Robbers target Chicago rideshare drivers, steal cell phones
In at least two instances, the robbers threatened the drivers with guns.
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In at least two instances, the robbers threatened the drivers with guns.
Robbers targeting Lyft and Uber drivers are on the loose in Chicago. Police say they rely on their drivers' kindness.
Police said around 4 a.m. on Aug. 29, the woman approached the victim from behind on the platform at the Pulaski stop and began striking the victim in the head and body.
Chicago police hope surveillance photos will help them catch a woman who attacked and robbed a CTA passenger. It happened on August 29 on the platform at the Blue Line Pulaski stop.
Police said the suspect approached the victim while on the platform and took headphones from the victim's head by the use of force.
Regina Houston wants to know why the robber shot her daughter even after she complied.
Regina Houston wants to know why the robber shot her daughter even after she complied. Jermont Terry reports.
Chicago police say they were identified as the offenders who, on Aug 20, just before 4 p.m., battered and seriously injured a 31-year-old man before robbing him while on the platform in the 400 block of South Western Avenue.
Detectives said around 2:10 a.m., two men and a woman approached a woman while on the train at the 47th Street stop in the 200 block of West 47th Street.
Two offenders grabbed the victim by the hair and demanded his property before he stabbed one of them in the neck.
A robbery attempt at a South Side gas station on Wednesday led to the fatal stabbing of one of the offenders by the victim.
Police said the store itself sustained about $50,000 in damage due to the crash and grab burglary.
Victims say two men armed with a rifle went into the Clark Gas Station and demanded a pack of Backwoods Cigars and drinks.
Chicago police say a 46-year-old man got into an argument with a man and woman when she stabbed the 46-year-old in the back, causing him to drop his things.
The incident happened just after 9:30 p.m. in the 10-100 block of North Dearborn Street.
Surveillance video from Big Discount Liquor in Maplewood, Minnesota shows the chain of events.
During the robbery, one of the men smashed display cases and took unspecified property. A robber also demanded property from a woman in the store.
In each incident, the men targeted businesses where they displayed a gun and demanded access to the cash register and the safe.
Charges are set to be announced Thursday in the shooting that killed Cook County Sheriff's Deputy Rafael Wordlaw during an attempted robbery this week. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Surveillance video shows the robber in different outfits. In one video, he goes behind a register and tries to open it.
Surveillance video shows him in different outfits, and in one video, he goes behind a register and tries to get it open.
The robbery happened on Friday, July 19, just before 12:30 a.m. at the Morse stop in the 1300 block of West Morse Avenue.
Police said the suspect approached the victim while riding the train and became irate. That's when he struck the victim with a pair of pliers, cutting them, and then began strangling the victim.
Police say the suspect robbed someone on the train after cutting someone with pliers and then tried to strangle them on July 14.
Police said they were identified as the people who took belongings from a man, 48, in the 1200 block of South Halsted Street after implying they had a weapon.
A man was shot and critically injured in a robbery and shooting in the Loop on Friday night.
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Comedy power couple Nick Offerman and Megan Mullally are starring in the Goodman Theatre's new musical coming this summer.
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Actor and filmmaker Bruce Campbell told fans that he is in treatment for cancer and will cancel some upcoming public appearances.
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