Ravenswood Archives

North Side garage burglars caught on camera

October 12, 2023 8:05 AM CWBChicago

Two residential garage burglars were caught on camera in Edgewater recently, and one of their victims believes they’re the same prowlers that Chicago police recently warned North Side homeowners about.

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.

Armed robbery caught on video in Ravenswood

October 8, 2023 8:19 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery was caught on camera in Lincoln Square, one of Chicago’s safest neighborhoods, on Friday night.

Strings of store robberies, street hold-ups reported Friday night

October 7, 2023 9:13 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers targeted three stores on the north and near west sides Friday night. Chicago police are also investigating a handful of street robberies that occurred around the same time, including a carjacking in Ravenswood.

Smash-and-grab burglars hit 3 North Side businesses overnight

September 25, 2023 11:02 AM CWBChicago

Smash-and-grab burglars broke into at least three restaurants on the North Side overnight, according to Chicago police.

At least 14 robbed in violent, hour-long robbery spree overnight; 78-year-old beaten by muggers

September 21, 2023 5:46 AM CWBChicago

Carloads of robbers committed an hour-long string of robberies from the North Side to downtown Chicago this morning, robbing at least 14 people, many of whom were physically attacked.

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.

The armed holdups keep happening, but the robbers may be changing the script

August 18, 2023 8:12 PM CWBChicago

There are some indications that the prolific robbery crews that have been ripping across Chicago in near-daily holdup sprees are changing up their game.

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.

Serial burglar gets about 8 years for breaking into homes in Lakeview, West Town

November 30, 2023 3:03 AM

A man who already had an impressive history of burglary and theft has beefed up his resume by pleading guilty to committing five more burglaries in Lakeview and West Town last year.

Man gets 5 years for 15-minute beating of woman on CTA train

November 30, 2023 2:29 AM

Prosecutors said Bernard Hightower viciously kicked, jumped on, and body-slammed a 32-year-old woman during a 15-minute-long attack on a train in downtown Chicago in April 2021. Hightower has now been sentenced in the case: 5 years.

Man charged with Lincoln Park robbery attempt is sent home after prosecutors fail to ask a judge to keep him in custody

November 29, 2023 5:48 PM

A Chicago man accused of pushing another man to the ground during a robbery attempt in Lincoln Park was released from custody this month after prosecutors opted not to ask a judge to keep him in jail, court records show.