Police investigate string of armed robberies on Near Northwest and West Sides
An alert for residents on Chicago's Near Northwest and West Sides following a string of armed robberies Friday morning.
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An alert for residents on Chicago's Near Northwest and West Sides following a string of armed robberies Friday morning.
At least eight robberies were reported between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m.
"Due to the violence, we have had to cancel our after school programs. Before that, we had to cancel outdoor recess due to the violence."
One person is dead, and three others are hospitalized with serious injuries after a two-car crash in the South Austin neighborhood Sunday morning.
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.
Street vendors are being targeted throughout the city by armed robbers.
A man was inside a vehicle when three unknown suspects exited from another vehicle and began firing shots in his direction.
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.
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.
Chicago police say three women were violently robbed within minutes of each other on Friday night.
Police said someone from a beige vehicle fired shots at a man and woman traveling southbound on Cicero. The third victim was discovered a short distance away.
The child was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in good condition.
The crimes happened within minutes of each other in the early morning hours.
A man was robbed at gunpoint while entering his vehicle Saturday morning on the city's West Side.
The clinic is open from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. for everyone.
Police say the boy was outside when he was approached by an unknown suspect on foot who fired shots.
Three teens are charged with attempting to rob and carjack a 25-year-old man in the North Lawndale neighborhood Wednesday morning.
It was not clear late Tuesday if weather was a factor.
Incredible video shows the car on its side in the dining area of the White Castle, located at 3901 W. Madison St.
A federal jury on Tuesday convicted a Chicago man with leading a street gang that murdered rivals and violently protected its drug dealing operation on the city's West Side.
Police said they found the vehicle used in the Halloween night drive-by mass shooting, yet no one is in custody.
The surviving victims of the shooting at California Avenue and Polk Street are questioning if there is still a push from Chicago Police and the community to find the shooters who caused so much pain. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
One suspect was injured and transported to a local hospital.
