September 2020

Cook County electronic monitoring escapee charged with suburban home invasions, attempted murder

September 2, 2020 8:17 PM CWBChicago

A man who’s accused of committing two suburban home invasions that left two men shot and a 74-year-old woman injured committed the crimes after cutting off his Cook County electronic monitoring bracelet, according to DuPage County prosecutors.

#9 and #10: Serial robber strikes two more times on North Side

September 2, 2020 11:54 AM CWBChicago

A serial robber who has been targeting 7-Eleven stores and Subway restaurants on the North Side struck two more times on Tuesday afternoon, according to police records.

Men shot in Loop, Uptown overnight

September 2, 2020 10:06 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating separate, unrelated shootings that occurred in the Loop and Uptown neighborhoods early Wednesday. No arrests have been made, and both victims are doing okay.

Police seek man in Edgewater sexual abuse case

September 1, 2020 7:58 PM CWBChicago

Police are on the lookout for a man who sexually abused a woman as she walked in the Edgewater neighborhood, according to a community alert from CPD.

Burglar faces 6- to 30-years in prison for stealing Dr. Pepper, prosecutor say

September 1, 2020 7:40 PM CWBChicago

A 58-year-old man with an extensive criminal background is facing a potential prison sentence of six- to 30 years for allegedly breaking into three North Side businesses over the weekend. But prosecutors say he got away with nothing more than a few cans of Dr. Pepper.

Judge: Man faces felony charges “all over some stupid tacos”

September 1, 2020 2:48 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who stole tacos from a food truck near the Shedd Aquarium sped away from the scene in his car, struck a bicyclist, and then ran from police while carrying his 6-month-old baby, prosecutors said.

Lincoln Square: Parolee charged with burglarizing same apartment building 4x

September 1, 2020 2:36 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with burglarizing a Lincoln Square apartment building four times over the summer.

Prosecutors: Man robbed 5 women on CTA trains across city

September 1, 2020 1:53 AM CWBChicago

A West Side man robbed five women aboard CTA trains over the past month in separate crimes that stretched from Jefferson Park to the Loop to Uptown, according to prosecutors.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.

‘That’s him!’ — Armed robber confronts victim a second time to get more stuff, gets busted when cops arrive

September 23, 2023 10:55 AM

A Chicago man robbed a victim at gunpoint, then circled back and tried to rob him again, only to be caught when the cops arrived, according to a CPD arrest report.