Man Pistol-Whipped During Armed Robbery In Wrigleyville
Two men, thought to be in their 20s, pistol-whipped a man and robbed him of two iPhones after he approached them and asked for directions.
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Two men, thought to be in their 20s, pistol-whipped a man and robbed him of two iPhones after he approached them and asked for directions.
Bail was set for four people charged in connection with the stabbing of a woman during an attempted robbery Saturday night in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Semaj Waters' supporters showed up at court and insisted he is innocent.
A cyclist was injured in an armed robbery on the Lakefront Trail on Thursday near Belmont Harbor; but the apparent weapon of choice was bizarre, if also common in the area.
Markis Hubbs, 24; Kenyon Armstrong, 18; and Marquise Key, 19, have all been charged with one count of armed robbery and two counts of attempted armed robbery, both felonies, according to a statement from Chicago Police. They all also face one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of a weapon.
Police were investigating some discrepancies in a story about a robbery attempt just before woman was killed and her boyfriend was injured when they were hit by a truck on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Pamela Johnson, 32, and a 43-year-old man were walking about 1:40 a.m. in the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive when they were approached by a group of males, at least one of whom was showing a handgun, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police in south suburban South Holland were searching for a suspect wanted in the deadly armed robbery of a cell phone store.
The officer fired his weapon about 10:40 p.m. after witnessing the apparent armed robbery in the 3800 block of North Kenmore Avenue, according to preliminary information from Chicago Police. No injuries were reported.
A Subway restaurant was robbed at gunpoint Tuesday morning in northwest suburban Mount Prospect.
The robberies were reported about 3:10 a.m. on April 23 in the 2300 block of North Sawyer and about 12:13 a.m. on April 27 in the 2600 block of North Sawyer, police said.
According to an alert from Area South detectives, a man walked into a restaurant in the 10100 block of South Western about 6:30 p.m. on April 13 and robbed the business while displaying a black semi-automatic handgun.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a suspect involved in an armed robbery at a Morgan Park restaurant earlier this month.
A Pullman man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Tuesday after he admitted he robbed an off-duty Cook County Sheriff's sergeant who ended up shooting one of his accomplices during the crime.
The man entered Oswego Food Mart, 100 Light Road in Oswego, at 1:29 p.m., pointed a gun at employees and took cash, according to a statement from the Kendall County sheriff's office.
A man already on parole, and wanted for armed robbery and carjacking, was arrested after holding up a north suburban gas station with a knife last weekend, according to police.
A Family Dollar store in Waukegan has been robbed at gunpoint twice in two days, police said.
Chicago Police have released surveillance images of a man they say robbed a woman inside her garage earlier this month in the Lincoln Park neighborhood.
Two suspects held up the Marathon station at 20235 N. Rand Rd. about 11:25 p.m. March 22, according to a statement from the Lake County sheriff's office. After taking $300 in cash, they ran south toward Lake Cook Road.
Henry Morales, 28, was charged with aggravated criminal sexual assault, home invasion and armed robbery, according to a statement from the DuPage County sheriff's office.
Two males held up the Marathon Gas Station at 20235 N. Rand Rd. about 11:25 p.m., according to a statement from Lake County sheriff's office.
A North Side man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for stabbing his West Ridge neighborhood roommates at least 20 times each, lighting their apartment on fire and then using their credit cards to fly to Las Vegas in 2012.
Chicago police officials vented their frustration at what they see as too-lenient sentencing laws for gun crimes, after a convicted felon on parole was charged with shooting an off-duty police officer.
Tinley Park police were asking for the public's help in finding the four men who robbed a Taco Bell employee who was carrying the store's deposit bag on Thursday.
Members of a Chicago animal rescue group were left heartbroken, after an abused dog was stolen during an armed robbery last weekend, and later found dead.
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Legendary Chicago blues singer and guitarist Buddy Guy took the stage at the Oscars Sunday night, performing alongside the cast of "Sinners."
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A college student from the Chicago suburbs disappeared while on a trip to Barcelona, Spain.
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