Kenwood

3 charged in kidnapping, carjacking man in Kenwood: police

Three people have been charged with beating and kidnapping a man Tuesday in Kenwood before driving him to an ATM where he was forced to withdraw cash.

March 19, 2021 5:42am CDT

2 men arranging online dates in Kenwood were kidnapped, beaten by men in ski masks: police

Two men who thought they were meeting with women in Kenwood were instead accosted by men in ski masks, beaten and then driven to ATMs and forced to withdraw cash.

March 17, 2021 5:43am CDT

Boys, 13 and 14, charged in Kenwood carjacking

Two teenage boys were charged with carjacking a man at gunpoint in January at a gas station in the Kenwood neighborhood.

February 22, 2021 10:08am CST

2 women, firefighter hurt in Kenwood high-rise blaze

Two women and a firefighter suffered minor injuries Wednesday morning during a fire in a 22-story building in the Kenwood neighborhood.

February 17, 2021 8:21am CST

Men lured on dating apps, robbed in Kenwood: police

Police are warning residents of two robberies recently reported in Kenwood on the South Side.

February 11, 2021 6:41am CST

Man carjacked in Kenwood

A 20-year-old man was carjacked Monday night in Kenwood on the South Side.

February 9, 2021 6:20am CST

Chicago police charge boy, 13, with felony for gunpoint carjacking

Police Superintendent David Brown said the boy had turned 13 years old "the day before he put a gun to the victim's head."

February 4, 2021 12:20pm CST

Driver charged after crashing into vehicles in Kenwood while fleeing traffic stop: police

A Florida man is facing charges after allegedly fleeing from police and crashing into multiple vehicles Monday in Kenwood on the South Side.

February 2, 2021 6:20am CST

14-year-old charged with carjacking off-duty cop in Kenwood

A 14-year-old boy was charged with carjacking an off-duty cop in the Kenwood neighborhood.

January 29, 2021 2:07pm CST

Police respond to 2 carjackings overnight

At least two people were carjacked Wednesday evening in Chicago, including a man on the West Side and a woman filling up her Maserati with gas in Kenwood.

January 28, 2021 11:39am CST

4 carjackings reported overnight across Chicago

Carjackers targeted at least four people Tuesday night in Chicago, continuing a surge in carjackings over the last year.

January 27, 2021 1:00pm CST

Off-duty cop carjacked in Kenwood

An off-duty Chicago police officer was carjacked at gunpoint Tuesday in Kenwood on the South Side.

January 27, 2021 6:53am CST

Man shot in road rage incident on Lake Shore Drive

A 26-year-old man was shot during a road rage incident early Sunday on Lake Shore Drive near Kenwood.

January 24, 2021 7:03am CST

Carjackers target 4 drivers overnight, including man beaten with pipe

Carjackers continued to target drivers in Chicago Thursday evening, with police responding to at least four carjackings between dusk and midnight.

January 22, 2021 9:51am CST

5 dead, 25 hurt in Chicago weekend gun violence

Five people were killed in Chicago this weekend; three were the random victims of a man on a shooting rampage. At least 24 others were wounded in gun violence across the city.

January 11, 2021 5:13am CST

Shooter in deadly, random rampage across Chicago posted bizarre videos online before death

Jason Nightengale -- the man who rampaged across Chicago's South Side on Saturday, killing three people and wounding four others -- posted bizarre videos on social media in the days and hours leading up to the rampage. In one video just two days before the shooting rampage, he held a gun to the camera and muttered, "no music, no music, I don't need no seatbelt, I'm coming, girl."

January 10, 2021 10:11pm CST