Police found a woman’s car on fire in Old Town overnight, just minutes after she was carjacked at gunpoint near the Chicago History Museum.
The 36-year-old told police the carjacking occurred around 2:41 a.m. as she was sitting in her white Honda SUV in the 1600 block of North LaSalle. She said a man displayed a gun, forced her from the car and headed south.
About ten minutes later, 911 callers reported a vehicle on fire in the 1700 block of North Vine — about three-quarters of a mile west of LaSalle Street. It turned out to be the woman’s vehicle…