5 people wanted in attempted robbery, beating of man on Blue Line train
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The teens tried to rob a man at gunpoint, then beat him and stole his shoes when he refused to give anything up, on a Blue Line train.
The priest was peering out the door of a Jesuit residence near Saint Ignatius College Prep, checking what was going on as a catalytic converter was being stolen, when at least one of the thieves fired shots at him. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
The thieves shot at the priest when he stepped out of a Near West Side Jesuit residence to see what was going on as they tried to steal a catalytic converter. CBS 2's Darius Johnson reports.
The girl was sitting inside a parked car when she was hit by gunfire, according to police
Chicago police said just after 3:30 a.m., a group of people was standing outside in the 200 block of North Campbell Avenue when shots were fired. The girl was inside a parked car when she was hit by gunfire, according to police.
Police say a group of people were standing outside when shots were fired. The girl was inside a parked car when she was struck by gunfire.
The incident happened just before 9 a.m. on April 13 on the corner of Roosevelt and Canal Street.
Chicago police said the victim was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene.
An employee who works at a nearby business said the victim was crossing the street when he tripped and was struck by the rear tires of a plain white van with no markings.
The beating happened around 11:14 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at the Polk Street station in the Illinois Medical District.
The attacker struck on a Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line train at the Polk Street stop in the Illinois Medical District.
Someone sprayed eight female students – all between the ages of 15 and 19 – with a chemical irritant. The female offender then ran off, police said. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The two men, ages 19 and 47, were in the alley when someone shot toward both of them, police said.
No one was hurt, but at least one business in the West Loop had to close for the day.
The robbers held up Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts locations, convenience stores and gas stations, in the city's downtown area, West Loop, Near West Side, and North Center neighborhood. CBS 2's Noel Brennan reports.
The shooting happened near a gathering of 30 to 50 teens in the area of South Canal Street and Roosevelt Road.
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The 15-year-old was arrested in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Avenue on Tuesday.
The burglars broke the front glass door of the business before entering and taking the machine containing an unknown amount of money.
Chicago police said thieves broke into a currency exchange, in the 1100 block of South Western Avenue just before 4 a.m.
Two women and a man were taken to Rush Hospital. Another woman was taken to Stroger Hospital.
Chicago police officers responded to a report of a person stabbed just before 2 a.m., in the 2200 block of West Walnut, and found the victims who suffered stab wounds.
Chicago police said the burglary happened around 2:14 a.m. at the Taqueria Del Taco in the 1600 block of Wes Ogden Avenue.
They said an unknown man used a crowbar to shatter the glass door of the restaurant before entering and took money from the register before leaving the scene.
Burglars left with $10,000 from a mini mart in Chicago's North Center neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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Burglars left with $10,000 from a mini mart in Chicago's North Center neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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