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Teenager carjacked a 71-year-old man at gunpoint near the Gold Coast, then crashed in the Loop, police say

June 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A teenage boy carjacked a 71-year-old man at gunpoint near the Gold Coast on Friday evening and later crashed the hijacked SUV in the Loop following a police pursuit, according to police.

River North

River North club owner who faced drug distribution charges gets probation

June 9, 2022 CWBChicago

An owner of the River North dance club Spybar who faced drug distribution charges following a raid on his home one year ago was sentenced to probation this week, according to court records.

River North

Fake Uber driver gets 45 years for raping woman he lured in to car; similar cases involving 4 other women are pending

June 7, 2022 CWBChicago

A Glenview man who allegedly raped five women whom he picked up while posing as an Uber driver in Wrigleyville and River North during 2016 and 2017 has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him in one case.

River North

Charges upgraded against drivers accused of hit-and-runs in West Loop, River North

June 7, 2022 CWBChicago

Charges have been upgraded against two drivers recently charged with leaving the scenes of separate crashes in which they allegedly struck people on the roadway.

Gold Coast

Gold Coast group will buy license plate readers and surveillance cameras to supplement private security patrols, fundraising letter says

June 2, 2022 CWBChicago

Gold Coast Neighbors Association (GCNA), which has been paying for summertime patrols by off-duty cops for eight years, is now preparing to install its own license plate reader and camera system, according to a fundraising letter.

River North

‘A special kind of evil’: No bail for man who allegedly set ‘Walking Man’ on fire

May 30, 2022 CWBChicago

The suburban man who poured gasoline on the head of Joseph “Walking Man” Kromelis and set it afire near a Trump Tower loading dock told police he did it because he is an “angry person,” prosecutors said Monday.

River North

#22: Man accused of setting ‘Walking Man’ on fire has been AWOL from 2 felony cases for 15 months, court records show

May 30, 2022 CWBChicago

Joseph Guardia, the man that police say set a well-known homeless man on fire in River North last week, has been wanted by authorities since February 2021 when he stopped showing up in court for two felony burglary cases in the suburbs, court records show.

River North

River North shootings leave 2 women, 1 man injured

May 30, 2022 CWBChicago

Two shootings in River North on Sunday night and early Monday left two women and one man injured, according to Chicago police. CPD has announced no arrests.

Loop

Man reportedly shot inside Loop hotel overnight

May 29, 2022 CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man told police someone shot him inside a Loop hotel room overnight. Chicago cops also responded to at least two other “shots fired” incidents early Sunday on the Near North Side that did not result in injuries.

CTA

Man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman he followed from a CTA bus had been arrested time after time for public indecency on transit, records show

May 27, 2022 CWBChicago

Demarlin Brewer followed a woman from a CTA bus, then sexually assaulted her in Old Town on Monday, prosecutors say.

Near North

Gunmen fired at least 40 rounds on the Near North Side — and much of it was caught on video

May 27, 2022 CWBChicago

At least three gunmen fired dozens of shots Thursday evening on the Near North Side, leaving nearby residents rattled, but no one injured. Much of it was caught on video.

River North

Police ask for help finding attacker who set beloved “Walking Man” on fire in River North

May 25, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance images of the man who set a well-loved homeless man known as the “Walking Man” on fire in River North early Wednesday.

River North

Man points gun at TV news crew during live report in River North

May 25, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to track down a man who apparently pointed a gun at a TV news crew during a live broadcast in River North on Wednesday morning.

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