June 2022 - Page 3 of 12

Our annual Chicago Pride Parade advice: enjoy the day, avoid the night

June 26, 2022 8:25 AM CWBChicago

Nine years ago, we published our editors’ recommendations for enjoying the Chicago Pride Parade weekend safely. Not much has changed.

Man with “Renegade” tattooed across his forehead followed a woman into a Lincoln Park apartment, refused to leave: prosecutors

June 26, 2022 8:02 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say that a man with the word “Renegade” tattooed across his forehead followed a woman into her Lincoln Park apartment and stayed there until Chicago police arrested him.

Duo hijacked a Lyft driver in Andersonville, crashed in Edgewater as cops moved in: prosecutors

June 25, 2022 4:24 PM CWBChicago

Two 18-year-olds are charged with carjacking a Lyft driver in Andersonville and then crashing his car into a fire hydrant as Chicago police closed in minutes later.

Gun charge filed after felon allegedly runs from “shots fired” scene in the Gold Coast

June 25, 2022 3:15 PM CWBChicago

A convicted felon who is on bond for a pending narcotics case allegedly ditched a loaded handgun while running from cops who responded to calls of shots fired in the Gold Coast on Thursday evening.

Woman was part of prolific burglary team that raided Burberry twice in January, prosecutors say

June 25, 2022 12:46 PM CWBChicago

Emma Murphy is charged with burglarizing Burberry and other stores as part of a crew that may have targeted more than 200 retailers.

Angered by Adam Toledo’s death, man opened fire on Rogers Park police station, prosecutors say

June 24, 2022 9:55 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man who fired shots at a Chicago police station in Rogers Park last year told witnesses he did it because he was angry about the then-recent shooting of Adam Toledo, prosecutors said Friday.

In a stunning reversal, CPD brass reinstates some cops’ time off — on Sunday, the date of Chicago’s Pride Parade

June 24, 2022 8:17 PM CWBChicago

In a surprising reversal, the Chicago Police Department announced on Friday afternoon that it is reinstating a day off for some cops who have been working without a break since June 14.

Armed men rob 3 women, pistol-whip 1, in West Town hold-up

June 24, 2022 11:29 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers robbed three women, pistol-whipping one of them, on a West Town street overnight, police said. The hold-ups are part of a wave of armed robberies that have hit parts of the city during late night hours this week.

A serial bank robber, responsible for 8 hold-ups in the Loop, hit twice Thursday, FBI says

June 24, 2022 8:48 AM CWBChicago

A serial bank robber needed about 30 minutes to rob two more branches in the Loop on Thursday afternoon. The FBI now says the man has robbed eight banks in the Loop since May 2.

Edgewater burglar watched porn in one victim’s apartment, then sexually abused the downstairs neighbor, prosecutors say

June 24, 2022 8:00 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a burglar who got caught watching porn in an Edgewater man’s apartment broke into the victim’s downstairs neighbor’s apartment minutes later and sexually abused a woman as she took a midday nap this week. Neither victim knows the accused man.

River North carjacking crew strikes again in Andersonville overnight. Some get arrested, others keep committing crimes.

June 24, 2022 7:12 AM CWBChicago

An armed carjacking team took a man’s Cadillac at gunpoint in River North on Thursday evening and then hijacked a rideshare driver in Andersonville two hours later.

Chicago police trainee files battery report against her training officer after unplanned “training scenario” in Grant Park

June 23, 2022 4:31 PM CWBChicago

A recent Chicago police academy graduate filed a police report against her field training officer this week, alleging that he took her to the ground and dragged her during an impromptu training scenario in Grant Park.

Mules and jackasses: Chicago mayor denies cops are being overworked as CPD chief cancels most days off

June 23, 2022 3:29 PM CWBChicago

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot denies that the city’s cops are “being worked like mules,” but the police superintendent’s own emails show he has cancelled nearly every possible day off between June 14 and July 5.

Month: June 2022