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Parolee charged in string of jewelry robberies targeting women in Lincoln Park, Little Italy

October 8, 2026 7:24 AM CWBChicago
A Near West Side parolee is charged with violently robbing women of jewelry as they walked in Lincoln Park and Little Italy, in a string of crimes that began this summer and continued through last month, prompting two community alerts from Chicago police.

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Gunmen are robbing women of jewelry in Lincoln Park and Little Italy, CPD says

September 24, 2026 4:19 AM CWBChicago
Days after Chicago police warned about gunmen robbing women of jewelry on the streets of Lincoln Park, CPD has issued a similar community alert for Little Italy. But so far, police have not publicly linked the two crime patterns to the same criminals.

Little Italy

ATM burglary crew crew hits two Chicago shops with stolen Kia, CPD says

August 8, 2025 9:26 AM CWBChicago
A team of masked burglars smashed their way into two small businesses in Little Italy and the Loop this week, targeting mobile ATMs in both locations, according to a community alert from Chicago police. CPD linked the two break-ins and a third similar incident in suburban Evergreen Park, all of which involved four burglars traveling
Little Italy

1 detained after armed men rob, carjack victims in Little Italy

March 31, 2025 8:12 AM CWBChicago
CHICAGO — One suspect is in custody after a group of armed men carjacked two victims in Little Italy on Sunday evening. Two men, ages 25 and 27, were standing in the 1200 block of West Taylor when a red car occupied by armed men pulled up next to them around 7:17 p.m., according to

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Burglar caught after 14 cars are broken into on a single Irving Park block

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