Near North Side

A woman was shoved to the ground and robbed Monday on the Near North Side. The woman, 51, was pushed to the ground just before 11 p.m. in the 900 block of North Clark Street, Chicago police said. The male who pushed her stole her bag and fled. The woman, who was feeling pain in her back, was taken to…

Police are searching for a man who has allegedly repeatedly exposed himself to residents of the Near North Side. The man, thought to be in his early 30s, has approached people in the area, exposed himself, masturbated and said he is looking for a woman to have sex with, Chicago police said. One such incident was reported about 4:45 p.m….

A nine-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday evening in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood on Chicago’s Near North Side, police said. The shooting was reported at around 6:45 p.m. in the 900 block of North Cambridge. The victim was taken to Lurie Children’s Hospital and initially said to be in good condition. After 7:30 p.m., police said the boy sustained...

Police are searching for a driver suspected of pointing a handgun at someone on the Near North Side.

Police are warning residents about a series of robberies that occurred on CTA trains or platforms last week throughout the Near North Side of Chicago. In each case, two to five young men approached the victims and demanded their property. If the victim refused, the offenders would physically attack and take their belongings and run off, according to a community…

Four people were shot while sitting inside a vehicle at a gas station on Chicago’s Near North Side early Tuesday, according to police.

Four people were shot while sitting inside a vehicle at a gas station on Chicago’s Near North Side early Tuesday, according to police.

A man was seriously wounded in a stabbing Saturday on the Near North Side. The 26-year-old was arguing with another male at 1:46 a.m. on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of North Clark Street when the suspect stabbed him multiple times with an unknown object, according to Chicago police. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition…

Chicago police are warning restaurant owners about a series of burglaries that have been reported since December and occur at night and in the early morning hours.

Chicago police are warning residents of a pair of thefts reported in Dec. on the Near North Side. In each incident, the person approached victims on CTA trains or platforms and snatched their cellphones from their hands, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The thefts happened about 7:40 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. Dec. 18, in the 1600 block…

Authorities are searching for a man who allegedly robbed a Chase Bank branch Friday on the Near North Side. The suspect entered the bank, 1122 N. Clark St., about 5 p.m. and demanded cash from a teller, according to Chicago police and the FBI. The man, who did not show a weapon, left with a unspecified amount of money, the…

Chicago police have issued an alert following several brazen armed robberies in the Gold Coast, Lincoln Park and River North neighborhoods.

Chicago police issued a community alert following multiple robberies in Chicago’s Gold Coast, Lincoln Park and River North neighborhoods. NBC 5’s Dick Johnson reports. 

Chicago police are warning Near North Side residents about a string of strong-arm robberies that have occurred in August and September.

A 21-year-old man was reported missing after attending a work function on the Near North Side.

Residents on the city’s Near North Side are being warned about a series of thefts involving individuals posing as rideshare drivers.

Chicago police are looking for a man caught on camera breaking into a woman’s apartment while she was asleep in the Near North Side neighborhood, authorities announced Sunday.

Chicago police are looking for a man caught on camera breaking into a woman’s apartment while she was asleep in the Near North Side neighborhood, authorities announced Sunday.

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