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Sentences handed down in CTA robbery cases as court system’s COVID freeze begins to thaw

September 26, 2021 CWBChicago

More and more criminal cases are wrapping up as Cook County’s court system works its way toward normalcy after being severely hampered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are some recent resolutions to CTA-related criminal cases that you may remember reading about on CWBChicago:

Shoplifting mobs are raiding everything from high-end boutiques to your local Walgreens, escaping with merchandise worth thou$ands

September 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A sometimes violent shoplifting team has repeatedly raided high-end retailers to steal expensive purses along the Magnificent Mile, Oak Street, and Rush Street this month, according to several police reports.

Man shot on Lakefront Trail near Navy Pier

September 7, 2021 CWBChicago

A man is recovering after someone shot him on the Lakefront Trail in Streeterville on Monday evening, police said.

Man with long history of mental illness and violent attacks is charged with murdering Chase Bank worker

September 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Saturday accused a man with a long history of violent attacks in Streeterville and the Near North Side of stabbing a 24-year-old woman to death as she worked at Chase Bank, 600 North Dearborn, this week.

4 teens charged with attempted robbery near Loyola’s Water Tower campus

August 31, 2021 CWBChicago

Four juveniles face felony charges after they tried to rob an 18-year-old man near Loyola University’s Water Tower Campus on Tuesday morning, according to Chicago police.

Two tourists among victims in fresh wave of downtown armed robberies

August 30, 2021 CWBChicago

At least six armed robberies were reported in River North and Streeterville during two waves early Sunday and again just after midnight Monday, according to CPD records.

High on coke and benzos, man drove wildly through Mag Mile before crashing into DIOR’s 3,000-pound security window, prosecutors say

August 29, 2021 CWBChicago

The man who allegedly drove recklessly through the Mag Mile neighborhood before crashing into the DIOR store on Friday morning received probation last month for a case that started as a home invasion.

Mag Mile worker, 73, hospitalized after shoplifting crew knocks him to ground

August 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A 73-year-old man was hospitalized after a shoplifting mob knocked him to the ground while stealing purses from a high-end Mag Mile retailer Saturday afternoon, according to a CPD report.

Man allegedly caught sexually assaulting unconscious woman in Loop says he was ‘just trying to get some p*ssy,’ prosecutors say

August 22, 2021 CWBChicago

A Lawndale man who encountered a highly intoxicated woman on the Magnificent Mile led her to the underbelly of Lower Michigan Avenue and then sexually assaulted her early Friday, prosecutors said.

6 juveniles in custody after waves of robberies hit downtown; Crew linked to Saturday attack that left woman critically injured

August 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested six juveniles in the Loop early Monday after two waves of street robberies swept the downtown area Sunday and again overnight today.

Streeterville

Sentences handed down in CTA robbery cases as court system’s COVID freeze begins to thaw

Shoplifting mobs are raiding everything from high-end boutiques to your local Walgreens, escaping with merchandise worth thou$ands

Man shot on Lakefront Trail near Navy Pier

Man with long history of mental illness and violent attacks is charged with murdering Chase Bank worker

4 teens charged with attempted robbery near Loyola’s Water Tower campus

Two tourists among victims in fresh wave of downtown armed robberies

High on coke and benzos, man drove wildly through Mag Mile before crashing into DIOR’s 3,000-pound security window, prosecutors say

Mag Mile worker, 73, hospitalized after shoplifting crew knocks him to ground

Man allegedly caught sexually assaulting unconscious woman in Loop says he was ‘just trying to get some p*ssy,’ prosecutors say

Shoplifting teams raid high-end stores along Mag Mile, Rush Street

Men armed with ‘possible submachine gun’ rob woman in Streeterville overnight, police say

Pharmacist charged with selling blank COVID vaccine cards

6 juveniles in custody after waves of robberies hit downtown; Crew linked to Saturday attack that left woman critically injured

8-time felon accused of shooting at cop in Rogers Park is held without bail

Social media is to blame for River North’s violent crime “perception,” local police commander says

3 pups missing after thief steals doggy daycare’s transport van in Lakeview

Old Town carjacking is linked to citywide hijacking team, but man caught driving the stolen car is only charged with misdemeanors

Prosecutors charge man with murdering woman in expressway shooting — while on felony bond