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Man killed in Albany Park on Monday was also shot during a week-long string of rolling gun battles on the North Side last fall

August 10, 2022 CWBChicago

The man who was shot and killed in Albany Park early Monday was also shot in North Center last fall during a string of nightly running gun battles that killed two people, shocking a relatively peaceful part of the North Side.

Catalytic converter thieves shoot man in North Center he shoots one of them, too

July 28, 2022 CWBChicago

A thief shot a man who intervened as they tried to steal the catalytic converter from his car in North Center on Thursday afternoon, according to Chicago police

Man shot after at least 20 rounds are fired in North Center overnight

July 23, 2022 CWBChicago

At least 20 shots were fired during an incident that left a man with a gunshot wound to his leg on the North Side overnight, Chicago police said.

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July 21, 2022 CWBChicago

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Armed robberies reported in North Center, Lakeview overnight

July 14, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two overnight armed robberies in the Lakeview-based Town Hall (19th) District. Robberies in Town Hall are up 66% this year compared to last year and 27% compared to 2018.

Man gets probation for falsely reporting a gunman on North Side college campuses

July 14, 2022 CWBChicago

A Lincoln Park man who allegedly made a series of false 911 calls about armed men on a North Side college campus has been sentenced to probation.

2-hour armed robbery and carjacking spree leaves at least 7 victims in its wake overnight

June 29, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a series of armed robberies and carjackings that unfolded in about two hours early today in Lincoln Park, Bucktown, West Town, and the Lower West Side. No arrests have been made in the robberies, which appear to be the work of a hold-up crew that uses at least two cars.

Man shot in North Center overnight, police say

June 9, 2022 CWBChicago

A 24-year-old man was shot while riding in a car in North Center overnight, Chicago police said.

Armed robbery of North Center AT&T store may be part of growing crime pattern

May 28, 2022 CWBChicago

The armed robbery of an AT&T store in North Center on Friday evening appears to be related to a series of similar hold-ups at cellular stores stretching from West Town to Wicker Park to Lakeview.

4 robberies reported on North Side overnight

May 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating a series of robberies overnight in Lakeview, Uptown, and North Center. The victims ranged in age from 50 to 71. Some of the hold-ups appear to be related.

Armed carjackings reported in North Center on Saturday evening, Rogers Park on Sunday morning

March 13, 2022 CWBChicago

A couple was robbed and carjacked while unloading their SUV in North Center on Saturday evening, police said. On Sunday morning, a woman was robbed and carjacked at gunpoint in Rogers Park.

Serial burglar took liquor worth more than $100,000 from restaurants and nightclubs, prosecutors say

March 6, 2022 CWBChicago

Traivon Dorsey is accused of stealing more than $100,000 worth of booze in six burglaries of restaurants and bars, mostly in River North during December.

Carjackers emerged from Menards shopping cart corral, report says; 3 in custody

February 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Three armed hijackers reportedly emerged from a shopping cart corral to carjack a woman on the Menards parking lot in Lincoln Park.

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