Month: February 2019

Kim Foxx | Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office The labor union that represents Chicago’s beat cops is striking back at what it believes is a failure of Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx to prosecute crimes committed against officers in the line of duty. Leaders of FOP Lodge #7 told Foxx in a letter this

EDITORS’ NOTE: Some details of this story have been removed at 9:12PM on August 31, 2020. The accused individual succeeded in having the case expunged from his/her Cook County Criminal Court record. While not required by law to remove truthful reports, CWBChicago editors do extend this courtesy to individuals who go through the legal process

Approximate locations of the robberies A street robber is grabbing people from behind, dragging them into alleys or secluded places, and taking their valuables in the River North and Old Town neighborhoods, according to Chicago police. The offender struck six times between Jan. 10 and Jan. 19, according to a newly-released community alert. Detectives typically

A 28-year-old motorist refused medical attention after suffering a graze wound when someone opened fire on an Old Town street early today. Police said no one is in custody. The victim was driving in the 1500 block of North Hudson Avenue when someone opened fire from a vehicle that was traveling in the opposite direction,

McGill | Ill. Dept. of Corrections A career burglar who was allegedly caught in the act by cops on patrol in Lincoln Park early Monday has been charged with committing four burglaries and damaging property at a fifth location that night. Officers responding to a call of a burglary in progress reportedly saw 54-year-old Theodore

Jussie Smollett | Wikipedia Here is an update on the investigation into TV star Jussie Smollett’s allegation that he was the victim of a race- and sexual orientation-based hate crime in Streeterville early last Tuesday: Overall: Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson today said that Smollett is still being treated as the victim in the case.

One of several Facebook photos posted by Stacey Means that prosecutors hoped would lead to a significant bail amount on Saturday. Their efforts failed. | Facebook Cook County prosecutors are being forced to drop major drug cases against repeat offenders because the Illinois State Police Crime Lab is routinely failing to return forensic tests of

McGill | Ill. Dept. of Corrections Cops on patrol in Lincoln Park around 3 a.m. Monday reported seeing a man leave a yard in the 2400 block of North Southport with a bicycle. Officers stopped the man, now identified as career burglar Theodore McGill, who is being charged with multiple counts of burglary from the area,

Alvarez (L), Huizar, and a Honda Civic stripped of its wheels on the North Side recently. | CPD; Provided Many Chicagoans have become used to the sight of cars propped up on cinderblocks, stripped of wheels on North Side streets. Hardly a week goes by that we don’t hear from a victim of wheel thieves,