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A 24-year-old man who was shot and then robbed as he lay on the ground in a Northwest Side alley this week dragged himself to the street for help after his attacker fled with his wallet and phone, prosecutors said Thursday. Chicago police caught up with the attacker just minutes later, allegedly finding him still carrying the victim’s belongings and the handgun allegedly used in the attack.

A suspect is in custody after a 24-year-old man was shot during an armed robbery Monday evening on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

A 17-year-old boy is dead after being shot in a drive-by on Chicago’s Northwest Side early Friday, and the circumstances surrounding his death have renewed scrutiny of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s decision to let the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection contract expire.

A Gurnee woman is accused of stealing a car with a toddler inside, abandoning the barefoot boy in the cold, and then using the hijacked vehicle for drugs and sex before police tracked her down through a live WhatsApp feed.