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Alleged Lincoln Park church burglar is accused of breaking into two more churches

February 1, 2023 CWBChicago

The man accused of burglarizing a Lincoln Park church at Christmastime was back in Chicago bond court on Wednesday to face allegations of burglarizing two more churches.

Armed robbery teams returned Saturday morning, targeting 7 victims from Bucktown to Little Village

January 21, 2023 CWBChicago

After taking a few days off, Chicago’s armed robbery crews returned Saturday morning for another crime spree that stretched from Bucktown and Logan Square to Little Village and West Town.

Logan Square carjacker led troopers on 102 mph chase, crashed into building: prosecutors

January 12, 2023 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago man carjacked a woman in Logan Square in November, then led the Illinois State Police on a high-speed chase that ended with him, his passenger, and a state trooper hospitalized.

Delivery driver robbed, car taken near Chicago mayor’s home

January 10, 2023 CWBChicago

A food delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint by a man who also stole his car less than a block from Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home in Logan Square on Monday night.

West Loop hotel valet carjacked at gunpoint, another hijacking reported in Logan Square

January 5, 2023 CWBChicago

A hotel valet attendant was carjacked of a customer’s BMW in the West Loop on Wednesday morning, according to Chicago police. Then, Wednesday evening, armed carjackers stole another man’s BMW in Logan Square.

Mail theft is ‘the new hustle in urban America’ expert warns as another mail carrier is robbed in Logan Square

January 3, 2023 CWBChicago

The US Postal Service in Chicago is badly compromised, with the mail system’s master keys now widely held in the hands of criminal organizations, an investigative source says.

Probation for man who allegedly threatened to shoot, hang Lightfoot and Foxx over crime concerns

December 30, 2022 CWBChicago

A Lincoln Park man who allegedly threatened to shoot Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and hang them from trees if they did not address the city’s crime problem has been sentenced to probation and community service.

1 robber arrested, 3 others escape after holdup crew claims at least 9 more victims

December 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested one suspect, but three others escaped following another wave of armed robberies that stretched from Little Village to Logan Square on Wednesday morning.

Men wearing ski masks dropped off a dead gunshot victim at downtown hospital, police say

December 23, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after two men wearing ski masks dropped off a gunshot victim at Northwestern Memorial Hospital early Friday. The injured man, 31, died.

Despite several arrests, armed robbery crews have returned to Chicago’s hard-hit Near West Side

December 22, 2022 CWBChicago

Two men salting a West Town sidewalk and an 80-year-old man are among at least nine people who were robbed at gunpoint during two holdup sprees Wednesday night and Thursday morning, mainly in West Town, Bucktown, and Logan Square, according to Chicago police. There were seven robberies reported in the same areas on Sunday morning.

The hits keep on’ coming: Armed robbery team claims 8 more victims overnight

December 16, 2022 CWBChicago

Eight more people were robbed overnight during another series of armed holdups in Logan Square, Humboldt Park, and Belmont Cragin.

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.

At least 8 more armed robberies reported in overnight spree on Near West Side

December 7, 2022 CWBChicago

Just two days after a concealed carry holder neutralized an armed robbery crew that had been pillaging the near west and north sides, another carload of bandits continued to work the area on Wednesday morning, according to preliminary Chicago Police Department reports.

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