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Man critical after being stabbed by acquaintance in Uptown, prosecutors say

January 12, 2021 CWBChicago

A man is in critical condition after being stabbed during an argument with an acquaintance in Uptown over the weekend, prosecutors said. Charges have been filed.

Charges filed in Uptown road rage attack

January 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Ruben Bunyi, 69, is charged with two felony counts of aggravated battery. Prosecutors on Friday said the 30-year-old alleged victim had undergone three surgeries to repair a 7-inch cut to his leg.

CPD to drivers: Please, please, please don’t leave your cars running on the street

January 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Motor vehicle theft reports increased by 11% citywide last year, according to CPD data. And that does not include more than 1,400 carjacking cases. Those are categorized separately as robberies.

Uptown man charged with groping women, forcing his way into neighbor’s home

December 31, 2020 CWBChicago

An Uptown man is accused of groping five women over the course of several days last week until his 25-year-old neighbor finally had him arrested for allegedly forcing his way into her home and throwing her on the bed in a violent attack.

Driver stabbed, shots fired during Uptown road rage clash

December 24, 2020 CWBChicago

The victim, a 21-year-old man, told police he got out of his car to confront the other driver about following too closely on the 5000 block of North Broadway around 12:05 p.m.

Carjackers throw woman from car in Lincoln Park, then crash in Uptown

December 23, 2020 CWBChicago

Three carjackers pulled the woman from her car and threw her to the ground Tuesday evening. Minutes later, they crashed in Uptown, leaving another driver injured.

Video: Carjackers bail from running car that crashes into Uptown building

December 18, 2020 CWBChicago

Video shows two carjackers bailing out of a hijacked SUV in Uptown on Tuesday. The unoccupied car then rolls down the street and crashes into a building before cops move in.

Police: Teens charged with carjacking 65-year-old woman in Rogers Park

December 16, 2020 CWBChicago

Two juveniles are charged with carjacking a 65-year-old woman at gunpoint as she unloaded groceries in the 1200 block of West Farwell in Rogers Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Man brandished knife, punched cop who poured out his bottle of Fireball, prosecutors say

December 11, 2020 CWBChicago

Charges have been filed against a man who allegedly punched a Chicago cop while brandishing a knife because the officer poured out his bottle of Fireball cinnamon whisky.

Court report: A look at recent robbery sentences

December 2, 2020 CWBChicago

Here’s how some robbery cases that we previously told you about have concluded in court. The outcomes range from probation to six years.

She delivered their dinner — then she took their packages

November 27, 2020 CWBChicago

A food delivery driver brought dinner to an Uptown resident and then stole the building’s packages on her way out, according to the management company.

Woman gets 3 years for shooting acquaintance in Uptown

November 25, 2020 CWBChicago

An Auburn Gresham woman has been sentenced to three years in prison for shooting an acquaintance on an Uptown street in April 2019.

9 years: Stiff sentence for man who robbed Red Line passenger (while on bail for battering a cop)

November 21, 2020 CWBChicago

Abdul Fadairo got a recognizance bond for battering police at a Loop CTA station. Then he robbed a nursing assistant on the Red Line three weeks later.

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