Wicker Park Archives

Armed carjackers target West Loop restaurant valet service, rideshare driver in Wicker Park

December 12, 2021 11:28 AM CWBChicago

An armed carjacker introduced a bold new strategy on Saturday evening: Hold a busy restaurant’s valet worker at gunpoint and help yourself to the keys of cars they have parked for customers.

Woman shot during a robbery behind Logan Square food co-op; another carjacking in Wicker Park

December 9, 2021 6:06 AM CWBChicago

Another carjacking was reported in Wicker Park on Wednesday evening. Later, an armed man shot a woman in Logan Square during a robbery that netted him a cellphone.

Police safely detain man who allegedly attacked an officer and grabbed cops’ guns during apparent suicide attempt

December 8, 2021 8:41 AM CWBChicago

A 23-year-old man attacked and tried to disarm a Chicago police officer outside the Shakespeare (14th) District station in Logan Square on Saturday afternoon, prosecutors said.

Gulp! Convenience store closure sparks letter-writing campaign in Wicker Park: “They steal a lot up in here.”

December 7, 2021 7:19 AM CWBChicago

A long-time community activist in Wicker Park and Bucktown is hoping neighbors will get involved in a letter-writing campaign to Cook County leaders as a neighborhood convenience store prepared to close its doors for good.

Stolen U-Hauls, suspicious gunfire, and other puzzle pieces have CPD leaders worried about more late night retail raids

November 27, 2021 5:17 PM CWBChicago

Stolen U-Haul trucks. Suspiciously-timed gunfire. License plate tracking data. Those are just some of the puzzle pieces that have Chicago police leaders concerned about overnight raids on the city’s retail corridors in the days and weeks ahead.

“Organized burglars” raid stores in Wicker Park and West Town overnight (Please don’t call them looters)

November 26, 2021 5:59 AM CWBChicago

An organized group burglarized several businesses in and near Wicker Park early Friday Park, prompting Chicago police to flood the downtown retail corridors with extra resources to prevent similar raids along the Mag Mile and nearby areas.

Cops found credit cards belonging to 32 people in fake Uber driver’s car, authorities say

November 22, 2021 2:53 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives allegedly found 32 credit cards belonging to 32 different people in the car of a man who’s accused of operating a fake rideshare vehicle in the city’s nightlife districts.

Four more carjackings were reported in West Town on Monday; 1 charged, 3 others in custody

November 9, 2021 10:39 AM CWBChicago

At least four carjackings were reported Monday in the West Town community area, which includes neighborhoods like Wicker Park and Ukrainian Village.

At least 4 robbery and carjacking patterns are active in Wicker Park, Bucktown, and West Town, police say

November 5, 2021 8:36 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives have identified at least four separate robbery patterns that are active in West Town, Wicker Park, Bucktown, and nearby neighborhoods.

8 more victims robbed in 5 hold-ups across West Town, Bucktown, and Wicker Park

November 4, 2021 8:28 AM CWBChicago

At least eight more people were targeted in muggings and carjackings from Wednesday afternoon into the early hours of Thursday across the robbery-plagued West Town community area.

Two men got probation for Red Line battery case. Both got arrested again within weeks

December 4, 2023 4:57 AM

Two men accused of being part of a group that attacked and tried to rob a man on the Red Line downtown, causing the man to jump from the moving train, have pleaded guilty to battery charges in exchange for probation sentences. Both have been arrested again on new charges.

Crash-and-grab crew targeting ATMs has struck at least twice before, Chicago police say

December 3, 2023 6:05 PM

The crash-and-grab burglary crew that nearly stole an ATM from a River North market on November 30 has tried to steal ATMs at least two other times, Chicago police say

Woman charged with killing bicyclist in DUI crash on North Side

December 3, 2023 11:50 AM

A Chicago woman was released on electronic monitoring Saturday after prosecutors accused her of striking and killing a bicyclist while driving under the influence in Lincoln Square.