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8-year-old Uptown girl died from physical assault, medical examiner says; police investigating

May 27, 2022 7:32 AM CWBChicago

The Cook County medical examiner’s office has ruled that an 8-year-old girl’s death in Uptown this week was a homicide.

Gunmen fired at least 40 rounds on the Near North Side — and much of it was caught on video

May 27, 2022 5:55 AM CWBChicago

At least three gunmen fired dozens of shots Thursday evening on the Near North Side, leaving nearby residents rattled, but no one injured. Much of it was caught on video.

Prosecutors reject carjacking charges, leading a misdemeanor court judge to ask why: ‘The facts of this case sound much more like an aggravated vehicular hijacking’

May 26, 2022 5:21 PM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge was surprised that she was hearing Trevale Robinson’s case in misdemeanor court, but a proscutor told her that the state’s attorney’s office rejected felony carjacking charges.

18-time convicted felon stabbed an acquaintance to death on the Blue Line, prosecutors say

May 26, 2022 4:05 PM CWBChicago

An 18-time convicted felon is charged with stabbing an acquaintance to death on the Blue Line downtown Monday evening.

3 teens are charged with carjacking a delivery driver in Albany Park

May 26, 2022 8:50 AM CWBChicago

Three teenagers carjacked a packaged delivery driver in Albany Park, then crashed the stolen car as police followed them through traffic a short time later, according to Chicago police.

Serial bank robber strikes again in the Loop, FBI says

May 26, 2022 8:36 AM CWBChicago

A serial bank robber struck again in the Loop this week, the third time he has robbed a bank downtown this month, according to the FBI.

Police ask for help finding attacker who set beloved “Walking Man” on fire in River North

May 25, 2022 4:41 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance images of the man who set a well-loved homeless man known as the “Walking Man” on fire in River North early Wednesday.

Bucktown cellular store robbed at gunpoint; similar cases reported in Lakeview, West Town

May 25, 2022 4:22 PM CWBChicago

An armed man robbed a Bucktown cellular store at gunpoint on Tuesday evening, marking at least the third time in two weeks that a phone retailers have been similarly robbed. Earlier cases were reported in West Town last week and Lakeview on May 11.

Man sexually assaults Old Town woman after following her from a CTA bus stop, police say

May 25, 2022 2:50 PM CWBChicago

A man followed a woman from a River North bus stop and then sexually assaulted her in Old Town on Monday night, Chicago police said Wednesday.

Attacker set Chicago’s “Walking Man” on fire as he slept in River North overnight; critical condition

May 25, 2022 11:49 AM CWBChicago

Joseph Kromelis, known affectionately as Chicago’s “Walking Man,” is hospitalized and critically injured after someone set him on fire as he slept near the Trump Tower loading dock in River North overnight.

Beloved homeless man in critical condition after being set on fire while sleeping near Trump Tower loading dock

May 25, 2022 5:44 AM CWBChicago

A 75-year-old man is in critical condition after someone poured flammable liquid on him and set him on fire as he slept near the Trump Tower loading dock overnight. The attack was captured on video.

Police release images of Blue Line killer

May 24, 2022 3:39 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police released surveillance images on Tuesday afternoon of a man who they believe stabbed a CTA passenger to death aboard a Blue Line train downtown on Monday evening.

18 years after Boystown murder, cops say they know who the killer is — but they need help so he can be charged

May 24, 2022 12:55 PM CWBChicago

Eighteen years after someone stabbed Kevin Clewer to death in his Boystown apartment, Chicago police say they finally know who the killer is. But they need more information so they can convince Cook County prosecutors to approve murder charges.

Month: May 2022