Chicago criminals are carjacking people, then using the stolen cars to rob other victims at ATMs
The criminals get the cars by targeting drivers who have left their cars running on the street or at gas stations. The cars are then used to commit armed robberies and more carjackings. The next victims are targeted while at ATMs at banks and drive-thrus.
Robbers victimized 10 people in 2 hours in Chicago
The robberies all happened on Thursday night into Friday morning.
Chicago man charged with Near West Side fatal shooting
A Chicago man was allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of another man on the Lower West Side Monday.
2 Lower West Side shootings that left 3 dead may be connected, Ald. Sigcho-Lopez says
In just 45 minutes on Monday afternoon, a man was found shot to death on the Lower West Side and two others gunned down in separate attacks that the local alderperson said were potentially linked to an escalating gang war.
Man, woman found shot to death in car on Chicago's West Side; cop injured controlling crowd at the scene
A man and a woman were found shot to death in a car on the West Side Monday afternoon, and a Chicago police officer was injured while controlling a crowd at the scene that had gotten unruly, officials said.
Chicago police: Man found shot multiple times, pronounced dead at hospital
A 34-year-old man died after being found shot multiple times on Chicago's near West Side.
2 men wounded in shooting in Heart of Chicago
Two men were shot in the Heart of Chicago on the Lower West Side early Saturday morning.
Police chase: Carjackers flee troopers from western suburbs to Lower West Side
State troopers chased a stolen car from the western suburbs to the Lower West Side early Friday morning.
Stray bullet injures man in Lower West Side apartment: police
A man was injured by gunfire on the Lower West Side when a round came through the wall of a bedroom in an apartment late Wednesday.
Teenager dies from shot in the back on Chicago's Lower West Side
Chicago police said the victim was in a car on West 17th Street near South Wolcott around 2:25 p.m. on Saturday when he was shot.
‘He’s very strong’: 13-year-old continues recovery after being shot in the head on Lower West Side
The Sept. 13 shooting was called a "random act of violence" by Chicago police officials.
Man slapped 10-year-old girl on buttocks at Chicago park: police
Chicago police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who they say slapped a 10-year-old girl on the buttocks at a Northwest Side park.
Man, 24, shot in both legs on Lower West Side
The 24-year-old man was outside, when an unidentified male offender, who was traveling in a vehicle, shot him, police said.
Crews battle large fire on Chicago's Lower West Side
An investigation by the Chicago Fire Department into a fire in Pilsen has been hampered by dangerous conditions caused by a collapsed roof, authorities said.
Chicago man carjacked 77-year-old woman, beat up another woman: police
Contrell English allegedly carjacked a 77-year-old woman in Fuller Park Tuesday. Several hours later, he battered a 56-year-old woman.
16-year-old boy shot while walking on Chicago's Lower West Side
The teen was walking when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. He was shot in the left side of the chest.
Fourth body pulled from Chicago waterways in under a week
A woman’s body was pulled from the Chicago River on the Lower West Side Friday morning — the fourth body pulled from water in Chicago in a week.
17-year-old charged with beating rideshare driver on Chicago's Lower West Side
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with beating a rideshare driver and attempting to rob him on the Lower West Side.
Chicago man charged with burglary of retail store, homes
A Chicago man was arrested for allegedly burglarizing a retail store and several homes on the West Side.