Wicker Park Archives

Armed men rob at least 6 people during overnight spree in Boystown, Bucktown, West Loop, more

June 7, 2023 1:44 PM CWBChicago

Armed men traveling in a stolen Kia robbed at least six people during a crime spree that stretched across Chicago last night.

At least 11 people robbed in an hour as armed crews hit Logan Square, Bucktown, and nearby areas. Again.

May 21, 2023 8:12 AM CWBChicago

At least eleven people were robbed at gunpoint Sunday morning during an hour-long robbery spree that stretched from Bucktown and Logan Square to the West Side, according to Chicago police reports.

Chicago woman robbed 3 men with gun, Jeep stolen from Downer’s Grove, prosecutors say

May 20, 2023 8:40 AM CWBChicago

A Jeep stolen in Downer’s Grove with a gun in its center console surfaced in Chicago hours later, driven by a woman who used the SUV and the firearm to rob three men in Wicker Park and West Town, officials said.

Woman committed 3 armed robberies in an hour then crashed her SUV: police

May 19, 2023 8:35 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago woman is charged with robbing three people at gunpoint in Wicker Park and West Town on Thursday morning.

Convicted rapist gets 45 years for stabbing woman during Wicker Park home invasion

April 28, 2023 8:06 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who was sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting a woman in 1998 is going back to prison for allegedly stabbing a Wicker Park woman in an eerily similar crime.

Woman shoplifted $2,010 from Foot Locker days after shoplifting $3,800 from Ulta, prosecutors say

April 26, 2023 7:36 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago woman stole merchandise worth $2,010 from a Foot Locker store on Monday, just ten days after she was charged with shoplifting $3,885 worth of products from an Ulta Beauty store.

Armed robbers target 3 people in 2 minutes in Wicker Park

March 27, 2023 8:21 PM CWBChicago

A group of armed men robbed three people within about two minutes in Wicker Park on Monday morning, according to Chicago police.

Five more armed robberies, carjackings reported overnight in Lakeview, Wicker Park, West Town

March 10, 2023 6:00 AM CWBChicago

For the third day in a row, and the fourth time this week, armed men committed a string of robberies and carjackings overnight, according to Chicago police.

Armed men rob, carjack at least 14 people in another hours-long crime wave

March 9, 2023 8:44 AM CWBChicago

A huge wave of armed robberies rolled across Chicago, starting in Lincoln Park and Old Town on Wednesday evening, then reaching Bucktown, Logan Square, and beyond early this morning. At least 14 victims were targeted.

Chicago men plead guilty to shoplifting raids, selling proceeds at a sandwich shop

March 8, 2023 11:18 AM CWBChicago

Two men who allegedly stole over $20,000 worth of merchandise from top Chicago retailers and resold the products inside a Subway restaurant have pleaded guilty to felony charges, according to court records.

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.