Woman carjacked while exiting vehicle in Wicker Park
A woman is carjacked while exiting her vehicle in the Wicker Park neighborhood Thursday night, according to police.
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A woman is carjacked while exiting her vehicle in the Wicker Park neighborhood Thursday night, according to police.
Police said a group of three robbers pointed guns at the victims, demanding their money and belongings, before punching or slapping them, and driving off.
Chicago police are reminding people to be aware of their surroundings after three aggravated robberies in the past week.
Chicago police issued an alert of multiple related robberies on the city's North Side Tuesday.
The armed robberies and carjackings in the Logan Square, Wicker Park, and West Town neighborhoods.
The common link behind all these incidents is the man starts up a conversation – usually asking for direction – and then proceeds to expose himself.
CBS 2’s Charlie de Mar spoke to two victims, who said they have identified a pattern.
Police on Wednesday would only say detectives are still actively investigating the armed robberies.
The robberies occurred in Streeterville, Lincoln Park, and Wicker Park -- and sources say the crew behind them may be linked to other similar incidents. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
The alley side of the garage was heavily damaged. Part of an adjacent garage also sustained damage.
Back on April 6, chunks of concrete hit Annie Shea Wheeler, 22, in the head.
Nearly two weeks after chunks of falling limestone fell on her, fracturing her skull, as she was walking home in Wicker Park, Columbia College student Annie Shea Wheeler is still suffering symptoms of a concussion, and can't remember the moment she nearly died. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Attorneys from Romanucci & Blandin filed an emergency complaint on behalf of the 22-year-old woman against the owner of the building at 1227 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Attorneys from Romanucci & Blandin filed an emergency complaint on behalf of the 22-year-old woman against the owner of the building at 1227 N. Milwaukee Ave.
New details emerged Thursday about a crumbling Wicker Park building, in front of which a woman was critically injured when part of the façade fell a day before. CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot reports.
New details emerged Thursday about a crumbling Wicker Park building, in front of which a woman was critically injured when part of the façade fell a day before.
Witnesses told CBS 2 the sound of concrete and a heavy sign crashing through the scaffolding around the building could be heard blocks away. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The 25-year-old woman was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
Police are warning businesses of thefts at CBD dispensaries in Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods.
A Chicago alderman is taking steps to crack down on crime in the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods by introducing an ordinance to make it harder for bad businesses to get liquor licenses.
A man has been charged with firing the shot that wounded another man at the Wicker Park music venue The Point over the weekend.
The city shut down a Wicker Park music venue after within less than a year, two shootings happened outside of the business.
A man is in serious condition after being shot in the Wicker Park neighborhood early Sunday morning.
A woman was carjacked Wednesday evening in Wicker Park.
A masking controversy is bubbling up at an elementary school in Wicker Park – with regard to whether kids need to be masked during outdoor recess as a mitigation against COVID-19.
