Boy, 15, charged in pair of West Town carjackings

A teenage boy is facing charges in two carjackings that took place minutes apart Tuesday in Chicago's West Town neighborhood.

Man beaten, carjacked at Chicago gas station

A man was attacked and carjacked by a group of people early Tuesday on Chicago's Northwest Side.

2 arrested in West Side carjacking

Police arrested two people in connection with a carjacking Monday evening Chicago's Austin neighborhood.

Girls, 13 and 16, charged in series of Chicago armed robberies

Two teenage girls have been charged in three armed robberies and a carjacking that took place Wednesday on Chicago's South Side.

2 men carjacked minutes apart in Logan Square

Two carjackings took place just minutes apart Wednesday morning in the Logan Square neighborhood.

Boy, 15, charged with carjacking woman at gunpoint in Austin

A 15-year-old boy was charged with carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Thursday. 

Second teen charged with carjacking woman at Chicago gas station

A 17-year-old boy was charged in connection with the carjacking of a woman last February at a gas station in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood.

Boy, 15, charged in Loop carjacking

A teenage boy was charged in connection with a carjacking earlier this month in the Loop.

Sec. Giannoulias announces $21M grant to crack down on carjackings
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Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday announced $21 million in grants to police departments and task forces across the state in an effort to tamp down on a three-year surge in armed carjackings.

Decades after Giannoulias was carjacked, new SOS doles out $21M in grants to fight current surge

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias on Thursday plans to announce $21 million in grants to police departments and task forces across the state in an effort to tamp down on a three-year surge in armed carjackings.