Chicago police search for armed robbers hitting Washington Park, West Woodlawn
Chicago police on Monday were investigating a string of armed robberies that happened over the past week on Chicago's South Side.
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Chicago police on Monday were investigating a string of armed robberies that happened over the past week on Chicago's South Side.
An employee was pistol-whipped early Monday during the robbery of a 7-Eleven store in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood.
The 54-year-old man was working in the 7-Eleven at 2900 W. Montrose Ave. when three men came in. The robbers took both cash registers and cigarettes, police said.
Chicago police said Earnest Jackson, 47, pulled out a handgun and demanded property at the business during the Nov. 15 robbery.
Mass Transit detectives said the incident happened around 12:30 a.m. Saturday on the train in the 4600 block of West 59th Street, at Midway stop.
The first robbery happened on Dec. 13, around 5 a.m., in the 0-100 block of West 69th Street. Days later, an armed robbery occurred on the train in the 0-100 block of West 79th Street on Dec. 15, around 3:30 a.m.
Mass transit detectives released photos of each suspect sought in two separate robberies on a CTA Red Line train in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood last week.
Armed robbers hit a 7-Eleven store in Chicago's Norwood Park neighborhood early Monday.
Armed robbers hit a 7-Eleven store in Chicago’s Norwood Park neighborhood early Monday, staffers said.
Chicago police say there are now five armed robberies in Morgan Park linked to ads placed on online marketplaces and the same account name.
Chicago police said a recent spate of armed robberies in Greater Grand Crossing, Roseland and Englewood have targeted CTA riders.
Chicago police said three burglary suspects are now in custody after a chase and crash earlier Wednesday.
Police are searching for a person they said committed an armed robbery on Nov. 4 in the South Shore neighborhood.
Prosecutors said that Luis Uribe, 44, was an armed CBP and immigration officer and was stationed at O'Hare International Airport at the time.
Investigators believe the same crew is behind a pair of armed home invasions in recent days targeting women pulling into their driveways before forcing their way into their homes in Chicago's southwest suburbs.
Chicago police on Thursday warned of a pattern of armed robberies in the Morgan Park neighborhood committed by people who arranged to buy shoes.
Chicago police charged two boys, both 14 years old, with armed robbery of another 14-year-old on the city's South Side back in October.
Police said both boys were identified as the suspects who, on Oct. 10, allegedly robbed another 14-year-old boy of his belongings at gunpoint in the 200 block of East 35th Street.
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Chicago police said that 19-year-old Giovanni Lopez participated in the armed robbery of a 19-year-old woman last month on the Southwest Side.
Chicago police said the victim was shot in the leg during the robbery inside a South Shore alley on Sunday afternoon.
A man was charged in multiple armed robberies and a kidnapping in November.
Three armed robberies were reported between Monday and Tuesday on the city's North Side, according to Chicago police.
The armed robberies date back to the beginning of November, with the latest reported on Wednesday.
The 28 robberies happened between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. in the Hermosa, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Lower West Side, Marshall Square, North Lawndale, and South Lawndale neighborhoods.
First responders rescued a horse from an overflowing creek near Marengo, Illinois, northwest of Chicago this weekend.
A man riding a bike was killed early Sunday morning when a sport-utility vehicle hit him on Chicago's Southwest Side.
A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side early Sunday.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
After waiting 21 years to get back to the Final Four, the Illini nation wanted more.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
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The flagship Ann Sather restaurant on Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community will be moving later this year, a restaurant representative said Tuesday.
Chicago Bulls legend Scottie Pippen threw some shade at former teammate Michael Jordan in a new pop commercial.
Chicago blues legend Muddy Waters' birthday is Saturday, and in his memory his eldest son is putting on a concert in Chicago.
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Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
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First responders rescued a horse from an overflowing creek near Marengo, Illinois, northwest of Chicago this weekend.
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A man riding a bike was killed early Sunday morning when a sport-utility vehicle hit him on Chicago’s Southwest Side.
A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side early Sunday.
A U.S. crew member who went missing when an F-15E fighter jet was shot down over a remote area of Iran has been rescued by U.S. forces.
The Illini held a tight defense against UConn and managed to shrink the Huskies' lead to 6 points with seven minutes left on the clock in the second half.
A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side early Sunday.
A man riding a bike was killed early Sunday morning when a sport-utility vehicle hit him on Chicago's Southwest Side.
First responders rescued a horse from an overflowing creek near Marengo, Illinois, northwest of Chicago this weekend.
A Morgan Park family is still in shock after a staggering 300% spike in their latest property tax bill, and the man poised to take over as Cook County Assessor at the end of the year says it's an error he wants to make sure doesn't happen again.
Researchers at the University of Chicago have built a "self-driving" lab that uses robotics and artificial intelligence to accelerate work that would take humans weeks or months to complete.
Johnson said the position was temporary, but when the chief homelessness officer was first appointed, she told CBS News Chicago that her role was funded for three years, not two.
A former stand-out college football star with a criminal history has been convicted of sexually abusing foster children who were in the care of a Chicago facility at the center of a massive investigation.
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After waiting 21 years to get back to the Final Four, the Illini nation wanted more.
The Illini held a tight defense against UConn and managed to shrink the Huskies' lead to 6 points with seven minutes left on the clock in the second half.
Watch parties are underway in Chicago, the suburbs, and Indianapolis with Illini fans hoping the team punches their ticket in the Championships.
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The New York Knicks routed the Chicago Bulls 136-96 on Friday night in a game they led by 47 points.
A man was found shot to death in the South Austin neighborhood on Chicago's West Side early Sunday.
The president of Wisconsin's largest mosque was detained by federal immigration agents, drawing accusations from local officials and religious leaders that the arrest was motivated by his statements against Israel.
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A man was apprehended late Wednesday night after a standoff in Chicago's East Garfield Park neighborhood.
