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

February 1, 2023 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.

CTA

Red Line robbery victim took a picture of attacker’s face, leading to his arrest: prosecutors

January 28, 2023 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a robbery victim managed to take a picture of his attacker’s face after getting mugged on the Grand Red Line station platform on New Year’s Day.

River North

After shooting a man in River North, he fought attempted murder charges and won. Here’s the remarkable story of how Ken Artis ‘got his life back’

January 26, 2023 CWBChicago

Charged with attempted murder for shooting a man in Chicago’s River North neighborhood, he reached a plea deal for only a misdemeanor gun case. Here’s how Ken Artis got his life back.

River North

Gunmen rob cab driver outside River North hotel

January 24, 2023 CWBChicago

A group of men armed with rifles and handguns robbed a cab driver as he picked up a passenger in downtown Chicago overnight.

River North

4 pedestrians among 6 injured in River North traffic crash (Video)

January 21, 2023 CWBChicago

Six people, including four pedestrians, were injured when two cars collided and one of the vehicles ran onto a crowded River North sidewalk Saturday evening, Chicago police said. The crash was captured on a passing vehicle’s rear-facing camera system.

Magnificent Mile

Cops warn of auto thefts from downtown parking garages

January 21, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a series of auto thefts from parking garages in Streeterville, River North, and Goose Island. 

CTA

Cops looking for 3 suspects in Grand Red Line robbery

January 19, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for three people who attacked and robbed a man at the Grand Red Line station last week.

Citywide

Chicago man pleads guilty to 10 looting and burglary charges from August 2020, get 4 years

January 19, 2023 CWBChicago

A Chicago man has received an effective sentence of four years after pleading guilty to five burglaries and five lootings during August 2020.

River North

Protected: Members Only: River North annual crime statistics 2014 – 2022

January 14, 2023 CWBChicago

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River North

$15,000 reward offered for info about murder outside River North nightclub

January 8, 2023 CWBChicago

A $15,000 reward is being offered for tips that help Chicago police crack the case of a quadruple shooting that left a man dead outside a River North nightclub in November.

River North

Argument at River North bowling alley ended with a double-shooting that killed one woman, injured another, prosecutors say

January 4, 2023 CWBChicago

A double shooting that left a woman dead in downtown Chicago last year followed a coincidental encounter between the accused man and a group of his ex-girlfriend’s friends at a River North bowling alley, prosecutors said Wednesday.

River North

Man charged with River North shooting that left one woman dead, another injured in April

January 4, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police have arrested a man in connection with a double shooting that left one woman dead and another seriously injured near Marina City last April.

River North

Arrest warrant issued after former Chicago Bulls star Ben Gordon fails to appear in court to face battery allegations

December 29, 2022 CWBChicago

A Cook County judge has issued an arrest warrant for retired NBA star Ben Gordon after the former Chicago Bull failed to appear in court on misdemeanor battery charges last week, according to court records.

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