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January 29, 2023 CWBChicago

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2 juveniles charged with North Side robbery, carjacking spree “absolutely fed up” alderman says

January 26, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police have arrested two juveniles in connection with a string of armed robberies in Rogers Park and West Rogers Park on Wednesday morning.

5 armed robberies reported in 2 hours this morning on the North Side

January 25, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning North Side residents after an armed robbery crew carjacked a driver and robbed four other people in less than two hours on Wednesday morning.

After another fatal shooting, North Side alderman asks residents for videos “expressing our communal outrage”

January 19, 2023 CWBChicago

A Chicago alderman is asking residents to send in videos and other messages “expressing our communal outrage” about violence in her North Side ward that she can share with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Carjackings reported in Lakeview and Rogers Park as Chicago sees hijackings surge in the new year

January 17, 2023 CWBChicago

At least three more armed hijackings have been reported since Monday night, including one in Lakeview and another in Rogers Park, according to Chicago police.

Loyola students robbed, woman carjacked by robbers who may be as young as 13: police

January 14, 2023 CWBChicago

A group of people who may be as young as 13 carjacked a woman and then robbed two Loyola University students on Chicago’s North Side last night.

17-year-old shot outside Rogers Park apartment building

January 4, 2023 CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy was shot outside a Rogers Park apartment building on Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.

Robbers shoot 7-Eleven employee in West Rogers Park

December 31, 2022 CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew shot a 7-Eleven employee during a robbery in West Rogers Park on Saturday morning, according to Chicago police.

46-time convicted felon scammed Chicago businesses by posing as a city employee, prosecutors say

December 30, 2022 CWBChicago

A 46-time convicted felon posed as a Chicago city employee to scam businesses out of money on the North Side earlier this month, officials say.

Fake ‘city inspector’ is scamming business owners, Chicago police say

December 23, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a scam artist who poses as a city worker to bilk North Side businesses out of cash.

9-time convicted burglar broke into a Rogers Park home while on bail for breaking into a Bucktown home, prosecutors say

December 22, 2022 CWBChicago

A nine-time convicted felon burglarized a Rogers Park home while he was on bail for burglarizing a home in Bucktown, prosecutors in Chicago said.

Slow-poke catalytic converter crew graciously waves another driver to pass as they work in West Rogers Park (Video)

December 20, 2022 CWBChicago

They may be the most courteous catalytic converter theft crew in Chicago — and probably one of the slowest. But a video of this three-man team at work on the North Side earlier this month shows how bold and carefree the city’s catalytic converter crews are.

4 robbery suspects in custody after fiery crash on Chicago’s North Side

December 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A carload of suspected armed robbers committed a series of holdups in Bucktown and the North Side, then crashed into a truck in Lincoln Square as Chicago police officers closed in on them Monday morning. Four suspects are in custody after running from the flaming wreckage, and police recovered at least two firearms.

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