Chicago Crime

CHICAGO — A woman was shot while walking her dog early Tuesday morning in Uptown. A 21-year-old woman was on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of West Sunnyside when a gunman in a silver SUV fired shots at around 12:40 a.m.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department announced a man from Waukegan was arrested and charged Tuesday with more than a half dozen felonies in connection to a string of armed robberies, kidnappings and carjackings in the city last year. CPD said Antoine Perteet, a 33-year-old resident of Waukegan, was charged with three felony counts of [...]

CHICAGO — Police are investigating a crash-and-grab at a high-end retail store in the city’s South Shore neighborhood. It happened just before 3 a.m. Thursday at The Shop 147 in the 7200 block of South Stony Island. Police said a group of unknown offenders crashed a SUV into the business, made entry and stole merchandise.

CHICAGO — A man robbed a North Side bank on Wednesday morning. The FBI responded to a Byline Bank branch, located in the 6900 block of North Clark Street, at around 10:30 a.m.

CHICAGO — The Chicago Police Department, along with Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, have announced murder charges in connection to a triple homicide last month on the city’s South Side. A 16-year-old boy is being charged as an adult and faces three felony counts of first-degree murder and one felony count of attempted first-degree [...]

CHICAGO — A man is dead and an investigation is underway after a deadly shooting on the city’s West Side on Monday afternoon. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded just before 1:30 p.m. in the 3200 block of West 26th Street, in Little Village.

CHICAGO — A Chicago woman accused of injuring a man in a shooting on the South Side in early February is now facing a felony charge. According to Chicago police, 52-year-old Ceceilia Wilson, a South Side resident, has been charged with one felony count of attempted first-degree murder.

CHICAGO — Four North Side robberies targeting businesses took place in less than 40 minutes early Tuesday morning. Firearms were used in each of the robberies and no injuries were reported. A light blue sedan was seen leaving two of the incidents.

CHICAGO — The family of a beloved mail carrier, described as a devoted father and entrepreneur, is in mourning after he was shot and killed Sunday night along I-55. Damian Dunning was identified by his family as the man shot and killed in his vehicle late Sunday night on the Stevenson Expressway ramp to DuSable [...]

CHICAGO — An investigation is underway on Sunday evening after a man was injured in a shooting in the Gold Coast. According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded in the 1400 block of North Clark Street just before 6 p.m.