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Man found beaten to death on roof of West Ridge restaurant

May 13, 2023 8:04 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a man was found beaten to death on the roof of a West Ridge building.

West Ridge

Man robbed Chicago postal carrier at gunpoint while on parole for armed robbery, prosecutors say

May 9, 2023 3:15 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago man on parole for armed robbery is responsible for robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint for their master keys on the North Side in March.

West Ridge

Bank robber sprays irritant on North Side, 1 taken to hospital

May 3, 2023 7:16 AM CWBChicago

One person was taken to the hospital after a bank robber sprayed a chemical irritant inside a Chase Bank on Chicago’s North Side yesterday morning.

West Ridge

Man carjacked North Side driver while on electronic monitoring and juvenile parole: prosecutors

April 2, 2023 7:19 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago man who was on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle and on juvenile parole for armed robbery carjacked a driver on the North Side this week.

Boystown

Armed men robbed at least 5 convenience stores overnight, carjacked a customer in the West Loop

March 29, 2023 5:51 AM CWBChicago

Armed men robbed at least five 7-Eleven stores and carjacked a store customer overnight in a crime spree that stretched from the West Loop to Boystown to West Rogers Park, according to Chicago police.

West Ridge

12-time felons should only be at ‘work, church, and the grocery store’ Chicago judge tells man accused of trying to steal an ATM

March 26, 2023 3:22 PM CWBChicago

After prosecutors charged a 12-time convicted felon Bernardino Garcia with trying to steal an ATM from a Chicago apartment building on Saturday, Cook County Judge Maryam Ahmad offered some guidance from the bench.

West Ridge

Gunmen rob mail carriers in West Rogers Park, Near West Side

March 21, 2023 4:36 AM CWBChicago

Robberies of U.S. Postal Service mail carriers continue to be a problem in Chicago, with at least two more cases reported since Thursday.

River North

Paroled identity thief arrested again, operating as a fake Uber driver in River North

March 6, 2023 7:26 AM CWBChicago

Lance Baymon is accused of posing as an Uber driver to steal the credit cards and identities of people who unwittingly get into his car outside Chicago bars.

Rogers Park

Another teen charged with participating in January robbery spree across North Side

March 4, 2023 12:38 PM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with committing three armed robberies during a January morning crime spree in Rogers Park and West Ridge, Chicago police said.

West Ridge

Federal helicopter, Chicago cops team up to catch 16-year-old carjacker in minutes

February 22, 2023 9:54 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police officers and a federal law enforcement helicopter teamed up to arrest a 16-year-old carjacking suspect moments after the teen allegedly hijacked a 67-year-old man’s BMW on the North Side yesterday evening.

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Citywide

FBI ups reward for bank robber who carried stuffed animals, gun in Chicago

June 1, 2023 9:30 AM

The FBI is pumping up its reward for a robber who entered a Chicago bank branch carrying stuffed animals last month.

Loop

Concealed carry holder shoots himself, another man in the Loop

June 1, 2023 6:22 AM

A concealed-carry holder shot himself and another man during an altercation in the Loop on Wednesday evening, Chicago police said.

Citywide

The man shot by Chicago cops in August 2020, sparking waves of looting, has been found guilty of attempted murder of police

May 31, 2023 10:00 PM

The man whose shooting by Chicago police officers sparked misinformation and widespread looting in August 2020 was found guilty Wednesday on 8 felonies, including four counts of attempted murder of police officers.

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