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Old Town

Near North

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.

Near North

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.

Near North

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.

Near North

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.

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.

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.

Citywide

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.

Citywide

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

Old Town

Gun charge (but nothing more) for driver who fled Old Town shooting, cops say

November 3, 2019 5:54 PM Tim Hecke

Police say surveillance cameras showed Germany Garrett’s car fleeing the shooting scene. And a gun was allegedly found in the vehicle.

Near North

Another man shot in Old Town overnight; 3rd victim in two weeks

November 3, 2019 4:54 AM Tim Hecke

Police said the man was shot as he walked on the sidewalk around 3:10 a.m. He’s the third shooting victim in Old Town since October 23.

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Loop

Robbery victim abducted in River North, forced to withdraw cash at bank: CPD report

October 1, 2023 8:12 AM

Armed robbers forced a man into a car in downtown Chicago and drove him to a bank where they made him withdraw money from an ATM.

Citywide

Man charged with carjacking driver on Chicago expressway in viral video is released on electronic monitoring

October 1, 2023 7:26 AM

Chicago man with long criminal history is charged with carjacking a driver at gunpoint on the Dan Ryan Expressway. He was sent home on electronic monitoring.

River North

Man shot while driving in River North, police say

October 1, 2023 6:39 AM

Chicago police say a man was shot while driving near the Hubbard Street bar district in River North overnight.

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