Police warn of armed carjackings in Parkway Gardens, Park Manor

Chicago police have issued an alert about a string of armed carjackings in the Parkway Gardens and Park Manor neighborhoods on the South Side.

Chicago woman accused of trying to carjack rideshare driver on the West Side

Shantiara Johnson was arrested after police identified her as one of the offenders who attempted to take a vehicle and other belongings from a 30-year-old rideshare driver.

Police release sketches of suspects wanted in Green Oaks carjacking

The Lake County Sheriff's Office released two sketches of suspects wanted in connection with a violent carjacking in Green Oaks.

Teens charged in violent carjacking in Jefferson Park

A pair of teens were charged Monday in connection with a violent carjacking in the Jefferson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Man, 19, carjacks 22-year-old woman in Grand Crossing

A 19-year-old Chicago man is charged with aggravated vehicular hijacking following a carjacking on Friday in Grand Crossing. 

Illinois Democratic lawmakers propose additional funding to fight carjackings, retail theft
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Carjackings in Chicago have more than tripled since 2019, rising even faster in some suburbs. Now, Democratic lawmakers in Springfield are proposing to spend more money to crack down on them.

Illinois Democrats propose additional funding for fighting crime
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Democratic lawmakers in Springfield are proposing to spend more money to reduce carjackings, which have tripled in number and are more violent than ever.

Teens charged with pair of carjackings in Lawndale

Two teenagers were charged in connection with a pair of carjackings this week in Lawndale on the South Side.

Driver carjacked at gunpoint after delivering food in Humboldt Park

A food delivery driver was carjacked at gunpoint after completing an order Sunday night in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.