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Video: Thieves steal purses worth ten$ of thousand$ from Mag Mile boutique

October 24, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have released video of two men stealing purses worth tens of thousands of dollars from a Magnificent Mile boutique.

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.

Police investigate overnight shootings on Ontario feeder ramp and on Near North Side

October 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two overnight shootings — an apparent domestic-related incident on the Near North Side and another on the Ontario feeder ramp.

Man charged in 2017 “white powder” episode on Red Line now charged with robbery on downtown train platform

October 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Charges have been filed against a man in connection with a violent robbery on a downtown subway platform just days after police released surveillance images of the attacker to the public.

During River North gun case hearing, prosecutors face a reckoning caused by years of weak plea deals

October 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Years of lenient prosecution decisions came back to haunt an assistant state’s attorney when she asked a Cook County to hold a man without bail after cops allegedly caught him with a pistol capable of generating automatic fire in River North on Friday morning.

Woman charged with stealing fire department ambulance, crashing in Gold Coast

October 16, 2021 CWBChicago

An Austin woman is charged with stealing a Chicago Fire Department ambulance from Norwegian Hospital and leading police on a chase that ended in a Gold Coast cul-de-sac this week.

Another carjacking near Ontario and Clark as hijacking reports soar higher in October

October 15, 2021 CWBChicago

For at least the third time in three weeks, armed carjackers struck Friday morning near the intersection of Clark and Ontario streets in River North.

10 ‘kids’ score big with raid on Gold Coast boutique

October 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Up to ten young thieves raided a posh Gold Coast boutique and got away with tens of thousands of dollars worth of purses and other merchandise on Wednesday morning.

Feds say man killed 1, wounded 2 outside Oak Street boutique — while on bail for felony gun case and on parole

October 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Kenneth Roberson was on bail for a pending gun case when he allegedly opened fire on rapper FGB Duck and two other people outside an Oak Street boutique in August 2020.

Police need help identifying Red Line robber

October 13, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are hoping the public will help them identify a man who allegedly choked and robbed a CTA passenger at the Clark-Division Red Line station Monday night.

Auto thefts reported on Northwestern’s downtown campus, school says

October 12, 2021 CWBChicago

Northwestern University Police are warning about recent motor vehicle thefts from garages on the school and hospital’s Streeterville campus.

Cops warn about armed robbery team that is working River North area

October 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police on Saturday warned about an armed robbery pattern in the River North neighborhood that may be connected to a shooting in the area this week.

Drive-by gunman misses target, shoots Uber driver and 2 teenagers instead, police say

October 7, 2021 CWBChicago

An Uber driver and two teenagers were shot by a gunman who was apparently aiming for someone else early Thursday on the Near North Side. The shooting unfolded about 100 feet from where a man was murdered by a drive-by shooter last month.

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Video: Thieves steal purses worth ten$ of thousand$ from Mag Mile boutique

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

Police investigate overnight shootings on Ontario feeder ramp and on Near North Side

Man charged in 2017 “white powder” episode on Red Line now charged with robbery on downtown train platform

During River North gun case hearing, prosecutors face a reckoning caused by years of weak plea deals

Woman charged with stealing fire department ambulance, crashing in Gold Coast

Another carjacking near Ontario and Clark as hijacking reports soar higher in October

10 ‘kids’ score big with raid on Gold Coast boutique

Feds say man killed 1, wounded 2 outside Oak Street boutique — while on bail for felony gun case and on parole

Police need help identifying Red Line robber

Auto thefts reported on Northwestern’s downtown campus, school says

Cops warn about armed robbery team that is working River North area

Drive-by gunman misses target, shoots Uber driver and 2 teenagers instead, police say

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

In a desperate bid to keep this year’s murder count under 800, CPD brass plans to have hijacking, gang, and murder cops sit on street corners

Carjacker arrested after he drives hijacked BMW past cops as they interview the victim

After man is stabbed 5 times outside Union Station, the alleged attacker is only charged with one misdemeanor

Online sales turned into armed robberies twice this week in Old Town