North Center Archives

Four 15-year-olds charged with robbery spree along the Brown Line

October 9, 2023 9:50 AM CWBChicago

A group of robbers rode the Brown Line across the North Side on Sunday afternoon, hopping off at stops along the way to rob nearby stores. Their luck ran out when Chicago cops moved in after the third holdup.

2-man burglary team is targeting residential garages on North Side: Chicago police

October 8, 2023 4:11 PM CWBChicago

A two-man burglary team is targeting residential garages on the North Side, Chicago police said in a community alert Sunday.

DePaul students among several targeted in North Side robbery spree; more cases reported in Wicker Park, West Town

September 17, 2023 11:08 AM CWBChicago

A DePaul student and his girlfriend were maced and robbed near the school’s Lincoln Park campus, part of a 45-minute crime spree that swept across the North Side of Chicago overnight.

Woman use forged master keys to burglarize mailrooms across the North Side, prosecutors say

September 5, 2023 6:49 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago woman is charged with breaking into six apartment and condo buildings, mainly on the North Side, to steal mail using forged U.S. Postal Service master keys.

Chicago teacher tried to re-enter USA with a 17-year-old Argentinian boy and possible child pornography: feds

August 25, 2023 8:09 PM CWBChicago

A former employee at a Chicago private school has been charged with attempted production of child pornography after federal authorities became curious when he tried to re-enter the country from Argentina with a 17-year-old boy.

31 years for sexually abusing three young girls, including one while working at a Chicago Public School

August 23, 2023 6:18 AM CWBChicago

A man who worked as a Chicago Public Schools contract worker even after children accused him of sex crimes, has been sentenced to 31 years for assaulting three young girls, including one at Bell School in North Center.

At least 23 armed robberies reported Sunday as Chicago cops again see a robbery in progress, but don’t chase the offenders

August 21, 2023 7:19 AM CWBChicago

For the second time in less than a week, Chicago police officers witnessed an armed robbery in progress but did not try to catch the offenders, who continued to rob innocent victims on the street freely.

Man gets 6 years for North Center shooting that ended with stolen car crash, foot chase by lunching cops

August 11, 2023 5:48 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to six years for his role in the shooting of a driver in North Center two years ago.

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July 27, 2023 8:10 AM CWBChicago

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As armed robberies continue, an alderman promises police have a ‘concrete and collaborative plan’

July 22, 2023 10:29 AM CWBChicago

At least five people were robbed during a midday robbery spree yesterday, with victims reporting holdups from Bucktown and Humboldt Park to Ravenswood. And three people were robbed at gunpoint during a single incident in Lakeview early Saturday.

Package thieves blasted victim with bear spray: Chicago police report

December 7, 2023 8:18 AM

Two North Siders blasted a woman in the face with bear spray while stealing packages from her apartment building vestibule, according to a Chicago police report.

15-year-old stabbed a man on the Red Line, Chicago police say

December 7, 2023 7:30 AM

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a man on a Red Line train in Lincoln Park last month, according to Chicago police.

Man killed near West Loop homeless camp, 2nd shooting at troubled intersection in a month

December 7, 2023 6:33 AM

A man was shot and killed in the West Loop overnight, just steps from a homeless camp that the local alderman has said is a catalyst for violent crime in the area. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has reportedly withheld assistance in cleaning up the area because the local alderman refused to link his votes on key legislation to the clean-up effort.