Logan Square Archives

Concealed carry holder foiled organized tobacco thieves at River North Walgreens — but they are still raiding stores

October 23, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men who have stolen large volumes of cigarettes from Walgreens stores across the North Side had a little scare when they targeted one of the chain’s River North stores.

Couple robbed at gunpoint in Bucktown, driver carjacked in Logan Square

September 20, 2021 CWBChicago

A man and woman were robbed at gunpoint by a group of men who confronted them in Bucktown early Monday, police said. The hold-up unfolded minutes before a man was carjacked in Logan Square of a vehicle he purchased just three days ago.

Another woman robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening

September 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Another woman was robbed and carjacked in Bucktown on Tuesday evening. The hijacking unfolded just a couple hundred yards from the 1900 block of West Wabansia, where at least three armed robberies and carjackings have been reported since Friday.

Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park

September 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating at least eight armed robberies and carjackings around Bucktown and Wicker Park — including three that have bee reported on a single block since Friday.

Man charged with stun-gunning, carjacking Uber driver in Logan Square

September 3, 2021 CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man has been charged in connection with a series of carjackings on Monday in which Uber drivers were attacked with stun guns.

Woman shot man outside River North bar following “intense provocation,” defense attorney claims

August 31, 2021 CWBChicago

A Logan Square woman shot a man on River North street corner, then followed him for two blocks and shot him again at point-blank range as bystanders tried to help him outside a bustling tavern, prosecutors said.

High on coke and benzos, man drove wildly through Mag Mile before crashing into DIOR’s 3,000-pound security window, prosecutors say

August 29, 2021 CWBChicago

The man who allegedly drove recklessly through the Mag Mile neighborhood before crashing into the DIOR store on Friday morning received probation last month for a case that started as a home invasion.

Armed carjackings in Bucktown, West Loop on Monday afternoon

August 10, 2021 CWBChicago

A Bucktown woman was carjacked at gunpoint in her garage Monday afternoon and two other armed carjackings were reported a short time later in the West Loop, according to three CPD reports.

Cops issue warning after armed robbery crew sweeps through Lakeview again

August 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are warning Lakeview, Lincoln Park, and Logan Square residents after an armed robbery crew swept through the neighborhoods to commit hold-ups and carjackings early Sunday and again early Monday.

2 shot outside Diversey River Bowl; 2nd shooting on the parking lot since June 1

August 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Two people were shot in the parking lot of Diversey River Bowl, 2211 West Diversey, early Friday, according to police. It’s the second shooting in the bowling alley’s parking lot since June 1.

Cops looking for man who’s beating Blue Line passengers with a handgun

August 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are looking for a man who is suspected of attacking two passengers with a handgun this week along the Blue Line — once at the Western Blue Line and once at the Clinton Station, according to CPD records.

Man charged with Logan Square carjacking that cops linked to others in Bucktown, Avondale

July 12, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a West Side man with a Logan Square carjacking that police have said was part of a pattern of similar crimes in that neighborhood, Bucktown, and Avondale.

Driver carjacked while parking in Bucktown

July 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A 51-year-old man was carjacked at gunpoint as he parked his vehicle in Bucktown on Monday evening, police said.

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