April 2022 - Page 2 of 10

2 charged with driving vehicle hijacked in Lakeview

April 28, 2022 11:51 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors charged two men with driving a car after it taken from a 77-year-old Lincolnwood man during a carjacking in Lakeview on Saturday.

2 men shot in Lincoln Square overnight, police say

April 28, 2022 5:59 AM CWBChicago

They told officers they were sitting in the van on the 1900 block of West Balmoral when a gunman approached and began shooting at them.

Men wore ski masks and hoodies on an 85° day to steal $1,800 worth of underwear, proscutors say

April 27, 2022 9:46 PM CWBChicago

Two men who wore ski masks and hoodies on a summer-like day stole $1,852 worth of underwear from Footlocker, prosecutors say.

Fake ‘RUN THIS’ license plate leads cops to 2 guns in man’s car — after they run his plate, prosecutors say

April 27, 2022 9:23 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man faces two felony gun charges after cops approached him because they ran the license plate on his car — RUN THIS — and determined it was fake.

Prolific fitness center burglar tells cops he’s been breaking into several lockers a week for five years: court records

April 27, 2022 8:23 PM CWBChicago

A serial fitness center burglar told police this week that he has been breaking into “several” lockers a week for five years to support himself, according to court records.

Alleged ambulance thief must post $2,000 to get out of jail, judge says

April 27, 2022 6:28 PM CWBChicago

A Grundy County judge said Benjamin Herrington could travel to Missouri while awaiting trial for allegedly stealing a Chicago Fire Department ambulance and driving it 70-miles with police in pursuit.

2-time felon admitted to firing a gun during a wild shootout on the Near North Side this weekend, prosecutors say. He’s charged with a misdemeanor.

April 27, 2022 1:47 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Anthony Newman admitted that a gun cops found was his and he admitted to firing it during a shootout on the 800 block of North Sedgwick.

Chicago police commander approved murder charges in hammer attack because prosecutors refused to do it, records show

April 27, 2022 2:12 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago police commander overrode prosecutors who refused to file murder charges against a man who admitted to killing another man with a hammer over the weekend, according to CPD records.

FBI offers reward for Boystown bank robbery suspect

April 26, 2022 3:50 PM CWBChicago

The FBI released images Tuesday of a man who allegedly robbed a Boystown bank late last week.

Cops seek man who stabbed, robbed Red Line passenger in Lakeview

April 26, 2022 11:29 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for help as they try to find the man who stabbed and robbed a passenger aboard a Red Line train in Lakeview early Monday.

Man found dead inside downtown Chicago police station

April 26, 2022 10:52 AM CWBChicago

A 46-year-old man was found dead inside a Chicago Police Department station on Tuesday morning, according to internal communications provided to CWB Chicago by a source.

Red Line robber arrested when cops spot him outside Lakeview police station

April 26, 2022 9:37 AM CWBChicago

Cops arrested a 17-year-old for a Red Line robbery after they spotted him outside the Town Hall police station in Lakeview on Monday evening.

2 men robbed Red Line passengers at Addison and Thorndale on Monday evening: reports

April 26, 2022 2:00 AM CWBChicago

Two men committed two robberies Monday evening on the Red Line — first at Thorndale, then at Addison — but they slipped away before cops arrived both times.

Month: April 2022