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Career criminal gets 21 years for shooting passenger during robbery on CTA train

January 11, 2022 CWBChicago

A career criminal was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years in prison for shooting a CTA passenger in the back during a robbery at the UIC-Halsted station in February 2020.

Carjackings, up 447% since 2019, just keep on rolling in Chicago; cases reported in Wicker Park, Albany Park, and outside UIC hospital on Thursday

December 17, 2021 CWBChicago

At least four more carjackings were reported Thursday evening, including two in Albany Park and another in Wicker Park.

Man charged with shooting food delivery driver on Ontario feeder ramp

December 5, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Saturday charged an 18-year-old man with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a food delivery driver five times on the Ontario feeder ramp in October.

73-year-old woman among 9 robbed from Bucktown to West Loop

November 3, 2021 CWBChicago

A 73-year-old woman is among nine people who were targeted as another wave of armed robberies rolled through Bucktown, Wicker Park, West Town, and the West Loop on Tuesday evening.

Police investigate overnight shootings on Ontario feeder ramp and on Near North Side

October 17, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two overnight shootings — an apparent domestic-related incident on the Near North Side and another on the Ontario feeder ramp.

Robbery warning issued for West Loop as ‘nasty’ crew strikes at least 3 times

August 22, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have issued a community alert after detectives linked two recent robberies in the West Loop with another in Little Italy.

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July 26, 2021 CWBChicago

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Carjackings reported in Lincoln Park, Fulton River District

June 13, 2021 CWBChicago

At least two more carjackings were reported in the city Saturday evening and early Sunday, according to CPD reports. One hijacking took place in Lincoln Park, the other in the Fulton River District. No arrests have been made.

Source: Car linked to citywide robbery spree crashed, burned minutes after final heist, leaving passenger dead

June 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A car that police linked to a sweeping armed robbery spree that hit the city early Friday crashed and burst into flames moments after the last hold-up was reported, leaving one of its passengers dead at the scene.

15 armed robberies in 9 hours overnight as CPD again orders detectives to sit in cars rather than investigate crimes

June 4, 2021 CWBChicago

Groups of armed robbers committed at least 15 hold-ups across between Thursday evening and Friday morning — just hours before CPD’s robbery detectives will be ordered to sit on street corners rather than investigate crimes.

3 carjackings reported in about an hour Sunday morning across West Town, Near West Side

May 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating three carjackings that unfolded in about an hour Sunday morning across West Town and the Near West Side.

Auto burglar is actively welcoming restaurant diners back to Fulton Market

April 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Auto break-ins have been reported to police on at least six evenings since March 10 around the West Fulton Market restaurant strip.

Carjacker pulls woman from SUV in West Town, police say

March 17, 2021 CWBChicago

According to a police report, the victim, age 28, was parking her car on the 700 block of North Wood when a man pointed a gun at her head and opened the driver’s door around 10:15 p.m., according to a police report.

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