Robbery

Two individuals, an Oswego teen and a 16-year-old male from Woodridge, have been accused of stealing several items at gunpoint at a Woodridge park after arranging to purchase the items from the victim over Snapchat, prosecutors said.

A Will County judge has ordered a convicted felon charged with robbing a woman of an iPhone in Joliet to remain in jail.

A motion was granted Sunday to deny pre-trial release for three men accused of robbing a Downers Grove man of his property and vehicle at gunpoint on Sept. 28.

A Chicago man on parole for two armed robberies in Cook County was sentenced Thursday to 38 years in the prison for robbing at gunpoint a Downers Grove gas station and an Oakbrook Terrace convenience store.

Authorities have charged a Franklin Park man with two counts of bank robbery in relation with several suburban heists in the last year, Elmhurst Police officials said in a news release Friday.

A Wednesday morning bank robbery is under investigation by the DeKalb Police Department after the Illinois Community Credit Union at 1500 Barber Greene Road in DeKalb was robbed.

Joliet Police have arrested a man wanted for the armed robbery of a pizza delivery driver in December 2023.

Bolingbrook police are seeking a man in connection with an armed robbery at the Best Buy on Weber Road.

Bond has been set at $100,000 for two women accused of robbing a Bloomingdale Verizon Wireless store, authorities said.

Bond was set Friday at $750,000 for a Downers Grove man accused of robbing at gunpoint a man of three Summer Smash concert wristband tickets.

Handguns were shown but no injuries are reported at this time, Bolingbrook Police said.

Employee pistol whipped at bank vault, police said.

Officers arrested two suspects after responding to an armed robbery a Shell gas station in Bolingbrook.

Following the 7-Eleven robbery suspect's arrest, he tried to run away from officers while still in handcuffs, according to Joliet police.

A Joliet man charged with a Rolling Meadows bank robbery and attempted murder of a Joliet police sergeant will remain in federal custody until further order of the court or resolution of his case, a judge ruled on Tuesday.

Thursday marks 15 years since the massacre of five women inside the Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park. A new detective has been assigned to the case and police are still following up on thousands of leads.

Two people went to Joliet to complete a Facebook Marketplace transaction for a used Nissan Murano for $4,500, police said. They instead became the victims of an attempted armed robbery.

Joliet police arrested Larry Johnson for armed robbery, aggravated fleeing and eluding a peace officer, possession of a stolen motor vehicle, aggravated unlawful use of a weapon by a felon, No FOID, defacing identification mark on a firearm and obstructing identification.

An off-duty Joliet police officer recognized him from the flyer Shorewood detectives distributed.

The robbery occurred at Shorewood Bank and Trust, 931 Brook Forest Ave.

The robbery took place on Thursday morning at Heartland Bank and Trust, 5650 Caton Farm Road, police said.

A couple is facing charges after Sycamore police say they robbed a Heartland Bank in early March and stole $1,400 before driving to Cortland and Dixon to purchase items from gas stations and a liquor store with $100 bills.

Two people walked into Ryan's Bar in Frankfort early Saturday morning, demanding money and threatening to kill those inside, police said.

The two women were arrested after officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Econolodge in Shorewood, police said.

A DeKalb County judge on Thursday denied a request to reduce a $600,000 bond for an 18-year-old accused of taking part in an armed robbery at a Sycamore Walgreens a week ago.

Sycamore police said they believe a black Acura vehicle recently reported stolen from Iowa was driven by a fourth person who got away after a group of teenagers targeted prescription drugs during an armed robbery Friday at a Walgreens.

He is the one adult charged in connection with the early Friday armed robbery at Walgreens on DeKalb Avenue that may have involved two juveniles and a getaway driver.

UPDATE: A group of teenagers including one adult held a Sycamore Walgreens at gunpoint Friday, and attempted to steal prescription drugs and money, said Police Chief Jim Winters. Three were arrested though a fourth person of interest remains at large, police said.

Police release photo of suspect in Yorkville armed robbery

Police responded to a call of an armed robbery Friday at Fifth Third Bank, 2707 Sycamore Road in DeKalb. Witnesses said the suspect fled the scene on foot, before police arrived, wearing a "wolf mask."

Officers apprehended a man who reportedly stole cigarettes and face masks from a Circle K gas station in Joliet, police said.

Wheaton police are searching for three individuals who reportedly robbed a Wheaton convenience store are gunpoint.

Riverside police are investigating a strong-armed robbery that took place April 24 on Harlem Avenue near Robinson Road.

Three Cook County were charged Monday with one count of armed robbery with a firearm for allegedly robbing at gunpoint THC cartridges from a man in Glen Ellyn.

Riverside police are investigating an armed robbery committed Tuesday night at a 7-Eleven store committed by a man wearing a surgical mask who practiced social distancing.

Bond was denied Feb. 7 for two Chicago men accused of robbing a Woodridge BP gas station at gunpoint.

Bond was denied Feb. 3 for two cousins accused of robbing at gunpoint a Lisle Verizon of about 60 cellphones and other electronics.

The investigation continued on Friday into a report of a burglary at Clutter, an oddities specialty store and arcade in downtown Morris.

The owners of Clutter, located at 115 W. Washington St., posted to social media around 3:45 pm on Thursday that the store had been robbed and would be closed for the rest of the day.

The Coal City Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place Thursday afternoon at the Mobile Generation Verizon Store on Division Street in Coal City.

Bond was set at $375,000 for a second man allegedly involved in robbing approximately $40,000 worth of merchandise from a Wheaton Sprint store, according to a DuPage County State’s Attorney’s office news release.

A Joliet man who faced charges in connection with a triple homicide until prosecutors dropped them has been charged with armed robbery, according to the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

The Morris Police Department is investigating a robbery that happened at a local gas station in the early morning hours on Friday.

The incident occurred at 3:25 a.m. According to the police report, the MPD responded to the BP Minit Mart at 1516 North Division Street for a report of an armed robbery.

Bond was set at $200,000 Sept. 3 for a Downers Grove man accused of stealing items from a car parked on the campus of North Central College in Naperville and attempting to rob a student.

Glen Ellyn police are investigating a March 31 armed robbery at a 7-Eleven store at 803 N. Main St.

Riverside police on March 18 arrested a 57-year-old man in connection with a bank robbery across the street from the police station