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January 29, 2023 CWBChicago

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Fleeing burglar gave Chicago cops a fake ID bearing the name of a man with an active arrest warrant, prosecutors say

January 28, 2023 CWBChicago

A parolee allegedly gave Chicago police a fake ID bearing the name of a person who has an active arrest warrant while he was leaving a burglary.

Man shot outside Uptown gas station

January 19, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a man was shot near an Uptown bus stop on Thursday afternoon.

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.

Man stole car as cops watched in Uptown, then bailed out on Lake Shore Drive, prosecutors say

January 9, 2023 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Chicago cops watched as a man stole an SUV in Uptown, then arrested him in Streeterville after he abandoned the car in traffic on Lake Shore Drive.

Man burglarized CTA attendant booth 16 days after getting probation in a gun case, prosecutors say

January 3, 2023 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man broke into a CTA train station customer service booth and stole the attendant’s purse and laptop while she was making rounds at the Argyle Red Line station.

Underage Grindr sting ends with probation for Uptown man

December 28, 2022 CWBChicago

An Uptown man who allegedly solicited an undercover cop who posed as a 15-year-old on the Grindr hookup app has been sentenced to four years of probation, according to court records.

4 teens in custody after stolen car crashes on Lake Shore Drive following North Side robbery spree

December 19, 2022 CWBChicago

Four teenagers, three of whom are just 14 years old, crashed a stolen Hyundai on Lake Shore Drive after using it in a series of robberies on the North Side on Sunday afternoon, according to Chicago police reports.

FBI seeks 2 men who robbed Uptown bank branch

December 18, 2022 CWBChicago

The FBI’s Chicago field office has released surveillance images of two men who robbed an Uptown bank last week.

Gunman kills 2 brothers in Ravenswood; 15-year-old also shot in nearby Lakeview

December 15, 2022 CWBChicago

Two brothers were shot and killed in Ravenswood on Wednesday evening and a 15-year-old boy was also shot in nearby Lakeview around the same time, according to Chicago police.

Images released of man, U-Haul truck involved in a series of lakefront robberies

December 8, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance images of a man who has been robbing women in lakefront neighborhoods and escaping in a U-Haul box truck.

3 women mugged by man who escapes in a U-Haul truck, Chicago police say

December 7, 2022 CWBChicago

Three women, including a 72-year-old and a 62-year-old, have been mugged this week on Chicago’s North Side by a man who escaped in a small U-Haul box truck.

Uptown man gets 11 years for fatally stabbing partner during an argument

November 17, 2022 CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing his romantic partner during an argument over whether they would invite a third person to join them for sex.

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