Man charged with robbing, shooting woman in Chicago's Lakeview community
A Chicago man has been charged with robbing two women at gunpoint and shooting one of them earlier this week in the Lakeview neighborhood. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
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A Chicago man has been charged with robbing two women at gunpoint and shooting one of them earlier this week in the Lakeview neighborhood. Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
The man, Sam, said he is a victim of what Chicago police are calling a string of robberies targeting bargoers — with at least four other incidents in River North since mid-June.
The man, Sam, said he is a victim of what Chicago police are calling a string of robberies targeting bargoers. Marissa Sulek reports.
The teen was in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue when a man on an electric scooter came up and robbed him at gunpoint, police said.
The robberies have all happened in the early-morning hours when bars and restaurants have been closing in River North, police said.
Three juveniles were facing charges Sunday night in an armed robbery that led to a wild chase from the west Chicago suburb of Cicero to Chicago’s West Side.
In each incident, the robbers started chatting up drunken victims in a friendly manner. Then, the robbers forcibly took the victims’ property and beat up the victims with their hands and fists, police said.
The robbery happened on Granville Avenue in West Rogers Park, or West Ridge.
Police said a physical struggled ensued during the robbery, at which point one of the robbers shot the woman in the abdomen.
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Nearly two months after a couple was robbed outside their home in the north Chicago suburb of Glenview, police said they had a second suspect in custody Tuesday.
The attacks happened within 5 minutes of each other on the 0-100 block of West Kinzie Street.
In all four incidents, which took place within 30 minutes, the victims were walking outside when they were confronted by strangers demanding items.
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The victim refused to give up his belongings, and one of the offenders took out a gun and shot him in the leg.
Antwan Kelsor, 22, and Maurice Deloach, 23, were charged with multiple felonies, including four counts of identity theft.
Police said the teen was identified as the suspect who robbed the girl at gunpoint in the 300 block of West 75th Street.
He was charged with one felony count of armed robbery with a firearm, one felony count of possessing a controlled substance, and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespass to a vehicle.
Chicago police said the teen is also considered a person of interest in at least five more sexual assaults that were reported on the city's North Side between December 2024 and April 2025.
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