September 2019 - CWB Chicago

“Well known gang leader” OK after being shot in Uptown

September 30, 2019 8:45 PM CWBChicago

A 28-year-old man is in good condition after being shot outside Truman College in Uptown on Monday evening. No one is in custody. Local alderman James Cappleman called the victim “a well known gang leader” and promised his office would “keep offering this young man services to get him back on track.”

Third man charged in shooting that left doorman dead at Sound-bar

September 30, 2019 7:52 PM CWBChicago

Police said Matthews surrendered to police on Sunday after he learned that a warrant had been issued for his arrest in the case. Previously charged and still awaiting trials in the case are 37-year-old Armond Williams of Villa Park and 34-year-old Jon Poole.

Burglary alert issued for east Lakeview

September 30, 2019 6:46 AM CWBChicago

The offender has been tied to burglaries in the 900 block of West Oakdale at 1:20 p.m. on Sept. 8; the 700 block of West Oakdale between 9 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. on Sept. 24; and the 700 block of West Belmont between 8:35 a.m. and 5:45 p.m. on Sept. 24.

Cops re-issue downtown robbery alert following Saturday attack

September 30, 2019 5:46 AM CWBChicago

The attack was part of a pattern of at least six robberies in River North and near Michigan Avenue since Aug. 25, according to the community alert that police updated late Sunday.

As Kevin O’Malley’s killer goes to prison, a juror speaks out: “The prosecution did a sh***y job.”

September 29, 2019 8:15 PM CWBChicago

“The story we heard was completely separate from what the police told you,” the juror said while speaking on condition of anonymity. “Everything you read and see makes it sound like Pitts took his cell phone, then POP POP. That’s not what happened. It wasn’t like that.”

Man on parole for robbing a store in Lakeview while on parole for robbing stores in Lincoln Park and Lakeview is now charged with robbing two stores in Lincoln Park and Lakeview this month

September 29, 2019 1:39 PM CWBChicago

A man who has been sent to prison repeatedly for robbing retails shops in Lakeview and Lincoln Park is being held without bail after prosecutors charged him with the armed robberies of two stores this month — one in Lakeview, and the other in Lincoln Park.

Medical examiner: Drowning took life of man who went missing in Lincoln Park

September 29, 2019 8:48 AM CWBChicago

Esteban Uriostigue, 22, left the Jewel-Osco at 2550 North Clybourn around 9 p.m. on June 25 but never returned home. His body was found about a week later in the Chicago River.

Man shot near Cabrini-Green

September 29, 2019 8:00 AM CWBChicago

The victim was on the 400 block of West Oak when he heard the sound of gunfire come from a passing vehicle shortly before 5 a.m., according to a police department source.

Lakeview: AT&T store robbed Saturday

September 28, 2019 8:04 PM CWBChicago

Three men entered the store at 554 West Diversey around 3:50 p.m. and one of the offenders displayed a knife, according to police and a witness. Also: An arrest has been made in last week’s mob theft from a Gold Coast 7-Eleven.

Cops warn of Loop pickpocket team

September 28, 2019 6:42 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a pickpocket team that has been working the CTA train system downtown. Meanwhile, a prolific pickpocket who has two theft cases pending has been charged with stealing wallets from two more victims in and near the Loop.

25 felony counts filed against man who held SWAT team at bay in Lincoln Park

September 26, 2019 8:53 PM CWBChicago

A grand jury has returned a long list of felony charges against Anthony Hatley, the man who allegedly put a knife to his girlfriend’s head and then held a SWAT team at bay last month in Lincoln Park. Hatley is now charged with 25 felonies, including 22 Class X counts.

Woman robbed at knifepoint near Loop Metra station

September 26, 2019 1:13 PM CWBChicago

The woman was walking near the South Water Metra entrance when she was attacked. Elsewhere, a DePaul student told police that she was robbed at gunpoint outside the 19th District Police station in Lakeview.

Need to mail a bunch of narcotics? Here’s what not to do.

September 26, 2019 12:13 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say he mailed a bunch of narcotics in Logan Square this month, prompting a hazardous materials response. But how did police find him so quickly? If the Unabomber were dead, he’d roll over in his grave.

Month: September 2019