September 2020 - CWB Chicago

Rogers Park: Man shot while sitting in car Wednesday afternoon

September 30, 2020 6:40 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man was shot while sitting in a car in the Rogers Park neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, police said. The victim is in good condition but no arrests have been made.

September murder tally to be highest in a generation — so city sends more cops to Mag Mile

September 30, 2020 7:46 AM CWBChicago

No one is talking about it — at least not yet — but this month will be the worst September for murder in Chicago since the early 1990s.

Loop: Even MORE looting videos released by CPD

September 29, 2020 9:30 PM CWBChicago

Here are six newly-released videos of looting suspects at work in the Loop.

River North: Even MORE looting videos released by CPD

September 29, 2020 9:25 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police have received over 400 tips from people who’ve seen videos of looters who ripped Chicago’s retail corridors early on August 10, CPD Supt. David Brown said Tuesday.

Pic of package thief car leads cops to suspect — two months later

September 29, 2020 8:15 PM CWBChicago

Against all odds, a package theft victim’s cellphone photo of the thieves’ getaway car has led to prosecutors filing charges in the case more than two months after the crime was committed.

3-time convicted gun offender charged with pointing gun at North Side police station

September 29, 2020 8:01 PM CWBChicago

A repeatedly convicted gun offender and gang member is facing Class X felony charges for allegedly pointing a gun at the 17th District (Albany Park) police station from his car on Monday morning.

Murder charge filed against man accused of stabbing sleeping homeless men this summer

September 29, 2020 7:13 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors today charged 28-year-old Bryant McCalip with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Aaron Curry, 58, near the Grant Park skate park on July 9.

Tobacco and booze targeted as convenience store robberies soar to record high

September 29, 2020 12:10 PM CWBChicago

Robberies of convenience stores are up 100% in Chicago through September 1 this year, putting 2020 on-pace to be the worst year for such crimes in at least 20 years, according to CPD records.

Rogers Park burglar strikes 4 times on same block

September 29, 2020 10:42 AM CWBChicago

Burglars have broken into apartments and residential storage rooms on a single Rogers Park block four times this month, according to Chicago police.

Scooter thieves targeting Wicker Park, Bucktown

September 29, 2020 10:25 AM CWBChicago

Citywide, 218 scooter-type vehicles were reported stolen through September 15 this year. That’s up 70% compared to the 128 cases reported during the same period last year.

Suburban man crashed stolen car into Loop jewelry store, prosecutors say

September 28, 2020 3:51 PM CWBChicago

A Des Plaines man faces felony charges after he allegedly crashed a stolen car into a Loop jewelry store on Sunday afternoon.

Federal charges filed against alleged carjacker who slammed into Divvy biker

September 28, 2020 3:15 PM CWBChicago

Federal charges have been filed against a man who allegedly carjacked a West Town driver at gunpoint and then crashed the stolen car into a Divvy bike rider on May 27.

Man shot during robbery in Wicker Park, police say

September 28, 2020 9:48 AM CWBChicago

An out-of-town visitor was shot in the hand during a robbery Sunday evening in Wicker Park, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

Month: September 2020