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Armed men rob at least 6 people during overnight spree in Boystown, Bucktown, West Loop, more

June 7, 2023 1:44 PM CWBChicago

Armed men traveling in a stolen Kia robbed at least six people during a crime spree that stretched across Chicago last night.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.

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