Logan Square Archives

Serial burglar busted after riding a stolen bike past its owner’s house while they talked with police: prosecutors

August 2, 2022 CWBChicago

A man on parole for burglary is now facing five new burglary charges after allegedly riding one of his victims’ stolen bicycles past the owner’s house while they were discussing the break-in with Chicago police.

Armed robbers target at least 12 people in overnight crime spree

June 22, 2022 CWBChicago

Another wave of armed robberies rolled across the city overnight, leaving at least 11 victims in its wake. Police believe some of the robberies are linked to another string of hold-ups that unfolded the night before in Streeterville.

Woman crashed stolen car near Lori Lightfoot’s house while wearing belly button rings worth thou$and$, prosecutors say (Those were allegedly stolen, too.)

June 14, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a woman who crashed a stolen car near Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s house on Friday night was wearing pilfered belly button rings worth several thousand dollars when cops arrested her.

Police warn of serial attacker who has targeted 3 women in Logan Square, including 2 since Friday

May 8, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police released a warning Sunday about a serial assailant who has attacked three women on a short stretch of Humboldt Boulevard in Logan Square over the past month, including two since Friday afternoon.

Woman carjacked in Bucktown as CPD warns of hijacking pattern in Wicker Park and nearby neighborhoods

March 1, 2022 CWBChicago

A woman was carjacked at gunpoint Monday evening on Milwaukee Avenue in Bucktown, according to an initial police report. A few hours later, CPD issued a community alert about armed hijackings in nearby areas, but the Bucktown incident was not included in the pattern.

Carjackers emerged from Menards shopping cart corral, report says; 3 in custody

February 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Three armed hijackers reportedly emerged from a shopping cart corral to carjack a woman on the Menards parking lot in Lincoln Park.

DoorDash driver carjacked in Logan Square, charges filed

February 25, 2022 CWBChicago

Gabriel Camacho allegedly threatened the DoorDash driver with a screwdriver as she completed her delivery in Logan Square on Wednesday morning.

Lightfoot “alarmed and distraught” after armed stalker came to her house to protest parking tickets and fines, prosecutors say

February 17, 2022 CWBChicago

A Chicago man, angered by mounting parking ticket fines, repeatedly went Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home over the past month while armed, and then fired shots from his truck about a mile from her home on Wednesday morning

Logan Square

Serial burglar busted after riding a stolen bike past its owner’s house while they talked with police: prosecutors

Armed robbers target at least 12 people in overnight crime spree

Woman crashed stolen car near Lori Lightfoot’s house while wearing belly button rings worth thou$and$, prosecutors say (Those were allegedly stolen, too.)

Police warn of serial attacker who has targeted 3 women in Logan Square, including 2 since Friday

Woman carjacked in Bucktown as CPD warns of hijacking pattern in Wicker Park and nearby neighborhoods

Carjackers emerged from Menards shopping cart corral, report says; 3 in custody

DoorDash driver carjacked in Logan Square, charges filed

Lightfoot “alarmed and distraught” after armed stalker came to her house to protest parking tickets and fines, prosecutors say

Armed robbery team is targeting Bucktown, Wicker Park, Logan Square, police say

Man attacked strangers with knife, hammer, and machete in Logan Square, prosecutors say

Woman shot during a robbery behind Logan Square food co-op; another carjacking in Wicker Park

Police safely detain man who allegedly attacked an officer and grabbed cops’ guns during apparent suicide attempt

8 more victims robbed in 5 hold-ups across West Town, Bucktown, and Wicker Park

Man shot by catalytic converter thieves on North Side

Video shows shootout that left 1 dead and 1 injured on a downtown Chicago parking lot

West Town murder victim managed to Facetime with witnesses before he died on 4th of July, prosecutors say

Crime Stoppers offers reward for information about 15-year-old’s murder inside Warren Park

Chicago cops hunt skateboarding pervert in a series of attacks on women in Loop, South Loop