West Town Archives

There have been 5 armed robberies since Christmas on this Chicago street corner, most recently on Saturday

February 4, 2023 7:21 PM CWBChicago

group of armed robbers targeted three victims in 90 minutes Saturday morning during a crime spree that stretched from the Lower West Side to Humboldt Park, according to Chicago police reports.

Armed robbery crew struck 5 times in 2 hours Sunday afternoon, Chicago police say

January 30, 2023 3:15 PM CWBChicago

A group of masked men pulled off five armed robberies in under two hours on Sunday in Humboldt Park and West Town, Chicago police said. No arrests have been made.

Armed robbery teams returned Saturday morning, targeting 7 victims from Bucktown to Little Village

January 21, 2023 10:15 PM CWBChicago

After taking a few days off, Chicago’s armed robbery crews returned Saturday morning for another crime spree that stretched from Bucktown and Logan Square to Little Village and West Town.

Armed crews are carjacking victims, targeting people at bank ATMs from Wicker Park to the Lower West Side, Chicago police reports say

January 11, 2023 8:32 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to track down an armed robbery and carjacking crew that has been working the city between Wicker Park and the Lower West Side over the past week.

3 juveniles charged with Friday carjacking spree in Gold Coast, West Town; adult faces gun charge

January 8, 2023 2:20 PM CWBChicago

Three juveniles are charged with committing a string of armed carjackings during a spree Friday afternoon in the Gold Coast and West Town, Chicago police said. An 18-year-old man who allegedly ran from one of the hijacked vehicles as police moved in faces a felony gun charge, but he is not accused of carjacking anyone.

4 arrested, guns recovered after hijackers strike in Gold Coast and West Loop

January 7, 2023 5:10 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police arrested four suspected carjackers and recovered four guns after a series of armed hijackings unfolded Friday afternoon and evening between the Gold Coast and West Town.

Gunmen fire more than 20 rounds at man on Mariano’s parking lot — and miss. Another man was killed in a similar attack at the same store last month.

January 2, 2023 4:46 AM CWBChicago

A man escaped injury after at least two gunmen opened fire on him as he left a Mariano’s in West Town on Sunday evening, the same grocery store where a man was shot to death two weeks ago.

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