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Two men brandished two guns, including an AK47-style weapon, during a terrifying robbery of a Walgreens store in Uptown on Wednesday evening, according to a CPD report.

5 robbed as armed crew sweeps across Lakeview and Lincoln Park — again

Police are investigating four armed robberies that occurred in Lakeview and Lincoln Park yesterday evening and early today. The hold-ups are part of a robbery surge in the area that has claimed dozens of victims since November 1.

Scam artists have infiltrated Cook County’s online court system, chief judge warns

Scam artists posing as attorneys have infiltrated Cook County’s online criminal court proceedings to defraud defendants, according to a recent letter from Chief Judge Timothy Evans to all of the county’s judges.

Lincoln Square man was killed by an armed robber, police say (Video)

Surveillance video shows an armed man confronting Rae Park as he enters his minivan on Wednesday morning. The offender announced a robbery and killed the 59-year-old, police say.

West Town carjacker was still wearing a ski mask when cops caught him an hour later, prosecutors say

Prosecutors say a man who hijacked a car in West Town on Tuesday afternoon was still wearing a ski mask when cops found him with the stolen car about an hour later.

Man, 59, is shot and killed outside his Lincoln Square apartment building; 3rd shooting incident in the area since Friday

A 59-year-old man was shot and killed outside his Lincoln Square apartment building on Wednesday morning, according to police and public records. No arrests have been made.

Ridership is still down, but robberies and violent attacks are at 10-year highs on CTA’s Loop and North Side train lines

Ridership on the CTA’s train system remains significantly lower than during the pre-COVID era, but city statistics show that robberies and violent attacks on the L system from downtown to the North Side are at their highest point in at least ten years.

18-year-old with a shockingly violent past is charged with carjacking a man at gunpoint – while awaiting trial for armed robbery

Eight months into life as a legal adult, 18-year-old Kendale Cowans sits in Cook County Jail this morning. He’s being held without bail after prosecutors on Tuesday charged him with carjacking a man on a South Side CVS store’s parking lot over the weekend.

Carjackers strike twice in about an hour, prompting CPD warning for West Rogers Park

Two carjackers brandished a rifle and a pistol to carjack a man in West Rogers Park early Tuesday. An hour later, they followed the same script to carjack a woman in the neighborhood.

Twice-convicted robber is charged with committing 2 more robberies this week — then he asks the judge why his bail is high

A Rogers Park man who received probation for his first robbery case, then received “boot camp” for his second robbery in 2018, was charged Tuesday with his third and fourth robberies.

Retail raiders stole more than $13,000 in merchandise from two Ulta Beauty stores this weekend, prosecutors say

Prosecutors charged two people with carrying out separate shoplifting raids on two Ulta Beauty stores over the weekend — thefts that netted them more than $13,000 in stolen merchandise, according to the allegations.

Mob steals $67,000 worth of purses from Burberry’s flagship as shoplifting raids and overnight burglaries continue unabated

The hits just keep on coming for the Mag Mile’s high-end retailers as another shoplifting mob made off with over $60,000 worth of merchandise during an afternoon raid Monday.

For stabbing a CTA worker in the neck, she received misdemeanor probation. It turns out Florida officials don’t think stabbings are misdemeanors.