Old Town Archives

Fake ride-hail robbers return to city’s nightlife districts, cops say

January 8, 2020 9:31 AM Tim Hecke

Robbers have lured at least four victims into fake Uber and Lyft vehicles in River North and Old Town since Dec. 22, police said.

Even more shots fired on beleaguered Old Town block has some residents blaming “open air drug market”

December 2, 2019 4:37 PM Tim Hecke

Yet another shooting attempt unfolded Saturday afternoon in a small, troubled section of Old Town that has seen a series of shootings and shots-fired cases since Oct. 23.

Woman escapes drive-by in violent corner of Old Town

November 30, 2019 6:00 AM Tim Hecke

A violence-plagued corner of Old Town that has claimed four shooting victims since Oct. 23 nearly claimed its fifth victim on Friday morning.

Update: Charges filed in Old Town armed robbery

November 27, 2019 6:34 AM Tim Hecke

Police said Deshawn Jackson put a gun to the woman’s head and took valuables from her and from her vehicle Monday afternoon in Old Town.

Arrest made, gun recovered after woman’s robbed in Old Town

November 26, 2019 9:23 AM Tim Hecke

The woman said one man put a gun to her head as she loaded items into her car on the 1200 block of North Wells in Old Town.

Another shooting in Old Town — 4th victim in one month

November 23, 2019 8:41 AM Tim Hecke

A gunman shot a 28-year-old Chicago man on the 1300 block of North Sedgwick in Old Town, police said.

911 refused to send police for “suspicious teens” during Sunday night robbery spree, Old Town woman says

November 18, 2019 10:21 PM Tim Hecke

Police issued a warning after at least eight robberies unfolded on the Near North Side and in Lincoln Park on Sunday. But one 911 call taker refused to give a citizen’s critical information to dispatchers, an Old Town resident says.

Gunday: A look at how the courts are handling some recent weapons charges in Chicago

November 13, 2019 2:04 PM Tim Hecke

How are the courts handling gun cases in Chicago? Here are a few recent cases that we found interesting. Prosecutors accuse one man of having a handgun in Edgewater while being on probation for beating a robbery victim with a two-by-four. Another is on parole for an earlier gun case. Back CWB’s reporting team and