October 2020 - Page 4 of 8

Updated: Man dangling from Trump Tower demands to speak with president

October 18, 2020 6:55 PM CWBChicago

A man is dangling by a rope from the Trump Tower’s 16th-floor veranda tonight, demanding to speak with President Donald Trump. The man has reportedly threatened to cut the rope if his demands are not met.

He fatally shot his own sister in 2012 — and now he has 3 active gun cases

October 18, 2020 3:28 PM CWBChicago

Despite his background, Cook County judges twice released Ibrahim Aysheh on affordable bonds for the new gun cases until he picked up his third case this month.

Cops investigating 3 robberies in Lakeview

October 18, 2020 1:47 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating three separate robberies that were reported in Lakeview on Saturday afternoon and evening. Incidents were reported in Boystown and other parts of Lakeview East.

Loop: Man and 4 juveniles robbed victim who fell asleep on Orange Line, cops say

October 18, 2020 11:05 AM CWBChicago

The victim was asleep on the train near Quincy when Michael Sturdivant and the unnamed juvies approached him around 12:30 a.m. on September 22, according to prosecutors and CPD records.

River North attorney pleads guilty to ripping off elderly clients

October 18, 2020 1:55 AM CWBChicago

Jeffrey Schlapp, 59, represented senior citizens and their estates in lawsuits against nursing homes, but he sometimes reached settlements without telling his clients.

Charges filed in Logan Square arson spree

October 18, 2020 1:23 AM CWBChicago

Luis Ramirez, 54, is charged with five felony counts of arson causing damage in connection with the October 4 fires on the 2200 block of North Rockwell.

Road rage shooting leaves man critically wounded in Edgewater

October 18, 2020 12:39 AM CWBChicago

A man is in critical condition after he was shot in an apparent road rage incident near the terminus of Lake Shore Drive in Edgewater.

Catalytic converter thieves roll through Lakeview

October 17, 2020 2:25 PM CWBChicago

Chicago’s roving bands of catalytic converter thieves made their way to Lakeview this week. Here are some of the blocks where they struck.

Uptown man stung by sheriff’s Grindr investigation

October 17, 2020 12:07 PM CWBChicago

Matthew Baldwin is accused of soliciting an undercover cop who posed as a 15-year-old boy on Grindr.

Three men and a U-Haul: Trio charged with burglarizing West Loop clothing store

October 17, 2020 11:27 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said police who responded to a burglary-in-progress call saw four men running out of Pillars, a clothing store at 1167 West Madison, at 1:52 a.m.

Prosecutors: Weed dealer was shot by his own gun during Loop robbery attempt

October 16, 2020 8:18 PM CWBChicago

Fred Clarke was shot by his own gun when he tried to rob a woman of $100,000 during a marijuana deal inside a Loop apartment, prosecutors said.

13-time felon worked as pickpocket on Red Line, prosecutors say

October 16, 2020 11:35 AM CWBChicago

Albert Fields, a convicted murder and 13-time felon, allegedly worked with another pickpocket to target a man at the Roosevelt Red Line station.

Armed robber targeting convenience stores in River North, Gold Coast

October 16, 2020 11:03 AM CWBChicago

The armed robbery of a River North convenience store this morning appears to be the latest in a series of similar crimes committed by the same offender.

Month: October 2020