‘We need help.’ Bucktown pub owner held at gunpoint, first of 9 armed robberies on North, Northwest sides

“It happened so fast,” said Eric Johnson, who owns Burke’s Web Pub at 2026 W. Webster Ave. “They pulled over and all four of them got out and pointed their guns at us. I stood up and told them, ‘Take everything, just keep me safe.’”

Chicago police looking for robbery crew who targeted 9 victims in 1 hour

Sunday's robbery spree happened in the Bucktown, Logan Square and West Town neighborhoods. Last weekend, a similar robbery spree targeted 10 people in 30 minutes in the Hermosa and Humboldt Park neighborhoods.

Chicago police looking for robbers who use handguns with extended magazines to threaten victims

Police said they force staff to get money from the register or just go behind the counter and grab the money themselves. Their getaway car was a white sedan, possibly a Volkswagen Jetta.

6 people robbed at gunpoint overnight across Chicago

At least six people were robbed during the early morning hours Wednesday across several Chicago neighborhoods.

Man killed in car crash on Chicago's NW Side

A driver was killed in a singe-car crash in Chicago's Bucktown neighborhood Friday night. 

Man pistol-whipped, carjacked in Bucktown

A 47-year-old man was hit in the back of the head with a pistol before two men stole his car in Bucktown Wednesday night.

State leaders celebrate Illinois' first Black-owned marijuana dispensary

Ivy Hall is located in Bucktown, and it holds one of the first two social equity licenses issued by the state of Illinois for a recreational marijuana dispensary.

Rash of Hyundais stolen with USB trick on Chicago's Northwest Side

Chicago police issued an alert to Hyundai owners after a recent rash of stolen cars from neighborhoods on the Northwest Side.

Woman, 30, carjacked in Bucktown

The 30-year-old was securing a gate around 3:20 a.m. when two males walked up and demanded the keys to her SUV, according to Chicago police.