Boy, 16, charged with armed robbery, possessing stolen car in Logan Square
The teen was arrested just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 3200 block of West Jackson Boulevard.
The teen was arrested just before 12:30 p.m. on Saturday in the 3200 block of West Jackson Boulevard.
Police said a woman caught a 13-year-old girl and a 14-year-old boy trying to steal her, when the woman shot the girl in the shoulder.
The girl was hit on the right side of her body. She was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, and her condition was stabilized, police said.
A 13-year-old girl was shot in the South Chicago neighborhood Tuesday morning. Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting, but the family of the woman who allegedly pulled the trigger said the shooting was connected to an attempted car theft involving the teen. It was the third such attempted theft the woman has dealt with.
Chicago police said that just after 11:30 p.m., a man working the rideshare was inside a gas station in the 100 block of West North Avenue in Old Town when a woman drove away in his car.
Police said in each of the incidents, the victim legally parked her vehicle on the street, and when they returned, the vehicle was missing.
The car was recovered shortly after near the 3300 block of West Devon Avenue, police said.
Police believe this person may have stolen two cars and burglarized 14 others from the Trevor Creek and Antioch Manor subdivisions.
Traffic cameras later caught police chasing the criminal convoy down the highway.
The suspect got in the unlocked passenger door of the car, which was still running, and then drove off.
A high-speed chase started in Milwaukee County and ended near the Illinois border after several luxury cars were stolen from a Wisconsin dealership.
A high-speed chase started in Milwaukee County and ended near the Illinois border after several luxury cars were stolen from a Wisconsin dealership.
Waukesha police say nine cars were stolen from a Jaguar and Land Rover dealership on Sunday.
Two men were on the run after police attempted an arrest in connection with a stolen semi-truck tractor. The Elmhurst Police Department was investigating the stolen tractor when officers, along with Illinois State Police, stopped the stolen truck and a sedan involved in the theft.
CBS 2 is told such carjackings are happening at all hours of the day, and it does not matter how busy the station or the area is.
An off-duty Chicago firefighter is in serious condition after being shot in the Bronzeville neighborhood Wednesday morning. Fire officials said the firefighter was shot multiple times just before 5:30 a.m. in the 500 block of East 38th Place and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
An off-duty Chicago firefighter is in serious condition after being shot in the Bronzeville neighborhood Wednesday morning. Fire officials said the firefighter was shot multiple times just before 5:30 a.m. in the 500 block of East 38th Place and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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