Streeterville Archives

$46,000 Prada store robbery earns man a 42-month sentence

March 25, 2023 6:32 AM CWBChicago

A Calumet City man has been sentenced to prison for participating in a flash mob robbery that allegedly yielded merchandise worth $46,000 from the Prada store in downtown Chicago last year.

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.

4 arrested on Magnificent Mile may be linked to robbery sprees, including 3 on Rivers Casino parking lot: source

March 20, 2023 11:44 AM CWBChicago

Four people, including two juveniles, arrested on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago last night may be responsible for a series of robberies, including three at Rivers Casino earlier this month, according to a law enforcement source.

Polish businessman who went missing in Chicago accidentally drowned: medical examiner

March 14, 2023 7:43 PM CWBChicago

Businessman Krzysztof Szubert, who disappeared while visiting Chicago in December, only to be found dead in Lake Michigan days later, accidentally drowned, the Cook County medical examiner’s office has ruled.

Second man, a 14-time felon, is charged with ‘Puffy Coat Bandit’ thefts

March 9, 2023 12:20 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Wednesday charged a second man in connection with the so-called “Puffy Coat Bandit” crime ring, which specializes in stealing phones, wallets, and purses from restaurant and bar patrons in Chicago.

Chicago men plead guilty to shoplifting raids, selling proceeds at a sandwich shop

March 8, 2023 11:18 AM CWBChicago

Two men who allegedly stole over $20,000 worth of merchandise from top Chicago retailers and resold the products inside a Subway restaurant have pleaded guilty to felony charges, according to court records.

Man charged with stealing cargo truck from Polar Plunge insists he was just taking it to buy cigarettes

March 6, 2023 11:29 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with stealing a cargo truck from the Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach on Sunday. But he insists he was merely going to out to buy cigarettes.

7 robbed during hour-long crime spree in downtown Chicago

March 5, 2023 8:16 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating a one-hour armed robbery spree that left at least seven victims in its wake across River North and Streeterville early Sunday.

Canada Goose burglary crew also raided gun and liquor stores, Chicago police say (video)

February 14, 2023 10:57 AM CWBChicago

An organized smash-and-grab burglary crew that raided a Magnificent Mile clothing store last month is responsible for similar crimes in the South Loop and the suburbs, Chicago police said Tuesday.

Worried about potential looting, jittery Chicago police leaders order district cops to the Mag Mile again

January 31, 2023 2:22 PM CWBChicago

Jittery Chicago police leaders, worried about the potential for another round of organized looting in downtown Chicago, reassigned tactical units from several local districts to sit on the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street shopping districts overnight.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.