January 2022

Robberies reported in Boystown, Ravenswood this weekend

January 31, 2022 12:27 PM CWBChicago

A man fought off two robbers who then brandished a gun in Boystown on Sunday night, police said. Separately, detectives are investigating a robbery in Ravenswood in which three men mugged a woman and stole her car Saturday evening.

Chief judge claims no accused murderers have been released on electronic monitoring since October. He’s wrong, according to court records.

January 31, 2022 1:28 AM CWBChicago

Chief Judge Timothy Evans claims that no one accused of murder or attempted murder has been released on electronic monitoring since October. Court records tell a different story.

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January 30, 2022 10:32 PM CWBChicago

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Suspect in custody after man is tackled, anti-Semitic graffiti is sprayed on North Side institutions, officials say

January 30, 2022 10:06 PM CWBChicago

Police are questioning a suspect after someone spray-painted anti-Semitic graffiti and tackled a man Sunday afternoon on the North Side.

Suspect in custody after “innocent bystander” is shot outside Old Town grocery store

January 30, 2022 7:56 PM CWBChicago

Detectives are questioning a suspect after a man was shot in an alley behind an Old Town grocery store on Sunday afternoon.

Cops say they saw a 10-time felon trying to steal a catalytic converter. Prosecutors refuse to charge him with a felony.

January 30, 2022 12:36 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police officers who responded to a 911 call say they saw a 10-time felon trying to steal a catalytic converter from a car after he successfully stole one from another vehicle nearby. But prosecutors refused to charge the man with a felony.

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January 30, 2022 11:02 AM CWBChicago

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January 30, 2022 10:27 AM CWBChicago

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January 30, 2022 10:18 AM CWBChicago

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Lakeview man charged with sexually assaulting women he met in bars in 2019 and 2014

January 30, 2022 9:32 AM CWBChicago

A 44-year-old Lakeview man has been charged with sexually assaulting two women he allegedly met in nightclubs — one in 2019 and another in 2014.

Package thieves blasted victim with bear spray: Chicago police report

December 7, 2023 8:18 AM

Two North Siders blasted a woman in the face with bear spray while stealing packages from her apartment building vestibule, according to a Chicago police report.

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.