September 2021 - Page 8 of 10

#39 – Man’s charged with two separate shootings while AWOL on burglary charge

September 8, 2021 11:21 PM CWBChicago

In our ongoing coverage of people who’ve been charged with shooting, killing, or trying to kill people in Chicago while on felony bond, Simmie Morris claims a special place.

Arsonist suspected in waves of fires across Lincoln Park and Lakeview gets 4 years

September 8, 2021 7:15 PM CWBChicago

A Palatine man who allegedly set a series of arson fires across Lakeview and Lincoln Park to calm himself down after arguing with his girlfriend has pleaded guilty to one incident in exchange for a four-year prison sentence.

25 years for man who crashed a carjacked taxi, killing a woman on Near North Side

September 8, 2021 6:33 PM CWBChicago

A man who carjacked a taxi on the Near North Side and then killed another driver when he crashed into her car nearby has been sentenced to 25 years in prison.

Man’s charged with robbing two Loop stores, stabbing an employee who confronted him

September 8, 2021 10:29 AM CWBChicago

A man who’s been arrested 14 times since 2014 was accused Wednesday of robbing two stores in the Loop during July and stabbing one of the businesses’ employees.

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Man gets 22 years for killing woman in her River North hotel room

September 8, 2021 10:25 AM CWBChicago

A West Side man has been sentenced to 22 years in prison for strangling a woman in her River North hotel room last year.

No bail for man accused of shooting CTA bus driver in the Loop

September 7, 2021 6:30 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Tuesday accused a man of shooting a CTA bus driver in the face after the victim asked him to step off the bus at the end of its route in the Loop on Saturday evening.

3 in custody after groups rob Divvy biker and another man downtown

September 7, 2021 1:16 PM CWBChicago

Three suspects are in custody after a man was beaten and robbed in the Loop early Tuesday, police said. Another man was robbed of his Divvy bike Monday evening.

Old Town man asks people to stop littering, so they shoot at him

September 7, 2021 12:53 PM CWBChicago

An Old Town man saw someone throw trash from an SUV, and he asked them not to do it. So, of course, they shot at him and crashed into a parked car before speeding from the scene.

Cops seek 2 suspects for armed robbery on Blue Line train in the Loop

September 7, 2021 11:04 AM CWBChicago

Police are asking for help as they try to track down two men who robbed a Blue Line passenger in the Loop.

Man shot on Lakefront Trail near Navy Pier

September 7, 2021 12:47 AM CWBChicago

A man is recovering after someone shot him on the Lakefront Trail in Streeterville on Monday evening, police said.

Prosecutors: Man on bail for gun case started shoot-out that left his friend dead

September 6, 2021 11:42 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man who was on bond for a felony gun case fired the first shot in a gunfight that left his friend dead after 50 rounds were exchanged on the South Side last month. But they aren’t charging him with anything other than illegally possessing another gun.

Man charged with pot distribution while on bond for attempted murder

September 6, 2021 10:58 PM CWBChicago

A man who’s accused of shooting a robbery victim in the West Loop was on bond last week when prosecutors charged him with a fresh felony case for manufacture-delivery of cannabis.

‘Sorry I have to do this,’ man says before allegedly robbing West Rogers Park donut shop

September 6, 2021 10:50 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a North Side man apologized to a Dunkin’ donut shop employee before he hopped the counter and robbed the place at knifepoint.

Month: September 2021