Police warn of catalytic converter thefts on Northwest Side
The thefts happened in the Irving Park, Avondale, Dunning, and Montclaire areas.
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The thefts happened in the Irving Park, Avondale, Dunning, and Montclaire areas.
"My advice to the people worried about the snow and the weather - get a grip!" said Larry Durr.
The thefts happened between Feb. 3 and 9 in the Irving Park and Avondale neighborhoods.
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A 17-year-old boy is charged with robbing two men just minutes apart on the Northwest Side in December.
The couple said the thieves tried to steal her Kia twice, failed, and ended up coming back.
Chicago police arrested the teen Thursday, in the 4700 block of North Central Park Avenue.
Police said the suspect attempted to lure a 15-year-old girl who fled to a local business for shelter and called police.
Police say the man approaches the counter like he's going to make a purchase, then he points a gun at the clerk and demands cash and cigarettes.
Police say the man approaches the counter like he's going to make a purchase, then he points a gun at the clerk and demands cash and cigarettes.
The burglaries happened during the spring and summer last year.
Chicago fire Department says it happened just after 6 a.m. near Caldwell and Devon.
Burglars smashed up a strip mall on the city's Northwest Side overnight.
Police said they responded to a burglar alarm at the location where they found four businesses broken into and burglarized - Push Pup, China Kitchen, Skills Barbershop, and Cabana Lounge.
An alert for residents on Chicago's Near Northwest and West Sides following a string of armed robberies Friday morning.
A young mother named Mercedes Tavares was one of three people killed outside a Portage Park neighborhood bar this past weekend.
The men have been charged in a string of four armed robberies Monday morning on the North and Northwest sides, and police believe the crew is responsible for dozens of other similar robberies. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
We have been investigating this growing pattern for weeks - and in reality, we believe there have actually been more than 100 violent robberies in the past month in the city. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Three people are dead and another is in critical condition following a mass shooting on the city's Northwest Side early Sunday morning.
Police said the victims were standing on the street with a group of people when a man fired shots and fled in a dark-colored SUV.
The robberies have been happening on the city's North, Northwest, and West sides. We have been tracking the crime trend closely for weeks.
Chicago police are warning everyone about a series of early morning armed robberies that happened on the West and Northwest Sides.
In each of the incidents early Wednesday, the victims were on foot when a black Kia sport-utility vehicle pulled up and someone came out with a gun.
The volunteers for aldermanic candidate Marija Tomic spoke exclusively to CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov.
The volunteers for aldermanic candidate Marija Tomic spoke exclusively to CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov.
