West Town Archives

Driver carjacked near Clark and Diversey; second hijacking near intersection since Friday

September 22, 2021 8:11 AM CWBChicago

Armed men carjacked a driver near the intersection of Clark and Diversey in Lincoln Park on Tuesday evening., police said. It’s the second hijacking in the immediate area since Friday. And

Police investigate 2 shootings in West Loop

September 21, 2021 6:01 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating two separate shooting incidents reported in the West Loop late Monday and early Tuesday. No

Robbery victim chased gunmen’s car from Lincoln Park to the Loop, police say

September 18, 2021 9:34 AM CWBChicago

A man who was robbed after walking out of a Lincoln Park bank on Friday morning got into his car and chased the offenders all the way to the Loop before the robbers bailed out of their car and ran away on foot, police said

Armed robbery and carjacking wave rolls through Bucktown and Wicker Park

September 14, 2021 5:40 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating at least eight armed robberies and carjackings around Bucktown and Wicker Park — including three that have bee reported on a single block since Friday.

Man, 78, carjacked inside Lincoln Park, police say

August 12, 2021 1:15 PM CWBChicago

Two armed men carjacked a 78-year-old man inside Lincoln Park on Thursday morning, police said.

Mass shooting in Old Town linked to recent rideshare carjackings, source says

August 10, 2021 12:20 AM CWBChicago

A shooting that left four people injured in Old Town on Monday has been linked to two armed carjackings of rideshare drivers that unfolded Friday on the Magnificent Mile and in West Town, according to a source.

Cops link 2 Noble Square robberies to 4-man crew

August 8, 2021 11:26 PM CWBChicago

Police have linked two recent armed robberies in Noble Square to a group of four men who traveled in a white or cream-colored SUV.

Men who carjacked Uber driver on Mag Mile hijacked another Uber driver in West Town, too

August 7, 2021 3:35 AM CWBChicago

The carjacking crew that targeted an Uber driver along the Magnificent Mile on Friday morning carjacked another Uber driver about 90 minutes earlier in West Town, according to Chicago police.

Man shot dead in West Town hours after celebrating his 34th birthday

August 2, 2021 9:59 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in the back on a West Town sidewalk early Monday. The victim turned 34-years-old on Sunday.

Man sexually abuses woman near Grand Blue Line, police say

July 30, 2021 10:51 AM CWBChicago

A woman was grabbed and sexually abused by a man as she walked from a West Town convenience store on Thursday evening.

Armed men have robbed 3 convenience stores in the Loop and West Loop, CPD says

December 5, 2023 11:18 AM

A group of armed men has robbed convenience stores in the Loop and West Loop three times in recent weeks, including twice on Sunday, Chicago police say in a new community alert.