May 2021 - Page 3 of 8

Jury awards damages to man beaten by cop during Cubs World Series victory party

May 24, 2021 12:36 PM CWBChicago

A Wrigleyville man who sued the Chicago Police Department and two cops who he said beat him and filed false charges against him during the Cubs World Series victory celebration in 2016 has won nearly $54,000 in federal court.

Drive-by leaves 16-year-old shot, 12-year-old cut by glass in Rogers Park

May 23, 2021 8:54 AM CWBChicago

A 16-year-old boy was shot and a 12-year-old girl was cut by flying glass during a drive-by shooting in Rogers Park on Saturday evening, police said.

Police questioning man after woman’s shot in River North overnight

May 23, 2021 8:00 AM CWBChicago

Police are questioning a suspect after a woman was shot during a confrontation between two groups in River North early Sunday, police said.

1 shot, 2 arrested with guns during another “large group” incident in the Loop

May 23, 2021 7:19 AM CWBChicago

One man was shot and police recovered two firearms in separate incidents as another large group of young adults and teens flooded the Loop on Saturday night and early Sunday, according to police records.

12 catalytic converters recovered after theft crew crashes in Uptown, police say

May 22, 2021 5:08 PM CWBChicago

A catalytic converter theft crew crashed a stolen car in Uptown shortly after witnesses saw them stealing car parts in Andersonville and Bowmanville this morning, according to CPD records.

Man with “rifle-style” gun had over 130 rounds of ammo during Loop crime spree, prosecutors say

May 22, 2021 2:29 PM CWBChicago

“Running around the city streets of Chicago, the downtown area, with a loaded rifle, pointing it at officers and injuring civilians,” Judge Susana Ortiz summarized after hearing the state’s allegations.

“Bandaged Bandit” has robbed 7 banks, stores, and gas stations across the city and burbs, FBI says

May 22, 2021 1:31 PM CWBChicago

The FBI is on the hunt for a man who’s suspected of robbing seven banks, gas stations and convenience stores at gunpoint from Lakeview Elmhurst since April 7.

Man armed with rifle attacks one woman, carjacks another in the heart of the Loop, police say

May 20, 2021 2:58 PM CWBChicago

A man is in custody after he allegedly struck a woman in the head with a rifle on a busy Loop street corner Thursday morning, then used the weapon to carjack a woman outside Macy’s on State Street, according to Chicago police

Man beats attempted murder charge in baseball bat attack, gets probation

May 20, 2021 11:25 AM CWBChicago

A Lower West Side man who faced attempted murder charges after he alleged beat a man with a baseball bat in Streeterville has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a sentence of 18-months probation

Armed hijackers took man’s car in Uptown on Wednesday evening, police say

May 20, 2021 10:59 AM CWBChicago

A group of hijackers held a man at gunpoint and took his car in Uptown yesterday evening.

Shots fired in Streeterville overnight, but intended target refuses to cooperate with cops

May 20, 2021 9:13 AM CWBChicago

It’s the third time this week that police have confirmed gunfire in the tony downtown neighborhood. One of the earlier incidents resulted in a man suffering three graze wounds to his head.

Citing continual overtime and canceled parade, police union votes “no confidence” in mayor and top cops

May 20, 2021 7:36 AM CWBChicago

The labor union representing Chicago’s front-line police officers unanimously approved a no-confidence vote Wednesday evening against Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, police Supt. David Brown, and the department’s second-in-command.

Prosecutors say man who’s been to prison twice for murders killed another victim Sunday

May 19, 2021 7:20 PM CWBChicago

A man who has been convicted of two separate murders and publicly admitted to a third killing was charged Wednesday with murdering another man over the weekend.

Month: May 2021