Chicago police are warning residents of a string of burglaries reported between December and February in Lincoln Park and on the Near North Side. In each incident, someone broke into the front door of restaurants using a pry tool and stole property, Chicago police said in a community alert. The burglaries happened: Dec. 26 in the 400 block of North…

Following several high-profile crimes on CTA trains and platforms in their neighborhood, Lincoln Park residents gathered Wednesday for a solidarity walk against crime. NBC 5’s Regina Waldroup has the story.

A restaurant was robbed Monday in Lincoln Park on Chicago’s North Side. About 10:15 p.m., a man walked into an eatery in the 300 block of West Armitage Avenue armed with a gun, approached the clerk and demanded cash before fleeing, Chicago police said. It was not immediately clear how much money the man stole. No one is in custody...

Someone walked out of a Lincoln Park restaurant with a cash drawer after a safe was left open Tuesday evening. About 9:25 p.m., a male dressed in black used the side door to walk into Gemini Chicago, 2075 N. Lincoln Ave, and proceeded to the office, where he stole a cash drawer from a safe, a Chicago police source said….

Someone walked out of a Lincoln Park restaurant with a cash drawer after a safe was left open Tuesday evening.

Two administrators were fired at Chicago’s Lincoln Park High School and the varsity boys basketball team’s season was suspended amid a misconduct scandal. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

A truck driver struck a viaduct, concrete barrier and light pole Wednesday evening before coming to a rest in Lincoln Park, according to Chicago Police. Authorities said a 38-year-old man was traveling in the 2600 block of N. Clybourn around 5:10 p.m., when he lost control and struck a viaduct, a concrete barrier and light pole. The driver was not…

Chicago police are warning local businesses of an ongoing series of burglaries reported since December in Lincoln Park and on the Near North Side.

A 5-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was bitten multiple times by a coyote on Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said. According to authorities, the boy was attacked by the animal in the 2400 block of North Cannon at approximately 4 p.m. The coyote then ran northbound from the location, and the boy was transported to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he…

The mother of a U.S. Army officer awoke Thursday to find racist graffiti on her fence – the day she was ordered to be deported after years of fighting to stay in the place she’s called a safe home.

NBC 7’s Melissa Adan reports live moments after the deportation of San Diego mother Rocio Rebollar Gomez.

A water main broke Thursday morning near the intersection of North Avenue and Halsted Street on the North Side, shutting down traffic in the area until further notice. The water main burst about 5:30 a.m. in the 1600 block of North Halsted Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police. Streets in the area are closed as crews work to…

Police have issued an alert about a pickpocket suspect who has targeted elderly victims on Chicago’s North Side, according to a crime alert.

Several businesses along Chicago’s Michigan Avenue and in Lincoln Park have been targeted by a sophisticated shoplifting ring, according to Chicago police. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the details.

With the holiday shopping season underway, Chicago police are warning shoppers about a professional theft ring, which it says has targeted stores along Michigan Avenue and in the city’s Lincoln Park neighborhood.