chicago carjackings

The incident comes following several recent carjackings, some violent, in the Chicago area.

Surveillance video shows the moment a man was approached by two armed carjackers just after 1 a.m. near Central Avenue and Caldwell.

According to officials, at least three carjackings where victims were boxed in at gun point occurred back-to-back Tuesday, in Chicago’s Lakeview, Wrigleyville and Lincoln Square neighborhoods.

No suspects are in custody after numerous carjackings and robberies occurred overnight on Chicago’s North Side, NBC Chicago’s Evrod Cassimy reports.

Surveillance video shows two women getting carjacked overnight just outside of Merkle’s Bar and Grill in Wrigleyville.

Chicago police are seeking the individuals responsible for seven different carjackings and robberies that occurred within a 50-minute span early Friday, authorities said.

After several recent and brazen carjackings in Chicago — including one incident captured on video that took place in broad daylight on the Dan Ryan Expressway — the Cook County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday is expected to announce an “anti-carjacking initiative” meant to crackdown on the crimes. Lauren Petty has more.

In 2021 alone, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office confirms that Chicago saw 2,098 incidents of vehicular hijacking.

After a video of a brazen carjacking on the Dan Ryan Expressway went viral, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is set to announce an expansion to an anti-carjacking initiative that began last year, NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

After a brazen carjacking-turned-crash in broad daylight on the Dan Ryan Expressway was captured in a viral video, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is slated to announce a renewed crackdown on carjacking on Thursday morning.

Two teens are facing felony charges in connection with a string of armed carjackings this month, with one of the suspects accused of pulling off nine heists on the same day.