Chicago Crime

Shocking videos show a group of young men in Chicago kicking and attempting to punch out the windows of a white Tesla during a frenzied street takeover, and a retired police chief says these incidents are increasingly common in the crime-ridden city. Read more...

According to the Chicago Police Department, 26-year-old Des Plaines resident Jose Rico was charged with one felony count of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon with no valid FOID card, and one misdemeanor count of being in possession of a firearm with no valid FOID card Wednesday. Rico was arrested Tuesday around 2:30 p.m. after [...]

CHICAGO — A 22-year-old man was killed and another was critically wounded early Thursday morning in a shooting on the Southwest Side. Officers responded to a shots fired call in the 6200 block of South Troy at around 2:25 a.m. Read more...

CHICAGO — Two people are dead on Monday after a shooting inside of a convenience store on the city’s South Side, police say. According to Chicago police, the shooting happened in the 6200 block of South Ashland Avenue in Englewood around 2:35 p.m. Read more...

CHICAGO — Three robberies involving rifles were conducted by the same crew in a span of 15 minutes Monday night on the Northwest Side and in the West Loop. The first robbery happened at around 10:30 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Thomas. Police believe a 29-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when [...]

CHICAGO — Eight people are injured after a shooting that took place in River North early Sunday morning. According to police, a group of people were involved in a physical altercation near the 300 block of Erie Street around 2:38 a.m. when shots were fired. Read more...

At least 44 people were shot, two of them fatally, during the weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. Breitbart News reported at least 19 were shot  Friday into Saturday night alone, with two fatalities. Read more...

COUNTRY CLUB HILLS, Ill. — The FBI has released video and surveillance images of a shootoutoutside a south suburban Walmart earlier this week. The gunfire exchange occurred during an attempted armored truck robbery in Country Club Hills. The shootout involved armored vehicle personnel, Walmart security personnel and unknown offenders, according to County Club Hills police. [...]

CHICAGO — Three people are in custody after a Chicago police squad vehicle was hit with gunfire on the city’s South Side. Police said officers responded to a ShotShotter alert around 8:50 p.m. Wednesday in the 4700 block of South Elizabeth. Read more...

***Graphic Content Warning: WGN News would like to warn viewers and readers that some details in this story recall an instance of violent sexual assault and may be hard to process.*** CHICAGO — A woman said she was sexually assaulted at gunpoint inside her home in the city’s Englewood neighborhood. Read more...