Armed robbery crew linked to 5 Chicago crimes in past week
Chicago police are warning businesses about a crew of armed robbers who have been linked to at least five overnight incidents in the past week.
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Chicago police are warning businesses about a crew of armed robbers who have been linked to at least five overnight incidents in the past week.
Customers and staff were robbed at gunpoint inside a River North diner early Thursday morning.
During the incident, one of the suspects, armed with a gun, beat the victim before both suspects fled the scene.
A 49-year-old man was approached by two suspects who robbed him at gunpoint on Feb. 12. One of the suspects beat the victim before fleeing the scene.
The armed group entered the victim's white Nissan SUV, and one of them took the driver's belongings before demanding the driver get out of the car, to which they complied.
A 15-year-old boy was arrested and charged this week with robbing two men at gunpoint in Chicago's River North district.
Chicago police were investigating a trio of armed robberies within less than 10 minutes last week at businesses in the Logan Square neighborhood.
A man stood charged Thursday with holding up five men at gunpoint after luring them by offering to buy anime cards on online marketplaces.
A man stood charged Thursday with holding up five men at gunpoint after luring them by offering to buy trading cards on online marketplaces.
Chicago police are warning people about using online marketplaces after a string of armed robberies in Gage Park involving anime trading cards.
Chicago police on Sunday were looking for a robber using social media marketplaces to lure victims.
Chicago police on Sunday were looking for four robbers they said targeted people on the city's South and Near North sides.
A woman was held up by gun-wielding robbers in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
Chicago police said the 16-year-old boy was arrested and charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm.
A man has been charged with shooting and killing a father and son following a jewelry store robbery last November in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago.
Two men are charged with filing a false police report, claiming they were robbed of millions of dollars worth of jewelry.
A robber who lures victims on dating apps to one specific block in Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood has struck again.
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Chicago police issued a community alert on Sunday after two robberies on the same Woodlawn neighborhood block involving a man whose victims had agreed to meet him on a dating app.
A bustling downtown neighborhood has been left on edge after a brutal armed robbery in broad daylight. West Loop leaders and business owners were speaking out on Friday about the attack.
Chicago police are investigating an overnight armed robbery at a 7-11 in the city's Irving Park neighborhood.
A man was sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison Wednesday for the murders of two men in an attempted robbery Chicago's Chinatown six years ago.
The victim in Morton Grove said he now fears for his family's lives after he was held at gunpoint, pistol-whipped, and shot in the thigh.
A jewelry store in Chicago's Little India district was robbed at gunpoint Sunday evening.
A man was arrested and charged this weekend with a string of armed robberies and burglaries within a period of just over an hour earlier this month in Chicago.
For the fans, the focus right now is on how Williams and the rest of the team perform on the field. Some are already dreaming of a Super Bowl appearance.
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
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While how long Williams will be out with a hamstring injury remains unknown, fans were nevertheless alarmed to see him carted away with a towel over his head during the fourth quarter. Sara Machi reports.
Investigators say the victims, a 42-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy, were standing outside when someone pulled out a gun and shot them from a distance.
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Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
For the fans, the focus right now is on how Williams and the rest of the team perform on the field. Some are already dreaming of a Super Bowl appearance.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
According to Chicago police, eight people, between the ages of 14 and 47, were shot during the weekend.
The McHenry County Sheriff's Office said that a 2024 Toyota Tacoma was traveling westbound on Butternut Drive when the driver failed to negotiate a curve.
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Both hospitals were supposed to be placed in receivership, but after five hours of closed-door negotiations on Tuesday, it is still unclear what the future holds for both hospitals.
Chicago police crime data show 255 reported crimes in the last two years on the two blocks where the former Hard Rock and Rainforest cafés sit vacant. Neighbors have been calling the city about the alley between them for six years.
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For the fans, the focus right now is on how Williams and the rest of the team perform on the field. Some are already dreaming of a Super Bowl appearance.
Chicago (87-69) reduced its magic number to one and could wrap up a berth if the Diamondbacks lose to the Yankees later Sunday.
Williams departed with a right hamstring injury midway through the fourth quarter.
Williams got hurt while scrambling toward the sideline deep in Vikings territory with about 7 1/2 minutes left.
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