Chicago Crime

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway after a 16-year-old girl was fatally stabbed in the Loop late Tuesday night. According to the Chicago Police Department, a stabbing happened on the 0-100 block of West Van Buren Street in the city’s Loop neighborhood just before 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Read more...

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department sent out a community alert Tuesday warning West Side residents of an armed group that carjacked a BMW SUV and used it to commit several more robberies near the end of September. According to CPD, around 4:38 a.m. on Sept. 24 in the 4300 block of West Shakespeare Avenue, [...]

CHICAGO — A 43-year-old man has been charged in the fatal beating of a man during an armed robbery on the city’s Northwest Side. Oscar Cruz, 43, faces one felony count of first-degree murder and one felony count of an armed robbery. Read more...

CHICAGO — A man was robbed and struck in the head during a home invasion Tuesday night in Irving Park. Just before 5:50 p.m., CPD said a 38-year-old man was in his residence in the 4200 block of North Sawyer when he heard glass break. Read more...

EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — Three people were injured after shots were fired into a crowd at a car show in East Chicago, Indiana, on Sunday afternoon, police said. According to East Chicago police, the shooting stemmed from an argument between two men who were attending a car show at Jeorse Park Beach. Read more...

CHICAGO — Two individuals were injured after they were shot while riding a scooter in McKinley Park Sunday night, police said. According to police, a 21-year-old man and a 19-year-old woman were riding scooters near the 3600 block of South Archer Avenue around 10:44 p.m. when someone from a white SUV fired shots. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 17-year-old and an 18-year-old were shot Thursday night during an attempted robbery in Belmont Cragin. It happened just after 11:05 p.m. in the 2200 block of North Parkside, according to police. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 33-year-old man has died after being shot in the head on the city’s Far South Side. Police discovered the man on a sidewalk on the 11300 block of South Edgebrook around 9:40 p.m. Tuesday in the Roseland neighborhood. Read more...

CHICAGO — DePaul University is requiring all students, faculty and staff members to carry their ID cards on them in response to an uptick in robberies. According to a letter from president Rob Manuel, the university is implementing several changes following feedback at a safety summit and multiple robberies targeting students this month. Read more...

Shocking surveillance video shows two muggers, one wearing a mask, jump a Chicago man from behind in a broad daylight attack that prompted residents to hold an incensed community meeting Monday as robberies soar in the Windy City's North Side. Read more...