July 2020

9-year-old fatally shot in River North tonight

July 31, 2020 8:05 PM Tim Hecke

Police said a 9-year-old boy was fatally shot outside a housing complex on the 900 block of North Cambridge in River North.

Downtown: Man on bond for gun charge accused of having another firearm during traffic crash

July 31, 2020 12:13 PM Tim Hecke

A man who was on bail while awaiting trial for illegal gun possession is charged with unlawful possession of another gun after paramedics allegedly found him sitting on a firearm, passed out behind the wheel of his car downtown.

Men charged with robbing 3 teens at Chicago Red Line

July 31, 2020 9:18 AM Tim Hecke

Two men robbed a group of young teenagers at the Chicago Red Line station Wednesday, prosecutors said during a bond court hearing yesterday. One of the accused me is on probation for robbery.

Threatening comments, unauthorized sharing sparks changes to Cook County’s YouTube court feeds

July 30, 2020 6:31 PM Tim Hecke

Cook County’s chief judge has ordered some live streamed court proceedings to provide only audio after members of the public illegally posted excerpts of hearings online, a court spokesperson told CWBChicago Thursday night.

Charges filed in harrowing Uptown carjacking

July 30, 2020 5:31 PM Tim Hecke

Michael C. Pearson is accused of pointing a gun at a carjacking victim’s head and ordering her to get out of the moving car in Uptown.

Week after cops warn of scooter theft spree, man’s accused of riding one around town

July 30, 2020 3:56 PM Tim Hecke

Just days after Chicago police warned that thieves are stealing motorized scooters from parking spaces on the Near North Side, cops have arrested a man who was allegedly riding one of the stolen two-wheelers.

Armed robbery crew attacks, robs 2 men on Far North Side

July 30, 2020 2:23 PM Tim Hecke

An armed robbery crew battered attacked two men in separate hold-ups on the city’s Far North Side on Wednesday evening, according to police records. No arrests have been made.

Suspect questioned after another arson wave sweeps Lincoln Park, Lakeview

July 30, 2020 1:01 PM Tim Hecke

Police are questioning an arson suspect after a series of fires broke out in Lakeview and Lincoln Park.

Breaking: In wake of Lakeview bar shooting, wrongful death suit filed against Walsh Security

July 30, 2020 8:39 AM Tim Hecke

Walsh Security and one of its guards is being sued by the family of Mario Dingillo, who was fatally shot near Bluelight Bar in Roscoe Village last year.

Shoplifting mobs hits Gold Coast convenience store 3x in a week (Videos)

July 29, 2020 10:19 AM Tim Hecke

A shoplifting mob targeted the Gold Coast Chicago 7-Eleven convenience store at 1036 North Dearborn three times in the past week.

Fight between Venezuelan, Afghan high schoolers was the result of ‘cultural differences,’ not a hate crime, alderwoman claims

October 1, 2023 10:06 PM

Venezuelan students attacked with a baseball bat were involved in “cultural differences” with Afghan students, Rogers Park alderwoman says.

Bad luck: Man shot in Humboldt Park faces felony charge after Chicago cops allegedly found a gun under his body

October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

A Humboldt Park man faces a felony charge after Chicago cops who found him shot allegedly discovered a handgun under his body.

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.