North Center Archives

Robbers force victims to Venmo them money in Wrigleyville, North Center

May 27, 2023 9:45 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two recent robberies on the North Side where offenders Venmoed themselves money from the victims’ phones.

#76: Man who fired shots, then killed a woman in North Center car crash was on felony bail, prosecutors say

April 27, 2023 6:03 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say the man who fired shots while driving in Chicago, then sped away from a cop, causing a fatal car crash was on felony bond at the time.

7 armed carjackings this week are linked to same crew, Chicago police say

April 26, 2023 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Detectives have linked a series of armed robberies and carjackings this week to the same crew of offenders, according to a community alert released by Chicago police.

Man charged in North Center car crash that left woman dead in 2021

April 26, 2023 7:04 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man faces murder and other charges for his role in a fatal car crash and shooting in North Center early on October 3, 2021.

20 cars burglarized in 2 days across North Side, police say

April 25, 2023 8:30 AM CWBChicago

A group of three or four males broke into at least 20 cars on the city’s North Side over the weekend, Chicago police said in a community alert Tuesday morning.

Carjackers take two vehicles from North Center man

April 25, 2023 6:46 AM CWBChicago

A man was carjacked of not one, but two vehicles in North Center on Monday night, according to Chicago police. Carjackings were also reported in Edgewater and Humboldt Park overnight.

Gunmen shoot at off-duty cop in North Center, violent armed robbery reported nearby

April 2, 2023 9:53 AM CWBChicago

Two gunmen opened fire on an off-duty Chicago police officer in North Center on Sunday morning, according to a CPD source. The officer was not injured, and he did not fire back.

Cellular stores robbed in Lincoln Park, North Center

March 24, 2023 9:11 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two cellular store robberies that unfolded just minutes apart Thursday evening in Lincoln Park and North Center.

Two men burglarized 8 North Side bars and restaurants in 2 days, police say

March 17, 2023 7:54 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say two men broke into eight bars and restaurants from Lincoln Park to Lincoln Square during back-to-back crime sprees on Wednesday and Thursday.

Paroled burglar charged with burglarizing homes in Lakeview, North Center

March 8, 2023 10:11 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a paroled burglar with breaking into three homes on the North Side, starting less than four months after he got out of prison for a series of burglary and looting-related crimes.

Girl, 2, accidentally shot herself in Rogers Park, police say

May 28, 2023 8:39 PM

A 2-year-old girl shot herself in the hand after finding a firearm inside a Rogers Park apartment on Sunday afternoon, according to initial information from Chicago police.

No bail for Chicago ‘peacekeeper’ charged with beating, robbing man in Little Village

May 28, 2023 12:07 PM

A Chicago man who wore a neon yellow “peacekeepers” vest helped a group of people beat and rob a motorist in Little Village on Friday night, according to a Chicago Police Department report.

Chicago man tried to sexually assault woman on Blue Line, touched second woman: prosecutors

May 28, 2023 6:32 AM

CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with repeatedly punching a woman during an attempted sexual assault aboard a Blue Line train and inappropriately touching another woman on the train line the next night.