Logan Square Archives

Man charged with stealing car, speeding toward cops — while on $1,000 bond for two robberies

March 19, 2021 8:44 AM Tim Hecke

You may remember Isaac Lacy, 23, from last summer when prosecutors said he ripped a 14-year-old’s bike away outside a Logan Square cycle shop and told the kid, “You’re a racist and you ain’t gonna do sh*t.”

Man shot while driving in Lincoln Square

March 15, 2021 11:17 AM Tim Hecke

A 45-year-old man was shot Monday morning while driving in Lincoln Square, police said. No arrests have been made.

Shots fired near mayor’s home overnight, police say

March 15, 2021 9:15 AM Tim Hecke

Someone fired shots in an alley across from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home overnight, according to Chicago police.

Armed carjacking and ATM theft team strikes 12 businesses overnight as FBI joins the hunt

February 28, 2021 1:42 PM Tim Hecke

A prolific group of criminals specializing in armed carjackings and ATM burglaries targeted at least 12 businesses overnight just days after the FBI announced that they are getting involved in CPD’s pursuit of the crew.

#7: Teen accused of shooting driver during Wednesday carjacking is awaiting trial for 3 felonies, prosecutors say

February 25, 2021 8:06 PM Tim Hecke

A 17-year-old charged with shooting a man during a carjacking attempt in Logan Square on Wednesday is the seventh person accused of killing or shooting someone in Chicago this year while awaiting trial on other serious felonies.

Source: Carjacking attempt, shooting linked to ATM burglary crew; 17-year-old in custody

February 24, 2021 11:21 AM Tim Hecke

The gunman who shot a driver during a carjacking attempt in Logan Square is linked to a weeks-long series of ATM thefts and business burglaries, a source said.

Burglary and ATM theft crew strikes again. 7 businesses targeted in two waves of break-ins today and yesterday

February 24, 2021 8:29 AM Tim Hecke

Investigators believe the men are responsible for a series of similar sprees across the North Side in recent weeks.

Police: “Armed and dangerous” robbery team targeting businesses on North, Northwest Sides

February 17, 2021 10:10 AM Tim Hecke

Police are warning about an armed robbery team that is robbing businesses, forcing employees into back rooms over the past eight days. They have struck stores from Lakeview to Dunning and even fired a warning shot during one recent robbery.

I can’t believe it’s not ganja! Armed robbers take cash, gun, fake pot in smoke shop heists

February 10, 2021 6:52 AM Tim Hecke

Two armed men robbed smoke shops in Logan Square and near the Belmont Red Line station Tuesday, according to CPD reports.

Nice! 4 in custody, guns seized after Lincoln Park hold-up

December 2, 2020 10:06 AM Tim Hecke

Cops have 4 suspects in custody after two gunmen robbed a pair of victims in Lincoln Park on Tuesday evening. The suspects may be linked to several other robberies across the area in recent weeks.

Fight between Venezuelan, Afghan high schoolers was the result of ‘cultural differences,’ not a hate crime, alderwoman claims

October 1, 2023 10:06 PM

Venezuelan students attacked with a baseball bat were involved in “cultural differences” with Afghan students, Rogers Park alderwoman says.

Bad luck: Man shot in Humboldt Park faces felony charge after Chicago cops allegedly found a gun under his body

October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

A Humboldt Park man faces a felony charge after Chicago cops who found him shot allegedly discovered a handgun under his body.

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.