West Town Archives

Records: Alleged robber slain near Goose Island mugged another man almost exactly 3 years earlier

December 8, 2020 1:10 PM CWBChicago

Adan Delgado was shot to death moments after he reportedly shot another man during a robbery attempt near Goose Island on Sunday.

Cops detangling double-shooting that left man dead in reported robbery

December 6, 2020 6:16 PM CWBChicago

A man told police that he was shot during a robbery attempt, then heard gunshots as he ran away. Cops later found a man fatally shot at the alleged robbery location.

Man shot while driving in West Town

December 4, 2020 6:11 AM CWBChicago

A man is recovering this morning after someone shot him as he waited for a red light to change in West Town on Thursday night, police said. No arrests have been made.

Contractor carjacked near Goose Island on Wednesday morning

December 2, 2020 7:58 PM CWBChicago

The victim told police that an armed man approached him as he sat in his white Chevy Tahoe on the 800 block of North Lessing around 8:45 a.m.

Records: Man accused of shooting at cops on Far North Side was acquitted of gun charge last summer

November 29, 2020 5:56 PM CWBChicago

Attempted murder charges were filed Sunday against a reputed gang member who allegedly fired shots at a Chicago cop who approached him on the Far North Side this weekend.

At least 5 carjacking attempts Sunday as city hijackings soar 125%

November 23, 2020 1:39 AM CWBChicago

Between 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, at least five drivers reported that carjackers tried to take their vehicles in River North, near Goose Island, West Town, Uptown, and Lincoln Square.

Wicker Park: Cops seek hit-and-run driver who struck pedestrian

November 13, 2020 10:46 AM CWBChicago

A hit-and-run collision left a pedestrian seriously injured in Wicker Park on Tuesday evening. Now, investigators have released images of the vehicle that was involved.

Armed robberies reported minutes apart in Wicker Park, West Town

November 5, 2020 6:39 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a pair of armed robberies that unfolded minutes apart Wednesday evening in Wicker Park and West Town. The hold-ups may have been committed by the same men.

Jacked: Auto break-ins reported near Goose Island pumpkin patch, cops say

October 24, 2020 8:28 AM CWBChicago

Some visitors to an on-going Halloween event near Goose Island are getting a little more trick than treat this year, according to Chicago police.

Worker used master keys to steal tenants’ bikes from apartment buildings, prosecutors say

September 24, 2020 8:36 AM CWBChicago

An apartment management worker allegedly stole tenants’ bicycles from West Town to Edgewater by exploiting his access to the company’s master keys.

Man robbed Loop hotel one day after they fired him: prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:38 AM

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed the JW Marriott Hotel one day after the company fired him.

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

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.