North Center Archives

Chicago woman is attacked, robbed while walking with her 9-year-old as 12 more armed robberies are reported

December 4, 2022 10:50 AM CWBChicago

At least 12 more armed robberies were reported in West Town and the North Side of Chicago, where recurring sprees have left dozens of victims in their wakes.

Man shot near Lathrop Homes is second person shot on the block this year

November 20, 2022 7:06 AM CWBChicago

A 34-year-old man was shot while sitting in a car near the Lathrop Homes in North Center on Saturday night, Chicago police said.

DUI driver gets 2 years for critically injuring motorcyclist in North Center crash

November 17, 2022 11:24 PM CWBChicago

A Lakeview man has been sentenced to two years in prison plus two years of probation for critically injuring a motorcyclist while driving under the influence in 2019.

Detectives looking for suspect in North Side burglary, theft cases

November 6, 2022 7:25 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives are trying to identify a man they have linked to recent burglary and theft incidents on the North Side.

Chicago man who was shot in January and again in February had a gun inside the house where he was on electronic monitoring, prosecutors say

October 27, 2022 2:37 PM CWBChicago

Alex Hernandez, who was shot two different times this winter, is accused of having a gun in the Chicago home where he was staying on electronic monitoring.

Twice-convicted DUI driver had alcohol level nearly 4x the legal limit when he hit a bicyclist outside Chicago police station, prosecutors say

October 11, 2022 11:02 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said a twice-convicted DUI driver had a blood alcohol content nearly four times the legal limit when he collided with a bicyclist and a light pole outside Chicago Police Area Three headquarters on Saturday afternoon.

Lane Tech staff detained man who sexually assaulted girl at a restaurant near campus, prosecutors say

October 9, 2022 6:01 AM CWBChicago

An administrator and security guards from Lane Tech High School intervened in the sexual assault of a teenage girl at a fast food restaurant near campus and detained a suspect for Chicago police on Thursday afternoon, prosecutors said.

Shocking video shows woman getting mugged in Lakeview on Sunday afternoon

September 4, 2022 8:20 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating a brazen daylight robbery that unfolded in Lakeview on Sunday afternoon. The attack was captured on a resident’s doorbell surveillance camera.

Armed robbers struck 3 times in Lakeview and North Center last night; similar hold-ups have been reported recently in Wicker Park, Edgewater

August 23, 2022 11:00 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating three armed robberies that occurred in less than 45 minutes last night in Lakeview and North Center.

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 11:54 AM 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.