West Ridge Archives

After another fatal shooting, North Side alderman asks residents for videos “expressing our communal outrage”

January 19, 2023 8:30 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago alderman is asking residents to send in videos and other messages “expressing our communal outrage” about violence in her North Side ward that she can share with Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Career burglar gets 10 years for North Side package thefts

January 17, 2023 12:57 PM CWBChicago

John Cline, an eight-time convicted burglar, is now a 12-time convicted burglar after he pleaded guilty to committing a string of apartment building break-ins on Chicago’s North Side.

Not-so-Happy New Year? 3 charged with firing guns into the air to celebrate the arrival of 2023 in Chicago

January 6, 2023 11:31 AM CWBChicago

Three adults are charged with felonies for allegedly firing guns into the air to celebrate the arrival of 2023 in Chicago.

Robbers shoot 7-Eleven employee in West Rogers Park

December 31, 2022 8:10 AM CWBChicago

An armed robbery crew shot a 7-Eleven employee during a robbery in West Rogers Park on Saturday morning, according to Chicago police.

Slow-poke catalytic converter crew graciously waves another driver to pass as they work in West Rogers Park (Video)

December 20, 2022 5:06 AM CWBChicago

They may be the most courteous catalytic converter theft crew in Chicago — and probably one of the slowest. But a video of this three-man team at work on the North Side earlier this month shows how bold and carefree the city’s catalytic converter crews are.

Hate crime charge for man who allegedly scrawled ‘Fake Jews’ on North Side library displays

December 8, 2022 6:14 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Wednesday filed hate crime charges against a man who allegedly defaced a Jewish history exhibit at a Chicago Public Library.

Chicago woman is attacked, robbed while walking with her 9-year-old as 12 more armed robberies are reported

December 4, 2022 10:50 AM CWBChicago

At least 12 more armed robberies were reported in West Town and the North Side of Chicago, where recurring sprees have left dozens of victims in their wakes.

Fugitive committed 2 armed robberies, then went to a casino, prosecutors say

December 2, 2022 5:02 AM CWBChicago

A fugitive from Tennessee committed two armed robberies on the North Side, only to get caught after Chicago police tracked his movements to a casino, officials said

Video shows armed men robbing and carjacking a woman on Chicago’s North Side; crew suspected in a series of similar crimes

December 1, 2022 11:05 AM CWBChicago

An armed carjacking on Chicago’s North Side was caught on video this week. Police believe the crew you’ll see in the footage is responsible for about a dozen robberies in West Ridge and other neighborhoods.

3 more armed robberies reported as West Ridge holdup surge continues

December 1, 2022 10:05 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating three more armed robberies in the West Ridge neighborhood, an area that has been hard-hit by a series of holdup sprees since mid-November.