River North Archives

‘Moneybagg Uzi’ gets 6½ years of federal time for carjacking Lyft driver in the Loop

September 21, 2023 3:48 PM CWBChicago

A man who carjacked a Lyft driver in downtown Chicago after ordering a ride using the name “Moneybagg Uzi” has been sentenced to 6½ years in prison by a federal judge.

At least 14 robbed in violent, hour-long robbery spree overnight; 78-year-old beaten by muggers

September 21, 2023 5:46 AM CWBChicago

Carloads of robbers committed an hour-long string of robberies from the North Side to downtown Chicago this morning, robbing at least 14 people, many of whom were physically attacked.

Robbers shoot one victim, carjack another in River North

September 18, 2023 11:27 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking and the shooting of another robbery victim minutes apart in River North this morning.

Shot fired during Old Town robbery, driver carjacked in River North

September 16, 2023 8:56 AM CWBChicago

A group of people who robbed two victims in Old Town on Friday afternoon fired a shot during one of the holdups, according to a Chicago police report. CPD is also investigating a carjacking that occurred overnight in River North.

Minnesota man gets 12 years for random knife attack in downtown Chicago condo building

September 13, 2023 12:41 PM CWBChicago

A Minnesota man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to attempted murder in connection with an apparently random knife attack on a River North resident who was working out in their downtown Chicago condo building’s fitness center.

Men were shot in River North and Rogers Park last night

September 11, 2023 6:54 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two shootings since Sunday evening, one in Rogers Park and the other in River North, just a block from the newly opened Bally’s casino.

Chicago police warn about armed robbers they were ordered to stop chasing; some victims waited hours for CPD to show up

September 10, 2023 7:51 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a group of armed robbers who struck four times Saturday morning. But they’re not mentioning that officers were ordered to stop pursuing the suspects and some of the victims waited hours for CPD to show up.

3 tourists attacked, robbed in downtown robberies wait hours for Chicago police to respond

September 9, 2023 7:24 PM CWBChicago

Three tourists were beaten and robbed in a pair of attacks in downtown Chicago early Saturday, two in the Loop and the other in River North. It’s not clear if the robberies are related.

Not guilty: Two Chicago men charged with 2020 murder on the Wabash Bridge walk free

August 22, 2023 6:41 AM CWBChicago

Two men accused of participating in a murder on a downtown Chicago bridge three years ago walked free this month after a judge found one not guilty and prosecutors dropped all charges against the other.

Man allegedly caught crawling into River North woman’s apartment window has been arrested 8 times since March, records show

August 17, 2023 8:19 PM CWBChicago

An Old Town man who’s been arrested eight times this year faces burglary charges after he allegedly tried to crawl into a River North woman’s apartment window, according to Chicago police records.