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Man shot during robbery in West Rogers Park

March 19, 2026 6:20 AM CWBChicago

A 48-year-old man was shot in the arm during a robbery in West Rogers Park last night, Chicago police said.

Two men shot in West Rogers Park as gunman escapes on Lime scooter

February 15, 2026 8:53 PM CWBChicago

Two 19-year-old men were shot while sitting in a minivan in West Rogers Park on Sunday evening, according to Chicago police.

$10K reward offered in killing of city emergency management worker

February 7, 2026 10:21 AM CWBChicago

A $10,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of anyone responsible for the shooting death of a city of Chicago employee who was found dead inside her West Rogers Park apartment on Friday morning.

Woman found fatally shot in West Rogers Park apartment

February 6, 2026 1:46 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a 36-year-old woman was found fatally shot inside her West Rogers Park apartment Friday morning after her supervisor asked officers to check on her when she did not show up for work.

Ex-CPS teacher sentenced to five years for exposing himself to children

February 2, 2026 2:26 PM Tim Hecke

A former Chicago Public Schools teacher with a history of sex-related misconduct has been sentenced to five years in prison for exposing himself to young girls on the city’s Far North Side.

Robbery crew caught 71 minutes later when victim’s stolen debit card triggers bank alert

January 24, 2026 7:41 PM Tim Hecke

A 25-year-old Ohio man and three teenage boys who carried out an armed robbery on the North Side tried to use the victim’s debit card at a nearby gas station, then attempted a second armed robbery before police stopped their vehicle, prosecutors said.

Driver gets probation for crash that killed pedestrian in West Rogers Park

January 23, 2026 9:36 AM CWBChicago

A Lincolnwood man who killed a pedestrian in a West Rogers Park crash two years ago will serve no jail time after pleading guilty to reckless homicide by motor vehicle on Thursday, according to court records.

Video shows cop was dragged by car as he fatally shot driver in West Ridge last month

January 22, 2026 12:35 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago officials release body camera video showing the December 9 fatal police shooting of Roberto Calvario during a stolen vehicle investigation in West Ridge. The footage shows officers recovered a firearm from Calvario’s waistband.

Takeover robbery crew strikes Devon Avenue jewelry store, leaves security guard disarmed and handcuffed

January 19, 2026 10:05 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police are searching for a six-person robbery crew that stormed a West Rogers Park jewelry store Sunday evening, handcuffing and disarming a security guard while smashing display cases and making off with an undetermined amount of jewelry, authorities said.

Burglar caught on camera breaking stolen cash drawer on CTA platform

January 13, 2026 10:57 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are searching for a man they say is responsible for a series of burglaries targeting North Side businesses since mid-December, stopping at least once to break open a stolen cash drawer on the Argyle Red Line platform.

25-year-old teamed up with 3 juveniles to rob victim at gunpoint on North Side, CPD says

January 8, 2026 6:28 AM CWBChicago

A 25-year-old man teamed up with three juveniles to rob a victim at gunpoint on the North Side on Monday night, authorities said.

Three juveniles charged with armed robberies in Lincoln Square and West Ridge

January 6, 2026 8:15 PM CWBChicago

Three boys, ages 15, 16, and 17, are charged with committing two armed robberies in Lincoln Square and West Ridge on Monday night, police said.

$3 million CTA payout ordered for woman who killed, butchered landlord while personal injury case was pending

January 3, 2026 5:27 AM Tim Hecke

The CTA must pay $3 million to a woman who killed and dismembered her North Side landlord after an Illinois appeals court ruled that a trial judge properly shielded jurors from learning about the then-pending murder case during her personal injury lawsuit against the transit agency.

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