Rogers Park Archives

Man robs 5 North Side businesses in under an hour on Wednesday morning

July 6, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating the robberies of four convenience stores and a fast-food restaurant that occurred in about 45 minutes Wednesday morning on the North Side. No arrests have been made.

Man gets 20 years for sexually assaulting a woman he followed from Morse Red Line station

June 30, 2022 CWBChicago

A man who sexually assaulted a woman after following her from the Morse Red Line station in July 2019 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

2 men head to prison for firing on a car in Rogers Park — one was on electronic monitoring, the other was on his last day of parole

June 26, 2022 CWBChicago

Two men who allegedly opened fire on a car in Rogers Park—one was on electronic monitoring, the other wrapping up parole—have pleaded guilty in exchange for fairly lengthy prison sentences.

Angered by Adam Toledo’s death, man opened fire on Rogers Park police station, prosecutors say

June 24, 2022 CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man who fired shots at a Chicago police station in Rogers Park last year told witnesses he did it because he was angry about the then-recent shooting of Adam Toledo, prosecutors said Friday.

River North carjacking crew strikes again in Andersonville overnight. Some get arrested, others keep committing crimes.

June 24, 2022 CWBChicago

An armed carjacking team took a man’s Cadillac at gunpoint in River North on Thursday evening and then hijacked a rideshare driver in Andersonville two hours later.

3 robberies reported in Rogers Park, at least one more in Lakeview

June 23, 2022 CWBChicago

Three people were robbed in about 20 minutes overnight in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Police are also investigating at least one armed robbery that occurred in Lakeview on Wednesday evening.

Cops look for suspect in Rogers Park sexual assault

June 19, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police on Sunday night released surveillance images of a man they say tried to sexually assault a woman in Rogers Park last month.

Uber driver accused of sexually abusing a female passenger gets probation

June 15, 2022 CWBChicago

A former rideshare driver who faced allegations of sexually abusing a female passenger on the North Side has been sentenced to probation, according to court records.

2 men had guns on the Howard CTA platform — and they were both on electronic monitoring, prosecutors say

June 10, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested two men for allegedly carrying guns at the Howard CTA station on Thursday afternoon — and they were both wearing electronic monitoring bracelets for pending felony cases.

3 juveniles questioned in connection with a wave of North Side robberies are back on the streets, source says

June 2, 2022 CWBChicago

Three juveniles that cops believe are linked to a crew that has committed dozens of armed robberies across the North Side have been released from custody.

Cops are questioning 2 men in connection with weekend robbery sprees on North Side; links to Dakotah Early hold-up crew eyed

May 31, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police are questioning two men in connection with a series of armed robberies that unfolded over the weekend on the North Side, according to a source.

At least 6 people robbed on North Side, mostly in Wrigleyville and Lakeview; crimes linked to similar wave in Rogers Park

May 30, 2022 CWBChicago

Armed robbers held up at least six people on the North Side late Sunday night and early today, police said. Most of the crimes appear to be linked to a similar wave that swept across Rogers Park on Sunday morning.

Shots fired, 7 robbed in a wave of North Side hold-ups; cops eye links to earlier robbery sprees

May 29, 2022 CWBChicago

At least seven people, including three Loyola University students, were robbed at gunpoint during a series of hold-ups on the North Side overnight. The offenders fired a gun during one robbery, police said, but no one was struck by the bullet.

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