June 2022 - CWB Chicago

Man gets 20 years for sexually assaulting a woman he followed from Morse Red Line station

June 30, 2022 9:19 PM CWBChicago

A man who sexually assaulted a woman after following her from the Morse Red Line station in July 2019 has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Pair charged with beating, robbing victims at Belmont Red Line station claimed to be “too intoxicated” to remember what happened: prosecutors

June 30, 2022 8:18 PM CWBChicago

A man and woman who allegedly beat and robbed two separate victims at the Belmont CTA station in Lakeview on Wednesday morning told police they were too intoxicated to remember what happened, prosecutors said.

2 men caught stealing rental cars at Midway garage amassed 5 carjacking convictions in the past 18 months as juveniles: prosecutors

June 30, 2022 11:04 AM CWBChicago

Two men who allegedly tried to steal vehicles from a rental car agency’s garage at Midway Airport this week have a true passion for automobiles.

Man radioed fake “10-1” police emergency as hundreds of teens converged on the Belmont CTA station Monday, prosecutors say

June 30, 2022 7:51 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man faces felony charges for allegedly radioing a fake “10-1” police emergency that sent dozens of cops racing to the Belmont CTA station as a large crowd of young people descended on the area Monday night.

Robbery charges filed against woman and 2 teens who allegedly took car in Lincoln Park, crashed in Streeterville

June 30, 2022 7:02 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old woman and two 15-year-old boys are charged with robbery for allegedly taking a woman’s car in Lincoln Park and then crashing it in Streeterville this week.

Dakotah Earley, nearly killed in a Lincoln Park robbery last month, speaks to his mom in a heart-tugging new video clip

June 29, 2022 8:27 PM CWBChicago

In a new video, Dakotah Earley speaks publicly for the first time since he was nearly killed by an armed robber in Lincoln Park last month.

Surprise! Contrary to viral video advisors, Chicago police can still chase people. Just ask these two guys, who were arrested after the video ended.

June 29, 2022 7:31 PM CWBChicago

Contrary to the legal opinion expressed by a man in a new viral video, Chicago police can chase people. And a couple of men who allegedly ran from officers in the footage are learning that the hard way.

2-hour armed robbery and carjacking spree leaves at least 7 victims in its wake overnight

June 29, 2022 12:04 PM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a series of armed robberies and carjackings that unfolded in about two hours early today in Lincoln Park, Bucktown, West Town, and the Lower West Side. No arrests have been made in the robberies, which appear to be the work of a hold-up crew that uses at least two cars.

3 in custody for attacking, robbing 2 people at Belmont CTA station this morning: police

June 29, 2022 10:49 AM CWBChicago

Three people are in custody for allegedly attacking and robbing a man outside the Belmont CTA station in Lakeview this morning and then doing the same thing to another man on the station platform minutes later, Chicago police said.

Career thief has been stealing from sleeping O’Hare travelers since March, prosecutors say

June 29, 2022 5:53 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a man with a long criminal history repeatedly stole luggage and other property from weary travelers who fell asleep between flights at O’Hare International Airport this year.

Chicago’s top cop blamed Sergio Barron for causing a mass shooting while on bail for a gun case. Sunday, he was allegedly caught with another gun.

June 29, 2022 5:08 AM CWBChicago

Sergio Barron was allegedly caught with another illegal handgun Sunday, less than 2 months after Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown blamed him for causing a mass shooting — while on bond for another gun case.

Woman is charged with stabbing 3 people during Pride Parade after-party in Lakeview

June 28, 2022 8:00 PM CWBChicago

An Old Town woman is charged with stabbing three people during an argument near the Belmont CTA station as a large crowd gathered in the area following Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade.

Woman who shot her brother to death during an argument will only face a low-level gun charge, prosecutors say

June 28, 2022 7:42 PM CWBChicago

The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office declined to file anything more than a low-level gun charge against a woman who allegedly shot her brother to death during an argument in Little Italy over the weekend.

Month: June 2022