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July 25, 2020 11:59 AM CWBChicago

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Parolee charged with battering, robbing 72-year-old tourist at Union Station

July 21, 2020 10:23 AM CWBChicago

A nine-time convicted felon who’s on parole for armed robbery attacked and robbed a 72-year-old tourist inside Union Station last weekend, prosecutors said.

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Good news — Downtown police district now equipped with 24/7 camera room

June 8, 2020 3:44 PM CWBChicago

The Chicago Police Department has created a 24/7 Strategic Decision Support Center in the 1st District to monitor many of the city’s surveillance cameras in real time.

Metra officer intervenes in sexual assault near Union Station

June 6, 2020 2:32 PM CWBChicago

A Metra police officer intervened when he saw a man try to sexually assault a woman near Union Station on Saturday morning, according to CPD.

Looters hit 6 post offices, now a reward is offered

June 4, 2020 7:17 PM CWBChicago

The Postal Inspection Service is offering rewards after mail and property were taken from six post offices during widespread looting in Chicago.

Cops cracking down on Lakeview auto thefts

May 30, 2020 10:04 AM CWBChicago

Police arrested convicted auto thief Shawn Alexander as he hopped into a stolen car near Belmont and Clark, this week — but a prolific crew of young car thieves has eluded officers so far.

Déjà vu: Juvenile driving stolen car crashes into Divvy biker

May 28, 2020 9:06 AM CWBChicago

Divvy bicyclist struck by juvenile driving carjacked SUV in West Town on Wednesday — just 2 days after a pedestrian was killed in a crash that involved a juvenile driving a stolen car.

Source: Fatal hit-and-run in West Loop “appears intentional”

May 27, 2020 10:58 AM CWBChicago

The driver of a stolen car who struck and killed a pedestrian Monday in the West Loop appeared to intentionally hit the woman, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation.

Kids steal another idling car in Lakeview — then kill a woman while driving it

May 25, 2020 4:37 PM CWBChicago

A group of very young auto thieves stole a running car from outside a Lakeview 7-Eleven then ran over and killed another woman hours later in the West Loop.

Burglars targeting cars in parking garages, police say

May 18, 2020 2:15 PM CWBChicago

Thieves have targeted cars in at least eight different parking garages around the Loop, West Loop, and nearby areas since April 23.

Group mugs man in River North as Chicago police warn of similar attacks in the Loop

September 24, 2023 4:13 AM

A man was attacked and robbed by four men as he walked in River North early Saturday, Chicago police said.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.