicker Park, West Town

September 17, 2023 11:08 AM Tim Hecke

A DePaul student and his girlfriend were maced and robbed near the school’s Lincoln Park campus, part of a 45-minute crime spree that swept across the North Side of Chicago overnight.

5 men attack, rob woman near Lincoln Park Zoo

September 14, 2023 8:42 AM Tim Hecke

A woman was physically attacked and robbed by five men near the Lincoln Park Zoo on Wednesday evening, Chicago police said.

After students are robbed in weekend crime spree, DePaul acknowledges ‘sad reality’ of Chicago crime

September 10, 2023 6:44 AM Tim Hecke

After several DePaul University students were targeted in a robbery spree across the school’s Lincoln Park campus, university officials issued a statement on Saturday acknowledging the “sad reality” of criminal activity in Chicago.

Women attacked, robbed in a series of robberies near DePaul University campus overnight

September 9, 2023 7:22 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police are investigating four robberies reported in under 30 minutes in Lincoln Park on Saturday morning, with most of the crimes occurring near the DePaul University campus.

Man shot, critically injured in Lincoln Park, police say

September 5, 2023 3:58 AM Tim Hecke

A man is in critical condition after someone shot him on a Lincoln Park street Monday night, Chicago police said.

Chicago police investigating 2 robberies involving men armed with golf clubs

August 30, 2023 11:37 AM Tim Hecke

For the second time this month, Chicago police are investigating a robbery involving offenders armed with a golf club.

11 years for Chicago carjacker who was tracked by victim’s stolen AirPods

August 27, 2023 7:08 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man arrested for carjacking a driver in Lincoln Park after the victim tracked the movements of AirPods inside the hijacked vehicle has been given an 11-year sentence.

17-year-old kidnapped, robbed driver near North Avenue Beach, Chicago police say

August 25, 2023 8:28 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police say a 17-year-old boy kidnapped and robbed a man in Lincoln Park early Friday.

At least 23 armed robberies reported Sunday as Chicago cops again see a robbery in progress, but don’t chase the offenders

August 21, 2023 7:19 AM Tim Hecke

For the second time in less than a week, Chicago police officers witnessed an armed robbery in progress but did not try to catch the offenders, who continued to rob innocent victims on the street freely.