March 2021

Prosecutors: Mag Mile panhandler slashed tourist’s throat as victim’s son looked on

March 31, 2021 7:32 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man was ordered held without bail Wednesday for allegedly slashing the throat of a tourist who refused to give him money in the heart of the Magnificent Mile.

Man carjacked outside Dunkin near Goose Island; Hijackings pace 50% higher than last year

March 31, 2021 11:27 AM CWBChicago

A suburban man was carjacked at gunpoint as he sat outside a Dunkin location near Goose Island on Wednesday morning, according to a CPD report.

Police: Off-duty cop shoots home invader in Albany Park

March 31, 2021 8:41 AM CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officers shot a man who broke into his Albany Park home early Wednesday, according to a brief statement issued by CPD.

Man shot inside Streeterville hotel

March 31, 2021 1:00 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man was shot inside a Streeterville hotel Tuesday evening, police said. The victim and witnesses were reportedly uncooperative with investigators.

Creepy Lincoln Park peeping Tom is heading to prison

March 30, 2021 11:23 PM CWBChicago

It’s prison time for a Skokie man who’s pleaded guilty to committing a series of creepy peeping Tom incidents in Lincoln Park.

Burglar is targeting businesses in West Loop and West Town, cops say

March 30, 2021 10:41 PM CWBChicago

A serial burglar is targeting commercial buildings and offices in the West Loop and West Town, according to a community alert from Chicago police

Cops link 2 Rogers Park robberies to auto theft in Lincoln Park

March 30, 2021 10:21 PM CWBChicago

Police are on the hunt for a group of men who stole a car in Lincoln Park on Saturday evening and then used it to commit two robberies in Rogers Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Stealing cars? That’s dumb. Posting it on Instagram? That’s really dumb.

March 29, 2021 12:08 PM CWBChicago

Stealing a car that someone left running? That’s pretty dumb. Picking up the owner’s cellphone and staring into the camera while it’s on a live FaceTime call? That’s even dumber. Sending a request to follow the car’s owner on Instagram the next day? Well, that’s just crazy. But it happened, prosecutors said Sunday. And Cortel

Man, shot while driving in West Town, in critical condition

March 29, 2021 12:12 AM CWBChicago

A 49-year-old man was shot while driving on Division Street near the Kennedy Expressway on Sunday evening, police said. No one is in custody.

Man on probation for one gun case and on bail for another gun case had a gun at Roosevelt CTA station, prosecutors say

March 28, 2021 11:13 PM CWBChicago

Kenny Crowder, 33, is charged with a fresh count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon and possession of a controlled substance.

15-year-old stabbed a man on the Red Line, Chicago police say

December 7, 2023 7:30 AM

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a man on a Red Line train in Lincoln Park last month, according to Chicago police.

Man killed near West Loop homeless camp, 2nd shooting at troubled intersection in a month

December 7, 2023 6:33 AM

A man was shot and killed in the West Loop overnight, just steps from a homeless camp that the local alderman has said is a catalyst for violent crime in the area. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has reportedly withheld assistance in cleaning up the area because the local alderman refused to link his votes on key legislation to the clean-up effort.

Chicago man violated gun probation by getting another gun and shooting a man to death, prosecutors say

December 6, 2023 8:19 PM

A Chicago man on first-time weapon offender probation is accused of getting another gun and shooting a man 11 times, killing him.