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15-year-old charged in Logan Square robbery spree

September 28, 2023 7:33 AM Tim Hecke

A 15-year-old boy is charged with participating in two armed robberies in Logan Square over the weekend, Chicago police said.

Cellular store robbers strike again in Roscoe Village as Chicago cops warn of emerging crime pattern

September 28, 2023 6:56 AM Tim Hecke

After robbers targeted two cellular stores in as many days, Chicago police are warning similar businesses about an emerging crime pattern on the North Side.

Migrant carrying nearly $2,000 cash jumped CTA turnstile in the Loop, Chicago police report says

September 27, 2023 7:27 AM Tim Hecke

A Venezuelan migrant was carrying nearly $2,000 cash when he was arrested for jumping a CTA turnstile in the Loop, according to a Chicago police report.

Man accused of Humboldt Park robbery is released on electronic monitoring after prosecutors don’t ask judge to jail him

September 27, 2023 6:36 AM Tim Hecke

The man Chicago police say robbed another man in Humboldt Park was released on electronic monitoring after prosecutors didn’t ask a judge to hold him in jail during a detention hearing.

22 years for parolee who shot and robbed the president of an anti-recidivism group

September 27, 2023 4:46 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 22 years for shooting and robbing the president of a non-profit organization that works to reduce recidivism among parolees while on parole for robbery.

15 daytime armed robberies reported in about 4 hours Tuesday

September 26, 2023 7:38 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police are investigating 15 armed robberies reported across the Near West Side on Tuesday morning and afternoon.

More carjackings and robberies keep Chicago cops running from the West Loop to West Ridge

September 26, 2023 8:27 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police are investigating nearly a dozen armed robberies and carjackings reported between Monday evening and early Tuesday.

Robbers zip-tied cellular store employees in Lincoln Park: Chicago police report

September 26, 2023 6:23 AM Tim Hecke

Armed men zip-tied the employees of a Lincoln Park cellular store during a robbery in Lincoln Park, according to a Chicago police report.

Cashless bail: Judge refuses to jail Chicago man accused of shooting dog, having 50-round ammo magazines

September 26, 2023 5:31 AM Tim Hecke

A Cook County judge rejected a prosecutor’s request to jail a Chicago man as a threat to public safety after he allegedly shot another man’s dog.

Tow truck scammers are stealing cars from downtown traffic crashes, Chicago police say

September 25, 2023 8:33 PM Tim Hecke

Since August 20, at least four cars have been stolen by tow trucks that showed up at traffic crash sites in the downtown area, Chicago police say.

Man shot and killed in Noble Square as robbery spree unfolded Sunday morning

October 1, 2023 10:01 AM

A man was shot and killed in Noble Square on Sunday morning. Now, Chicago police are trying to determine if the man’s murder is linked to a robbery spree that was unfolding in the neighborhood.

Robbery victim abducted in River North, forced to withdraw cash at bank: CPD report

October 1, 2023 8:12 AM

Armed robbers forced a man into a car in downtown Chicago and drove him to a bank where they made him withdraw money from an ATM.

Man charged with carjacking driver on Chicago expressway in viral video is released on electronic monitoring

October 1, 2023 7:26 AM

Chicago man with long criminal history is charged with carjacking a driver at gunpoint on the Dan Ryan Expressway. He was sent home on electronic monitoring.