Robbers strike five times in one night on Chicago's North Side
No one is in custody in any of the incidents.
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No one is in custody in any of the incidents.
Neighbors said the homeowner died about a week ago, and family members came Monday to clean out the house – only to find another person's remains.
The owner of the West Ridge home had just died, and family members stumbled across another person's body while cleaning out the house. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Before the scene was cleared, investigators from the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office came to the scene to remove an intact body from the house. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
CBS 2 has learned that some family members of a recently-deceased person came into the West Ridge home – and in the process of cleaning out the house, they found the human remains in the basement. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Late Tuesday, police issued a community alert warning that listed the Winthrop Avenue robbery as part of a spree that went on for a little less than an hour early Tuesday morning in Rogers Park, West Rogers Park, and Edgewater.
In each of the attacks, a group of two to four men approached the victims while they were sitting in or standing near their cars, flashed handguns, and demanded their cars and belongings.
The SWAT response is connected to a bank robbery about a mile away.
A massive police presence was at the scene Friday night.
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Schoolmates and teachers were heartbroken as the families were moved from the High Ridge YMCA building to Richard J. Daley College -- on the opposite end of the city. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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Two teens have been arrested in a string of robberies that happened Wednesday morning in West Ridge and Rogers Park. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
The FBI said around 4:40 p.m., the two robbers verbally demanded money while displaying guns.
The robbery happened at the Huntington Bank branch at 2920 W. Peterson Ave., at Richmond Street opposite Peterson Avenue from Mather Park.
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If your family still needs a turkey for Thanksgiving, there are a couple giveaways available in Chicago on Tuesday in the West Rogers Park and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.
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Chicago police have issued a community alert on a string of burglaries this week targeting businesses from the north lakefront to the Southwest Side.
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Burglars broke into a bar in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood early Thursday morning.
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