May 2022 - Page 4 of 13

Dakotah Earley celebrates his 24th birthday as family thanks neighbor who rushed to his aid

May 24, 2022 7:27 AM CWBChicago

Dakotah Earley is turning 24 today, less than three weeks after his life nearly ended when a gunman shot him three times during a robbery in Lincoln Park.

CTA passenger dead after being stabbed on a Blue Line train downtown, police say

May 24, 2022 6:21 AM CWBChicago

A 43-year-old man is dead after someone stabbed him aboard a Blue Line train downtown on Monday evening. The offender remains at large.

CPD brass enjoys weeks-long vacations while canceling days off for underlings, records show

May 23, 2022 9:52 PM CWBChicago

Top Chicago police leaders have taken days, even weeks off while canceling or restricting days off for cops under their command, records show.

18-year-old killed a man because he thought the victim’s van was too noisy, prosecutors say

May 23, 2022 7:48 PM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old Irving Park man opened fire from his apartment window and killed a passing motorist because he thought the victim’s van was too noisy, prosecutors said Monday.

Justin Gamino was killed last week by a man who received just 2 years for his third felony gun case, according to prosecutors

May 23, 2022 11:42 AM CWBChicago

Justin Gamino was shot and killed by last week by a man who received a plea deal sentence of just two years for his third gun felony, according to prosecutors. The accused man was still on parole at the time of the murder.

3 charged with catalytic converter theft after their car crashes on North Side

May 23, 2022 7:33 AM CWBChicago

Three men are facing misdemeanor theft charges after police found apparently stolen catalytic converters in their vehicle following a car crash in Avondale last week.

Gunman, accomplice handed off gun, swapped clothes after mass shooting near Mag Mile, prosecutors say

May 22, 2022 8:30 PM Tim Hecke

A Cook County judge ordered two men held without bail Sunday in connection with Thursday’s mass shooting outside the Chicago-State Red Line station that left two men dead and seven other people injured.

No bail for man who was shot after allegedly pointing a gun at Millennium Park security

May 22, 2022 3:29 PM CWBChicago

A man who allegedly circumvented a security checkpoint at Millennium Park on Friday evening, and was then shot by an off-duty Cook County sheriff’s deputy after pointing a gun at the officer and other security guards, was ordered held without bail on Sunday..

Woman found handcuffed, chained to wall inside abandoned home on Far South Side, cop says

May 22, 2022 2:31 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a 36-year-old woman was reportedly found handcuffed and chained to a wall inside an abandoned home Saturday evening in West Pullman.

A food delivery driver was hijacked in Lincoln Park on Saturday afternoon, police say

May 22, 2022 11:01 AM CWBChicago

A food delivery driver wound up on the wrong end of a handgun when he tried to stop a group of auto thieves from taking his car in Lincoln Park on Saturday afternoon, according to Chicago police.

#20: Alleged mass shooter had a felony gun case pending when he killed 2, wounded 7 near Magnificent Mile, records show

May 22, 2022 4:15 AM CWBChicago

A 21-year-old South Shore man who allegedly shot 9 people outside the Chicago Red Line station on Thursday night had a felony gun case pending at the time of the mass shooting, according to court records.

Robbers are targeting Divvy riders on the Lakefront Trail, police say

May 21, 2022 3:20 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a couple of men are robbing Divvy riders of their bicycles on the Gold Coast lakefront.

#19: A two-time felon circled a West Side neighborhood for 15 minutes looking for someone to kill in a revenge murder, prosecutors say. He was on bond for a gun case at the time.

May 21, 2022 12:17 PM CWBChicago

A two-time felon drove a gunman around the West Side for 15 minutes to find someone to kill in a revenge murder, prosecutors say. At the time, he was on bail for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Month: May 2022