A 17-year-old boy is now the third teenager charged in an armed robbery that police say unfolded in West Town last summer, when a 28-year-old man was held at gunpoint on the 900 block of West Lake Street near the Morgan CTA station. The teen was arrested in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood and, like the two younger suspects already in custody, is being handled in the juvenile justice system. Chicago police say all three have been charged with armed robbery tied to the August 30 incident.
Arrest and charges
According to police and local reports, officers picked up the 17-year-old around 8 a.m. Wednesday near 98th Street and Oglesby Avenue. He was booked on a juvenile charge of armed robbery with a firearm. As reported by FOX 32 Chicago, detectives said his arrest rounds out the trio linked to the August 30 case. Because all three suspects are juveniles, their names have not been released.
Where it happened
Chicago police say the holdup took place on the Morgan CTA platform in the Fulton Market area, along the 900 block of West Lake Street, when the 28-year-old victim was allegedly robbed at gunpoint in the early hours of August 30. Investigators put out surveillance images and urged regular riders to stay alert while they worked the case, according to ABC7 Chicago. The outlet also shared the police tip line for anyone who might have seen something.
Earlier arrests
Two other boys, ages 13 and 16, were arrested in early October and charged with the same robbery, FOX 32 Chicago reported. Those earlier arrests happened in the South Loop and Cabrini-Green neighborhoods and helped detectives connect all three teens to the August 30 stickup, according to the station. Because they are minors, police and local media have withheld their names as the juvenile cases move forward.
Juvenile court notes
Illinois law sharply limits what the public can see from juvenile court, including records and identifying details in many delinquency cases. Broader disclosure generally requires sign-off from certain officials or the court itself, under the state’s Juvenile Court Act. The law spells out who is allowed access to juvenile files and under what conditions a judge may order release; full statutory language is available from the Illinois General Assembly. Any decision on whether to move the teens into adult court would come later in the juvenile process.
Police ask for tips
Investigators are still asking anyone with information or video from the August 30 robbery to contact detectives or leave an anonymous tip at CPDTIP.com, as noted by ABC7 Chicago. Police say public tips and privately held footage often help them back up surveillance images and push cases toward adjudication. As of Wednesday, local coverage had not reported whether formal juvenile court petitions had been filed for the 17-year-old.
