Chicago Crime

CHICAGO — At least three armed robberies and two carjackings took place in three different North Side neighborhoods early Monday morning, according to the Chicago Police Department. The first carjacking took place around 2:20 a.m. in the 3200 block of North Ashland Avenue in Lake View. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 16-year-old girl has died following a shooting in the city’s South Shore neighborhood. The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Monday in the 7100 block of South Yates. Police said officers responded to a person shot and found two female victims struck by gunfire. Read more...

CHICAGO — Six people were injured after two shootings that took place on the same street in the City’s Rogers Park neighborhood overnight. According to police, a group of individuals were standing on a sidewalk near the 1600 block of West Howard Street around 11:40 p.m. Friday on the North Side when the incident happened. [...]

CHICAGO — Chicago police issued an alert over multiple armed robberies conducted on Divvy bikes in the city’s Loop over the past month. According to police, a group of two to four armed individuals approached victims, threatening force and taking their belongings. In one incident an automobile was taken. Read more...

CHICAGO — A 14-year-old boy is facing felony charges after an armed carjacking that took place in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood last month. According to police, the boy was positively identified Thursday in the 1200 block of West 69th Street as the individual who forcefully took a vehicle at gunpoint from a 47-year-old woman [...]

CHICAGO — The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a man suspected in the armed robbery of a mail carrier. Authorities said the incident occurred around 2:15 p.m. on Friday, June 23 near the intersection of S. Seeley Avenue and [...]

This database lists the names of everyone killed by another person in the city of Chicago. It’s compiled from Chicago Sun-Times reporting and information from law enforcement agencies and the Cook County medical examiner’s office and updated every day. Read more...

CHICAGO — Police are searching for a man after a four-year-old child was allegedly assaulted in a restroom at Rainbow Beach in the city’s South Shore neighborhood. According to police, on Tuesday in the 3000 block of East 7th Street at around 5:30 p.m., a four-year-old child was using the restroom at a beach when [...]

CHICAGO — Five people were shot, one fatally, and another person was beaten with a baseball bat early Wednesday in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. According to Chicago police, a group was gathering in the 5600 block of South Ada Street Tuesday for what neighbors said was a Fourth of July block party. Read more...

CHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating a string of robberies in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood. The robberies took place within 20 minutes early Tuesday. Read more...