March 2019 - CWB Chicago

Chicago sees 70% drop in officer-involved shootings since 2011; New tools, training hailed

March 31, 2019 11:08 PM CWBChicago

| File The number of police-involved shootings in the city has fallen nearly every year for the past seven years, according to Chicago Police Department data, with last year seeing 70% fewer such incidents than 2011. The trend appears to be continuing into 2019. Only two persons have been shot so far this year by

Cops investigating two robberies in Lincoln Park neighborhood

March 31, 2019 9:38 PM CWBChicago

| Google Police are investigating a pair of robberies in the Lincoln Park neighborhood: • A 28-year-old woman was reportedly robbed of her phone as she rode the Red Line into the Fullerton station at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The victim said a teenager forced the phone out of her hand as the doors opened

While the rich and famous get access to Foxx, murdered cab driver’s family waits for answers

March 31, 2019 9:11 PM CWBChicago

Omar Tungekar tried to contact someone in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office after his father was kicked to death in a West Loop road rage incident on Sept. 2nd. “I spent days trying to find a way to contact someone,” Tungekar said. “and the first time I called, the person who answered the phone

Four questioned after a series of robberies in Lincoln Park, Downtown

March 31, 2019 3:15 PM CWBChicago

Approximate locations of Saturday’s incidents. | Multiplottr A carload of thieves pulled off a series of at least four robberies stretching from Old Town to Streeterville on Saturday afternoon before police caught up with the crew in River North. Four suspects, believed to be juveniles, are in custody. The first robbery was reported around 12:45

Update: Man charged with Lakeview armed carjacking

March 28, 2019 11:36 PM CWBChicago

Gamaliel Cabrera is charged with an armed carjacking in the 2900 block of N. Greenview. | CPD; Google A Wicker Park man has been charged with carjacking a Lakeview resident at gunpoint earlier this month. The 28-year-old victim reported being jumped and robbed of his phone, computer, and 2018 Buick Encore SUV in the 2900

NEW: State prosecutors’ bar “condemns” Foxx’s “misleading,” “Inaccurate,” “abnormal” handling of Smollett case

March 28, 2019 10:19 PM CWBChicago

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx | CBS2 The organization that represents Illinois’ prosecuting attorneys this afternoon released a statement that decimates Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx and her office’s resolution of the Jussie Smollett hate crime fraud case. Signed by its president, the Illinois Prosecutors Bar Association (IPBA) statement “condemns” the actions that

Wrigleyville: Man charged with December shooting incident near Wrigley Field

March 28, 2019 3:44 PM CWBChicago

Ryan Wynne was recently charged for the incident, which was reported in late December. | CPD; Addison& Clark Charges have been filed against a man who was allegedly involved in a shooting incident near Wrigley Field late last year. A security guard at the newly-opened Addison & Clark entertainment and housing complex, 1025 West Addison,

Loop: Prowler breaking into restaurants after hours, police say

March 28, 2019 12:34 PM CWBChicago

A prowler is forcing his way into Loop restaurants after hours to take valuables, including cash that has been left in registers overnight, police said. Detectives report in a community alert today that the man seen here pries open entrance doors or breaks front door glass to get inside. He’s struck at least four times

Kim Foxx says Smollett’s sweetheart deal is “available to all defendants.” Court records tell a different tale.

March 28, 2019 12:34 AM CWBChicago

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx says her office treated accused celebrity hate crime faker Jussie Smollett in the same way that ordinary citizens facing similar criminal charges are treated. Is that true? Not so much, according to court files that document what has happened to other defendants who’ve allegedly filed run-of-the-mill false reports with

Gang gunfire spike in Uptown leaves another person shot Tuesday

March 27, 2019 7:52 PM CWBChicago

Locations of Tuesday’s shooting (bottom) and Sunday’s shots-fired incident (top). | Multiplottr After starting the year with relative peace, the Uptown neighborhood has seen a sudden surge in shots fired incidents since two men were shot in the 1000 block of West Argyle on March 19th. A 24-year-old woman was shot in her right leg

Jussie Smollet complete investigative file from Chicago Police Department

March 27, 2019 2:48 PM CWBChicago

CWBChicago is posting the complete Chicago Police Department investigative file on the Jussie Smollett “hate crime” investigation that we have received in response to a Freedom of Information Act request. We have not read or reviewed the files for completeness or accuracy. FILE 1 HERE FILE 2 HERE These files were provided by the Chicago

Shooting near Ravenswood playground leaves neighbors rattled

March 27, 2019 1:39 PM CWBChicago

The victim was shot while sitting in this car near the River Park playground. | Provided Neighbors are on edge in Ravenswood after a man was shot in a drive-by shooting that had the River Park playground and field house in the line of fire. The 33-year-old victim was sitting in the driver’s seat of

Judge released accused cop killer from home monitoring and nighttime curfew just 2 weeks before off-duty officer was slain

March 26, 2019 12:54 AM CWBChicago

Police say Menelik Jackson’s murderous rage began early Saturday at the Rock & Roll McDonald’s. | CPD; Google On March 8th, Menelik Jackson was standing in front of Cook County Judge Joseph Claps to address a violation of probation motion that prosecutors had filed against the 24-year-old South Sider. After pleading guilty to attempted burglary

Month: March 2019