Woman robbed while walking in Lake View
Police say the victim was walking when an unknown man approached her from behind and demanded her belongings.
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Police say the victim was walking when an unknown man approached her from behind and demanded her belongings.
Officials confirmed the offenders stole approximately $121,824 from the courier and ATM, and around $904,132 from the armored truck.
Chicago police say three women were violently robbed within minutes of each other on Friday night.
Chicago police say three women were violently robbed within minutes of each other on Friday night.
It happened in the middle of the day on Thursday, and not for the first time. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
There are still three more suspects wanted in the home invasion and robbery in Englewood, in which two men were pistol-whipped -- one of them 74 years old. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
People showed up to the parking lot at Maple Street and LaSalle Boulevard – only to learn their keys had been stolen. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The offender took the $1,900 in cash and the weapon and fled the scene during the deal.
He was charged along with a 16-year-old, 17-year-old, and 18-year-old with the carjackings from last August.
The alleged carjackings and robberies all took place in mid-late August, according to Chicago police
Police say the teen forcefully took property from the woman while on the platform.
CBS 2's Tara Molina has been breaking down robbery statistics by Chicago community area – and found that in particular, The Loop has seen a spike in a big way this year, and this month.
Police have not confirmed if the two incidents are connected.
The man robbed a passenger at knifepoint at the Montrose station along the Kennedy Expressway.
Mass Transit Detectives are seeking to identify a man in connection to a robbery that happened on a CTA bus earlier this month.
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The family of a security guard who was shot and killed during a jewelry store robbery on Wednesday at River Oaks Center shopping mall is pleading for the man's killers to turn themselves in.
Chicago police are investigating after a man was attacked and carjacked on the city's Northwest Side Thursday morning.
The assailants stepped right around the security guard and went on with the heist. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
A security guard has died after suffering multiple gunshot wounds during a robbery on Wednesday at River Oaks Center shopping mall.
A security guard suffered multiple gunshot wounds during a robbery on Wednesday at River Oaks Center shopping mall.
A security guard at the River Oaks Center shopping mall was shot during a robbery attempt, and police are searching for the suspects.
A security guard suffered multiple gunshot wounds during an apparent robbery on Wednesday at River Oaks Center shopping mall.
A security guard was shot multiple times when three masked men robbed a jewelry store at the River Oaks Center shopping mall on Wednesday.
A security guard suffered multiple gunshot wounds during a robbery at River Oaks Mall.
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