CPD issues alert of recent Northwest Side business robberies
Police say the man approaches the counter like he's going to make a purchase, then he points a gun at the clerk and demands cash and cigarettes.
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Police say the man approaches the counter like he's going to make a purchase, then he points a gun at the clerk and demands cash and cigarettes.
The victims range in age from 17 to 31 years old.
Back-to-back robberies in the Pilsen neighborhood has a business on, and has caused a community group from nearby Little Village to step up their efforts in keeping the community safe. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray reports.
Police said there were also several other robberies on the block.
Street vendors from across Chicago gathered in Little Village Saturday, calling on city leaders to come up with a dedicated plan to keep all vendors safe on Chicago's streets.
The crimes started Wednesday with the latest one happening Friday morning.
The victim complied and the suspects fled with the victim's wallet.
A Blue Island man is charged with robbing three people at gunpoint during the month of December on the city's Southwest Side.
A 16-year-old boy is facing multiple charges after carjacking a dozen people within several hours back in August on the city's South and Southwest Sides.
A 15-year-old boy is charged with robbing multiple people at gunpoint on the city's South Side last summer.
The University of Chicago issued a security alert Thursday following the three armed robberies that happened overnight just minutes apart.
A man was robbed of his belongings at gunpoint while walking in the Loop Wednesday morning.
CBS 2's Tara Molina took a closer look Tuesday at the crimes - and what is being done to keep the youngest offenders in Chicago from getting charged again.
The woman was driving a red Kia sedan when she approached the victims, flashed a knife, and demanded their purse.
The crimes happened just minutes apart in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The victim was carjacked and pistol-whipped, according to police.
The victim was struck once on the leg and was transported to the University of Chicago where he is listed in good condition.
A man is hospitalized after being shot during a robbery at a retail store on the city's Far North Side.
The crimes happened during the hours of 12 a.m. and 6 a.m.
A 17-year-old boy is charged with robbing two people and attempting to rob a third person at gunpoint in Logan Square Wednesday.
Police say the men were going back to their car at a parking garage at the time.
A 55-year-old woman was robbed while sitting inside her car on the city's Lower West Side Wednesday morning.
A Crete man is in custody after robbing a store and then fleeing from police in Joliet early Sunday morning.
An alert for residents on Chicago's Near Northwest and West Sides following a string of armed robberies Friday morning.
Four street vendors have been robbed in the past two months
Following the gunfire, the outbound express lanes were closed from the Chinatown Feeder on south as officers conducted a canvass.
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The outbound express lanes were shut down for their entire length — from the Chinatown feeder at the junction with the Stevenson Expressway south all the way to 63rd Street. Kris Habermehl reports from CBS Skywatch.
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Following the gunfire, the outbound express lanes were closed from the Chinatown Feeder on south as officers conducted a canvass.
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Following the gunfire, the outbound express lanes were closed from the Chinatown Feeder on south as officers conducted a canvass.
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The man was standing next to a sport-utility vehicle on Farrar Drive toward the northern end of the park when he was shot five times, police said.
