17-year-old boy charged following 19 burglaries on South, North sides

Sun-Times file SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday in connection with 19 burglaries spanning neighborhoods on the South and North sides, Chicago police said. The boy was charged with 17 felony counts of burglary, one felony count of attempted burglary and one misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property, according to police. Police say the boy is one of the people involved in the string of burglaries, which occurred in Lincoln Park, Ukrainian Village, Lake View, Roseland, Auburn Gresham, Beverly, Washington Heights, New City and Englewood. Twelve of the burglaries occurred on Oct. 15. The rest happened Oct. 16, Sept. 30 and May 7, police said. SHARE COPY LINK Share CLOSE Twitter Facebook Bluesky Email Reddit Flipboard Sun-Times Wire Chicago Public Media Next Up In Crime Man charged in fatal shooting during family argument in Greater Grand Crossing Man found fatally shot in South Deering Gunman commandeered CTA bus with passengers through Southwest Side, prosecutors say E-scooter rider, 67, killed in collision with SUV in North Park Man facing attempted murder charges after shooting boy, 17, in Gresham police say 3 shot by gunfire through window of Englewood apartment