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17-year-old boy wounded in shooting By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting early Saturday. Just after midnight, the teen boy was dropped off at Norwegian Hospital with a gunshot wound in the leg, Chicago police said. He was in good condition.

Sun-Times file photo Police are searching for a person who robbed two people last week in Humboldt Park. In each incident, the male suspect approached a food delivery driver and used force to steal money from them, Chicago police said. The robberies happened: April 27 in the 2600 block of West Thomas Street. The suspect is between 17 and 20 years old and about 5-foot-11 to 6-feet, police said. Anyone with information is asked to call Area Three detectives at 312-744-8263. Next Up In ...

Chicago Police Department Police are asking the community for help finding a missing 72-year-old woman who was last seen in West Rogers Park on the North Side. Ifeoma Nnamani was last seen leaving her home about 10 a.m. Monday in the 7500 block of North Claremont Avenue, Chicago police said. Police said she understands very little English and speaks Igbo. She is 5-foot-4, 150 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair. She was last seen wearing a pink hoodie with white and gray shoes. She was carry...

In each incident, the vehicle was parked and unoccupied, or left running with the keys in the ignition, Chicago police said.

Sun-Times file Police are warning residents of a string of recent garage burglaries reported in West Town. In each incident, people entered garages through open doors and took items from inside, Chicago police said. The burglaries happened: About 5 p.m. April 3 in the 800 block of North Hermitage Street; Between 3:15 p.m. and 5:15 p.m. April 15 in the 2000 block of West Thomas Street; Between 2:20 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. April 22 in the 800 block of North Hermitage Street. There was no descriptio...

Packages stolen from Lake View East apartments: police By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - Police are warning of two burglaries reported at apartment buildings in April in Lake View East. In each incident, someone used a screwdriver to force open the front door of an apartment building, went into a room where packages were being kept, and stole them, Chicago police said in a community alert. The burglaries happened about 3:50 a.m. April 16 in the 400 block of West Oakdale Avenue, and about 4:20 a...

Sun-Times file photo Chicago police issued an alert after packages were stolen from two apartment buildings in in Lake View East last week. In each incident, someone used a screwdriver to force open the front door of the building and went into a room where packages were kept, Chicago police said in the community alert. The burglaries happened about 3:50 a.m. April 16 in the 400 block of West Oakdale Avenue, and about 4:20 a.m. April 18 in the 500 block of West Oakdale Avenue, police said. Any...

Sun-Times file photo Chicago police have issued an alert after a pair of carjackings over the last several days in Uptown on the North Side. In each attack, victims were approached by two males who beat them and fled in their vehicles, Chicago police said in the community alert. The carjackings happened about 5:30 p.m. April 15 in the 5000 block of North Kenmore Avenue, and about 2:15 a.m. April 18 in the 4900 block of North Broadway Avenue, police said. Anyone with information can contact Ar...

Getty Images Police are warning residents of a recent string of catalytic converter and spare tire thefts reported in Lincoln Park, Old Town Triangle and Gold Coast. In each incident, people cut off and removed the catalytic converter or spare tire from a parked vehicle, Chicago police said. The thefts happened: In the evening hours of March 31 and morning hours of April 2 in the 2100 block of North Lincoln Park West; In the morning hours of April 2 in the 1800 block of North Lincoln Avenue;...

Sun-Times file After making one arrest, Chicago police have released photos of six others suspected of smashing through the front door of a Nordstrom store on the Magnificent Mile and running off with purses and other merchandise. Photo of group wanted in connection with a burglary at Nordstrom on the Magnificent Mile. Chicago police Kendrick Adams, 27, was arrested as he tried to leave the store in the first block of East Grand Avenue around 1:40 a.m. Monday, police said. No other arrests hav...