September 2021 - Page 10 of 10

Carjacking victim refuses to press charges against teen (who already has 4 armed robbery cases pending)

September 2, 2021 7:48 PM CWBChicago

A driver who had a gun pressed to his forehead by a carjacker outside a North Side grocery store on Wednesday evening refused to press charges against the man who apparently took the car because the vehicle was still in good condition when police recovered it for him.

No bail for River North attack suspect who says prosecutors are ‘putting it all on me’

September 2, 2021 6:00 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said a man who allegedly participated in the beating and robbery of two men in the middle of State Street last weekend was wearing one of the victims’ necklaces and driving their stolen car when police arrested him Monday evening.

2 men shot in River North — directly under the CPD camera that recorded weekend attack video

September 2, 2021 8:21 AM CWBChicago

Two men were shot in River North early Thursday, directly underneath the CPD surveillance camera that recorded a now-viral video of two men being beaten and robbed in the middle of State Street.

Lyft driver who sexually assaulted female passenger gets 66-month sentence

September 2, 2021 12:26 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 66 months for sexually assaulting a woman who fell asleep in the back seat of his car while he worked as a Lyft driver.

Knife attack leaves River North bank worker critically wounded, suspect in custody

September 1, 2021 8:23 PM CWBChicago

A River North bank employee is in critical condition after a man stabbed her in the neck Wednesday morning. Police arrested a suspect and recovered a knife in the Loop later in the day.

Prosecutors charge man in brutal State Street attack as cops hunt at least two more suspects

September 1, 2021 7:30 PM CWBChicago

A 33-year-old Wheeling man is the first person to be charged with the brutal beating and robbery of two men in the middle of State Street early Saturday morning, police said.

Awkward! Man drives into CPD station parking lot to escape a running gun battle, gets ticketed

September 1, 2021 6:00 PM CWBChicago

A shoot-out between the occupants of two vehicles directly in front of a North Side police station ended badly for a third driver who tried to escape the gunfire by pulling into the 18th District station’s parking lot.

Paroled home invader is accused of committing murder while lollygagging authorities let his gun and drug case drift

September 1, 2021 1:20 AM CWBChicago

A grand jury indicted paroled home invader Justin Cortes on multiple gun and drug charges in June, but authorities never took him into custody. In August, he allegedly killed a man. At least someone arrested him this time.

Month: September 2021

Carjacking victim refuses to press charges against teen (who already has 4 armed robbery cases pending)

No bail for River North attack suspect who says prosecutors are ‘putting it all on me’

2 men shot in River North — directly under the CPD camera that recorded weekend attack video

Lyft driver who sexually assaulted female passenger gets 66-month sentence

Knife attack leaves River North bank worker critically wounded, suspect in custody

Prosecutors charge man in brutal State Street attack as cops hunt at least two more suspects

Awkward! Man drives into CPD station parking lot to escape a running gun battle, gets ticketed

Paroled home invader is accused of committing murder while lollygagging authorities let his gun and drug case drift

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit

GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers