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July 19, 2026 11:45 PM CWBChicago

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North Center firearms restraining order search nets 20 guns, including machine gun, officials say

July 14, 2026 3:24 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is being held in Cook County Jail after Sheriff’s Police investigators said they recovered a fully automatic weapon, dozens of additional guns, and thousands of rounds of ammunition while executing a firearm restraining order at his home.

Home invader strikes North Center woman with candle, arrest made: report

April 3, 2026 1:46 PM CWBChicago

A man is in custody after he allegedly broke into a North Center woman’s apartment overnight and struck her in the head with a candle.

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February 16, 2026 6:06 PM CWBChicago

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Man sentenced to 6 years for sexually assaulting girl near Lane Tech High School

February 6, 2026 12:19 AM CWBChicago

A man who followed a teenage girl from a CTA bus and sexually assaulted her inside a fast food restaurant just steps from Lane Tech High School was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison.

Cellphone blocks bullet, saving shooting victim from worse injuries on North Side

February 1, 2026 7:16 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot early Sunday morning during a brawl just steps from Area 3 Police Headquarters on the North Side, but his cellphone may have saved him from a more serious injury after it stopped one of the bullets fired at him.

Masked burglars steal ATMs from taverns in Lincoln Park, Portage Park

December 29, 2025 5:42 PM CWBChicago

An ATM burglary crew is actively targeting businesses across Chicago’s North and Northwest sides, striking at least three locations since Christmas morning, according to police reports. The most recent burglaries occurred early Monday at taverns in Lincoln Park and Portage Park, following a similar ATM theft reported Christmas morning in North Center.

Repeat offender, federal suspect arrested in unrelated North Side mail theft cases

December 26, 2025 2:12 PM CWBChicago

Two recent arrests underscore an ongoing problem of organized mail theft operations on Chicago’s North Side, with authorities charging a repeat offender in one case and federal agents announcing the arrest of a second suspect tied to an unrelated string of postal thefts.

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North Center firearms restraining order search nets 20 guns, including machine gun, officials say

Home invader strikes North Center woman with candle, arrest made: report

Protected: Members Only: North Center annual crime trends 2013 through 2025

Man sentenced to 6 years for sexually assaulting girl near Lane Tech High School

Cellphone blocks bullet, saving shooting victim from worse injuries on North Side

Masked burglars steal ATMs from taverns in Lincoln Park, Portage Park

Repeat offender, federal suspect arrested in unrelated North Side mail theft cases

North Center man opened fire after mother’s boyfriend attacked her at party: prosecutors

Man killed in domestic shooting on North Side, suspect in custody

Daytime burglar hits five North Side homes, police warn

Man shot while drinking in North Side park on Sunday night

Man shot in Lakeview, drives himself to hospital

15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession

Woman waited hours for Chicago police response after being raped at gunpoint during home invasion

Burglar caught after 14 cars are broken into on a single Irving Park block