Month: February 2019

Jussie Smollett | Good Morning America Chicago police late Friday released two Lakeview men who had been questioned for two days as “potential persons of interest” and, later, “potential suspects” in the alleged hate crime attack of Empire TV star Jussie Smollett early on Jan. 29 in Streeterville. “Due to new evidence as a result

Abimbola “Abel” Osundairo (left) and his brother Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo. | YouTube Two brothers, Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo and Abimbola “Abel” Osundairo, have been identified as the men taken into custody by Chicago police for questioning as “potential persons of interest” in last month’s purported hate crime attack of Empire TV start Jussie Smollett. The Osundairos

Despite a second consecutive year of rampant carjackings and nearly 600 homicides in Chicago last year, the Cook County State’s Attorney did not attempt to get any violent juvenile offenders tried in adult court during 2018, according to records secured by CWBChicago via a Freedom of Information Act request. The city has been fighting widespread

Officer Timothy Walter, DUI specialist in the 19th District, arrives for his final shift on Wednesday. | Captainkane84 It was quite a career for a Chicago cop. Thirty-two years on the job, culminating as the DUI enforcement specialist in the 19th (Town Hall) Police District where he personally took hundreds of drunk drivers off the

A 25-year-old pregnant woman was punched and kicked by an unknown man on a Red Line train as they neared the Addison station late Wednesday night, according to Chicago police. The woman was riding home just after 11 p.m. when the man approached her and began insulting her, police said. The offender then became physical,

UPDATE 2:25AM: A photo from 2015 (above) has emerged, showing Empire creator Lee Daniels (center) posing with one of the “potential persons of interest” (right) who is in police custody for questioning. So far, no one has been charged with any crime. ————— Two Chicago brothers who attended Lakeview High School are “potential persons of

Michele Smith | Wikipedia Lincoln Park Alderman Michele Smith (43) is doubling-down on a claim that police manpower in two districts that serve her ward increased by 136 officers last year. CWBChicago reported on Jan. 24 that district staffing information provided by the Chicago Inspector General shows that the districts only gained 78 officers last year.

Jussie Smollett | ABC UPDATE 6:02PM—Rob Elgas of ABC7 reports that “multiple sources” have said that Smollett and the two persons of interest staged the attack because Smollett’s character was being written out of Empire. The station reports that Smollett “no-showed” for his interview with detectives today. (CPD’s chief spokesperson has denied the station’s reports

Larry Hudson | CPD A five-time convicted felon who’s on parole for burglary has been charged with stealing cell phones from River North restaurant customers while posing as a charitable “flyer boy.” Larry Hudson, 24, immediately pleaded guilty to one count of theft of lost or mislaid property and was sentenced to two days time

A River North service station attendant was slashed on his back and left arm during a robbery early Wednesday, police said. No one is in custody. The cashier, 54, told police that two men entered the BP gas station at 750 North Wells around 1:08 a.m. and announced a robbery. One of the men cut

Bank surveillance image of Monday’s robber. | FBI The man who robbed a Loop bank this week may be responsible for two other bank hold-ups since mid-January. Image of the Jan. 16 robbery suspect. | FBI At 12:48 p.m. on Monday, the man seen above walked into TCF Bank at 29 East Madison and announced

A bad idea. | PakWheels It sounds like common sense, but apparently, it’s not. Chicago police last night issued a community alert that warns drivers not to leave their cars running with the keys in the ignition when the vehicle is unattended. According to the alert, one thief has stolen three idling cars in Streeterville