October 2020 - Page 2 of 8

Update: 16-year-old charged with shooting woman near Grant Park this month

October 27, 2020 11:26 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors today charged a 16-year-old boy with being the gunman who shot a woman as she rode in a car on Lake Shore Drive near Grant Park earlier this month, police said.

Roommates carjacked and robbed in Lincoln Park, police say

October 27, 2020 7:10 AM CWBChicago

Monday’s victims were getting out of their SUV in the 2500 block of North Sheffield when two men walked up and pointed a gun in their faces around 10 p.m., according to a CPD report.

Criminal charge “inspired” third-party run for State’s Attorney, candidate says

October 26, 2020 6:57 PM CWBChicago

A third-party candidate for Cook County State’s Attorney was charged last year with violating an order of protection one day after a judge signed the order to shield his wife and 12-year-old daughter, court records show.

Even more cases emerge of violent crimes committed by men freed on “affordable bail”

October 25, 2020 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Nearly a year after Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans declared “we haven’t had any horrible incidents occur” under his affordable bail initiative, CWBChicago continues to find plenty of cases to dispute his claim.

Cops issue robbery alert for North Side

October 25, 2020 1:17 PM CWBChicago

After nearly two weeks of increased robbery reports in the Town Hall (19th) Police District, Chicago police have now issued a community alert for the area.

Loop: Man charged with hit-and-run bus shelter crash that left woman seriously injrued

October 25, 2020 8:10 AM CWBChicago

Allen Espino is charged with driving a truck into an occupied CTA bus shelter on Michigan Avenue and then leaving the scene.

Man shot during carjacking attempt near Mag Mile, cops say

October 25, 2020 6:53 AM CWBChicago

The man told investigators that a gunman got into the passenger side of his vehicle and demanded control of the car around 6:30 p.m. on the first block of East Chicago Avenue.

Jacked: Auto break-ins reported near Goose Island pumpkin patch, cops say

October 24, 2020 8:28 AM CWBChicago

Some visitors to an on-going Halloween event near Goose Island are getting a little more trick than treat this year, according to Chicago police.

Four more robberies reported in Lakeview Thursday; Fifth reported in Uptown

October 23, 2020 12:33 PM CWBChicago

Thursday’s victims ranged in age from 17 to 78. And it continues to appear that there are two different patterns: one involving a purse and phone snatcher, the other involving armed men.

Indiana man with distinctive truck gets probation for West Loop road rage case

October 22, 2020 10:41 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said George Novak brandished a gun and told the other driver to “get back in your f*cking car.”

Update: Man gets 7 years for Rogers Park home invasion and sexual assault

October 22, 2020 10:41 PM CWBChicago

An Old Town man who allegedly threatened a woman — and then sexually assaulted her daughter during a home invasion hours later — has been sentenced to seven years.

More men claim to be victims of nightclub robbery duo — and they even have pix

October 22, 2020 10:33 PM CWBChicago

And one alleged victim even sent photos of himself and a friend posing with the women, Tiana Trammell and Tjwana Rainey. He says the women drugged and robbed him and his friend a short time later.

“High ranking” gang member strikes plea deal in Rogers Park shooting

October 22, 2020 2:04 PM CWBChicago

Police said Max “Maxo” Chessher, 30, was identified on surveillance video at the scene of the shooting as well as at the Loyola Red Line station where he allegedly dumped a handgun into a garbage can after the crime.

Month: October 2020