Gold Coast Archives

Man stole phones from migrants in Chicago police station lobby, prosecutors say

July 21, 2023 3:33 AM CWBChicago

An Indiana man faces misdemeanor charges for allegedly stealing phones from migrants living in the lobby of a Chicago police station.

Leaders of Burberry burglary team get 10 years for citywide break-in sprees that netted $190,000

July 17, 2023 7:06 PM CWBChicago

Two members of a burglary team that prosecutors said may be responsible for more than 200 business break-ins across Chicago, including two at the Burberry store on Michigan Avenue, have pleaded guilty to a host of felony charges.

Rifle-toting crew robs 10 people across Chicago on Monday morning

July 3, 2023 11:53 AM CWBChicago

A group of men armed with several guns, including at least one rifle, went on a robbery spree across Chicago on Monday morning, targeting victims from the Loop to the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park, and the Northwest Side.

Driver threatened Chicago cop with gun because he wanted to be chased: prosecutors

June 11, 2023 7:09 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Saturday revealed stunning allegations against a man, saying he repeatedly pointed a gun at a Chicago police officer because he wanted to be chased.

Carjackings reported in Gold Coast, Boystown overnight

May 23, 2023 10:38 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking in Boystown and a similar hijacking attempt in the Gold Coast.

Man is caught riding a stolen scooter during ‘large group’ incident, prosecutors say — about an hour after cops warned about a scooter theft pattern

April 16, 2023 7:37 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man was caught driving a stolen scooter during a “large group” incident in the Loop on Saturday evening — about an hour after Chicago cops warned about a scooter theft crime pattern.

6 years for man who robbed CTA passenger of their phone so he could watch porn

March 23, 2023 9:51 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who allegedly robbed a Red Line passenger of their phone so he could watch porn, just two days after being arrested for pleasuring himself while watching schoolchildren arrive for class, has been sentenced to six years.

Whoops! Walgreens robber busted after leaving his wallet at the crime scene, prosecutors say

March 18, 2023 7:36 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police officers caught a big break as they investigated the robbery of a Walgreens in the Gold Coast—the robber left his wallet behind.

Woman shoplifted from Gold Coast lululemon store 30 times, getting merch worth $36,000, prosecutors say

February 24, 2023 11:45 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago woman took merchandise worth $36,000 during more than 30 raids of the Gold Coast lululemon store, prosecutors said

Downtown robber is ‘disabling’ victims with strikes to the head, Chicago police say

February 1, 2023 8:31 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a robber who has “disabled” two people by striking them in the head from behind before taking their valuables downtown.

Man spent 20 hours in jail after alderman signed a criminal complaint without reading it (body cam video)

December 7, 2023 2:21 PM

Newly-acquired Chicago police body camera video shows an Albany Park man being arrested for battering a Chicago alderman at a River North bar, even though the alderman says that’s not what happened.

Following overnight murder, West Loop alderman puts mayor’s office on blast: ’eminently foreseeable that someone was going to get killed’

December 7, 2023 12:22 PM

Ald. Bill Conway put Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s office on blast Thursday, hours after a man was murdered steps from a homeless camp the alderman has been trying to get Johnson’s office to address.

Package thieves blasted victim with bear spray: Chicago police report

December 7, 2023 8:18 AM

Two North Siders blasted a woman in the face with bear spray while stealing packages from her apartment building vestibule, according to a Chicago police report.