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Armed carjackers pull victims from car near Mag Mile

August 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed hijackers physically pulled two people from their Audi A6 near the Magnificent Mile on Sunday morning and sped away with the victims’ car, police said.

1 shot, 4 guns used , at least 90 rounds fired, but no witnesses will talk to police: report

August 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Police cannot find anyone who’ll tell them what happened in a shootout that left a Midlothian man shot on the Near North Side this weekend.

Shootout leaves man hospitalized on Near North Side

July 31, 2021 CWBChicago

A shootout ended with one man hospitalized and police mopping up a block-long crime scene on the Near North Side early Saturday, according to police and witnesses.

Alderman hopes to rein in downtown craziness with parking bans and pedicab rules

July 30, 2021 CWBChicago

One proposal by Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) would restrict parking to prevent loitering and all-night car parties in some hot spots. The other ordinances would target “nuisance” pedicabs.

Armed men rob 14 people in less than an hour downtown

July 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed men held up ten people in seven separate robberies across River North, Old Town, and the Near North Side on Thursday evening, police said.

Armed robbers strike 5 times in under an hour across River North, West Loop

July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

A group of assailants committed five armed robberies in under an hour Tuesday evening in River North, the West Loop, and nearby neighborhoods, according to CPD reports.

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July 27, 2021 CWBChicago

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Neighborhood menace pleads guilty to 2018 murder of software exec in River North alley

July 25, 2021 CWBChicago

A long-time River North troublemaker has been sentenced to 22 years for murdering a software executive near the Hubbard Street nightlife district three years ago.

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July 25, 2021 CWBChicago

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1 shot, 2 stabbed on River North street

July 25, 2021 CWBChicago

One man was shot and at least one other man was stabbed during an altercation in River North early Sunday

River North: Man shot on Hubbard Street overnight, police say

July 18, 2021 CWBChicago

A man is in serious condition after someone shot him on the 100 block of West Hubbard in River North on Sunday morning, police said.

Prosecutors charge woman with CTA bus attack, man with robbery at Loop L station

July 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man and a woman with separate attacks on the CTA system — one on a bus in Lincoln Park and the other on a Loop train platform.

Man accused in series of Grindr date robberies gets probation

July 15, 2021 CWBChicago

A suburban man accused of robbing men in downtown hotel rooms after meeting them through the Grindr gay dating app has pleaded guilty in two of those cases — and received a sentence of two years probation.

Near North

Armed carjackers pull victims from car near Mag Mile

1 shot, 4 guns used , at least 90 rounds fired, but no witnesses will talk to police: report

Shootout leaves man hospitalized on Near North Side

Alderman hopes to rein in downtown craziness with parking bans and pedicab rules

Armed men rob 14 people in less than an hour downtown

Armed robbers strike 5 times in under an hour across River North, West Loop

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Neighborhood menace pleads guilty to 2018 murder of software exec in River North alley

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1 shot, 2 stabbed on River North street

River North: Man shot on Hubbard Street overnight, police say

Prosecutors charge woman with CTA bus attack, man with robbery at Loop L station

Man accused in series of Grindr date robberies gets probation

Armed men rob 14 people in less than an hour downtown

Bond court judge lectures young father accused of gun possession: “This is wisdom talking to you.”

Lakeview: 2 women mugged in 30 minutes Thursday afternoon

Carjackings reported in Lakeview and West Loop on Thursday

Man charged with shooting victim outside downtown McDonald’s