April 2022 - Page 5 of 10

Felony charges finally filed against man who allegedly has trouble keeping his pants on

April 18, 2022 8:38 AM CWBChicago

A man with a history of sexual behavior in public, including two allegations in the past month, is finally facing a felony charge.

River North hotel guest injured during exchange of gunfire with armed room invader, police say

April 18, 2022 7:27 AM CWBChicago

A 53-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his face after someone knocked on his hotel room door in River North on Sunday evening, police said.

2 men are charged with robbing a Red Line passenger in the Loop. Both have been convicted of other robberies in the past year, prosecutors say.

April 17, 2022 7:31 PM CWBChicago

Two men are charged with robbing a CTA Red Line passenger in the Loop on Friday evening. One is on probation for two attempted robberies. The other was convicted of robbery last year in juvenile court.

Bicyclist critically injured in West Loop collision, driver charged

April 17, 2022 6:33 PM CWBChicago

A Joliet woman allegedly struck a bicyclist in the West Loop on Saturday night, leaving the man in critical condition.

Downtown robbery spike may involve two hold-up crews

April 17, 2022 2:17 PM CWBChicago

Police now believe that two armed robbery teams are targeting victims in the downtown area — and there is speculation that they may be working together.

Prosecutors declined felony charges for pair found with $2.3K worth of shoplifted fragrances, CPD report says

April 17, 2022 7:06 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors refused to file felony charges against two people who were allegedly found in a car with over $2,300 worth of fragrances taken in a South Loop shoplifting raid.

Man carjacked and robbed a victim while on electronic monitoring for attempted murder of a sheriff’s deputy, prosecutors say

April 16, 2022 6:33 PM CWBChicago

Dewon Cathion allegedly lured a victim into an armed robbery and carjacking trap via Facebook Marketplace while on electronic monitoring for an attempted murder in which he allegedly tried to shoot a Cook County sheriff’s deputy.

Someone keeps firing shots near Belmont and Broadway — and it happened again Friday afternoon

April 16, 2022 1:06 PM CWBChicago

For the past few months, someone has been firing shots near the intersection of Belmont and Broadway in Lakeview. It happened again Friday afternoon.

Bowling alley manager had 36 credit cards and 29 IDs belonging to other people during traffic stop, prosecutors say

April 16, 2022 6:26 AM CWBChicago

The manager of a popular bowling alley is facing felony charges after police allegedly found dozens of credit cards and IDs belonging to other people in his possession during a traffic stop.

Wave of armed robberies reported downtown Friday evening

April 16, 2022 5:45 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating a burst of armed robberies that occurred in the Loop, Streeterville, and the Near North Side on Friday evening.

Driver who plowed into cop, kid, and woman is charged — and more felonies are coming, prosecutors say

April 15, 2022 5:18 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Friday charged a man with injuring a Chicago police sergeant as he sped away from a River North traffic stop last weekend. And the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office says more charges are on the way.

71-year-old woman clobbers 7-time felon who tried to carjack her outside Jewel-Osco, prosecutors say

April 15, 2022 4:40 PM CWBChicago

Seven-time felon Daniel Gilardon met his match when he tried to carjack a 71-year-old woman outside Jewel-Osco this week, prosecutors say.

Alderman explains Chicago’s $1.9 billion plan to tackle violent crime — but ‘arrest’ and ‘prosecution’ aren’t in the mix

April 14, 2022 11:57 PM CWBChicago

Lakeview Ald. Tom Tunney emailed constituents with news about the Chicago’s plan to reduce violent crime. Here are two words you won’t see in his report: arrest and prosecution.

Month: April 2022