Chicago Crime

CHICAGO —A man was shot in the leg near the newly-opened Bally’s temporary casino in the city’s River North neighborhood. The shooting happened around 2:47 a.m. Monday in the 600 block of North State Street. Police said the 21-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk when someone inside a silver Dodge pick-up truck fired shots. [...]

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department alleges that several officers were threatened, assaulted, and battered by migrants living at the 12th district emergency shelter. According to the CPD, as many as four individuals face criminal charges surrounding the violent incidents. Read more...

CHICAGO — Two restaurants were robbed within minutes of each other in the city’s Lincoln Square neighborhood Wednesday night. Chicago police have not established a connection between two robberies that occurred around the corner from each other on the North Side. Read more...

Over 40 people were shot, nine of them fatally, during Labor Day weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago. Breitbart News noted at least 15 people were shot Friday into Saturday night in Chicago, and four of the shooting victims succumbed to their wounds. Read more...

CHICAGO — A man is in critical condition after a shooting late Sunday night on Chicago’s Northwest Side. Police said the man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was walking to his car in the 6300 block of West Catalpa around midnight when he heard shots and felt pain. Read more...

CHICAGO — Three teens are facing more than 10 felony charges each after Chicago police said they allegedly robbed several people Saturday across the city. The boys, 15, 16 and 17, were arrested around 3:20 p.m. in the Loop. Read more...

A Park City man was arrested in Gurnee by law enforcement after he and a second Lake County man were charged with fatally shooting a teenager in Chicago. The Chicago Police Department said a 17-year-old boy was walking on the sidewalk around 2:20 a.m. on May 20 in the 2000 block of North Pulaski Road [...]

CHICAGO — A woman was threatened with a golf club during a robbery in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The robbery happened around 11:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 500 block of West Wrightwood Avenue. Police said the woman was standing on the sidewalk when two unknown males approached her and demanded her property. Read more...

CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating a pair of armed robberies early Thursday morning in West Town. Detectives are working to determine if the two incidents, which happened about 20 minutes and a mile apart, involved the same people. Read more...

CHICAGO — Several people were robbed or carjacked within a two-hour span on the city’s North and West sides. According to police, the robberies started around 9:45 p.m. Sunday on the 2200 block of West Hirsch. A man and women told authorities that two males approached them, punched the man multiple times and took their [...]