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This was the second time Big League Burgers in Irving Park has been burglarized in the past year and a half. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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This was the second time Big League Burgers in Irving Park has been burglarized in the past year and a half. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Two or three robbers in black hoodies and ski masks demanded passcodes for victims' phones in 10 incidents.
Luis Lira-Hernandez, 33, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder.
The first robbery happened Thursday in Avondale. The other 13 robberies happened over several hours Saturday in Avondale, Austin, Logan Square, and Portage Park.
Chicago police said between 4 and 6:30 a.m., the victims were approached by the offenders, who exited a vehicle and pointed black Glock semi-automatic weapons at the victim's stomachs or the back of their heads, demanding their personal property, including credit cards, cash, and phones.
Black Luxe Candles, located at 1252 N. Milwaukee Ave., always has art on the walls - something nice to look at while students immerse themselves in their candle-making classes.
In each incident, three or four offenders would exit a 2016 Black Infiniti G37 sedan, approach the victims, threaten with a handgun, and take personal property.
The robberies happened between Sunday and Wednesday during the early morning hours in the Logan Square, Austin, Humboldt Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
Chicago police said the victim was found inside a garage of a warehouse just before 9:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Kostner Avenue.
Chicago police said the victim was found inside a garage of a warehouse just before 9:30 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Kostner Avenue.
The victim, 55, was found in the garage of a warehouse with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to police.
Preliminary reports say a man, 69, was driving a yellow Ford sedan heading westbound when he failed to stop at a red light and struck the pedestrians at the crosswalk.
Chicago police say the driver, a 29-year-old man, was heading northbound on Cicero when a red sedan approached, and an unknown offender fired shots from inside the vehicle.
The victim suffered a graze wound to the left side of his head and left arm. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Chicago police said the teen was identified as one of the offenders who burglarized or attempted to burglarize retail businesses in Avondale and Logan Square.
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The robberies happened between Jan. 19 and Feb. 8 in the Bowmanville, Rogers Park, West Ridge, Irving Park, and Edgewater neighborhoods
In each incident, four men got out of a dark sedan with guns drawn and robbed someone on the street in the Logan Square, Palmer Square, and Hermosa areas.
Neighbors in the Logan Square area said the number of times this keeps happening is affecting their quality of life. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
In each incident, four men got out of a dark sedan with guns drawn and robbed someone on the street in the Logan Square, Palmer Square, and Hermosa areas. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
The vendor said two of the four offenders exited the car, pushed him against the fence, and stuck guns in his face. The other two stayed in the driver's seat & the backseat.
A woman was robbed while on her way to work in the Logan Square neighborhood Thursday morning.
Chicago police said four armed males exited a black-in-color sedan and approached the victims, a woman, 64, and two men, 54 and 44, who were outside.
The 15-year-old was arrested in the 1100 block of South Hamilton Avenue on Tuesday.
A bicyclist was hit by a Jeep that kept going in Portage Park. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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