September 2022

Judge describes self-defense, ‘a chaotic tragedy’ in acquitting man of murder outside Richard’s Bar

September 30, 2022 4:26 PM CWBChicago

Thomas Tansey was possibly being double-teamed and acted in self-defense when he brandished a box cutter that killed Kenneth Paterimos during a fight in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Cook County Judge Alfredo Maldonado said as he acquitted Tansey on all counts Wednesday.

Judge finds man not guilty of murder in 2020 stabbing outside Richard’s Bar

September 30, 2022 2:00 PM CWBChicago

The man accused of stabbing another man to death during a fight outside Richard’s Bar in West Town in February 2020 was acquitted of all charges during a bench trial in Chicago this week, Cook County court records show.

2 men robbed, battered, threatened to kidnap undercover Chicago cop during $10 dope deal, prosecutors say

September 30, 2022 10:09 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say two men battered, robbed, and threatened to kidnap an undercover Chicago police officer who tried to buy $10 worth of drugs from them on Wednesday. Both of the accused men have been convicted of felony narcotics charges five times in the past.

Suspect in custody after security guard is shot in Edgewater overnight

September 30, 2022 8:54 AM CWBChicago

A security guard was shot while walking in the Edgewater neighborhood overnight, Chicago police said. Detectives are talking with a suspect.

Mugger who hit CTA passenger with wine bottle robbed another CTA rider the next day, too: police

September 29, 2022 6:26 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police say the man who hit a CTA passenger in the head with a wine bottle on the Red Line over the weekend robbed another CTA passenger on a train the next day. The wine bottle attack was captured on video that went viral.

Feds take over armed carjacking case against man who has extensive juvenile crime record

September 29, 2022 4:05 PM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old who allegedly carjacked a Chicago woman in January while on juvenile probation for another carjacking will now face federal charges. Monte Handley has been facing state robbery and hijacking charges since January, but the US Attorney’s Office in Chicago today announced that a federal grand jury has indicted him in the case.

$862,500 watch heist from Gold Coast car dealership ends with 3-year prison sentence

September 29, 2022 2:01 PM CWBChicago

One of the men who stole luxury watches worth $862,500 from Joe Perillo’s exotic car dealership in the Gold Coast has been sentenced to three years in prison.

Video shows brazen catalytic converter crew working in broad daylight; ‘Are you f*ing kidding me?’

September 29, 2022 8:49 AM CWBChicago

A theft crew seemed to not have a care in the world as they saw the catalytic converter off of a car in Chicago on Wednesday. The sun was shining brightly, and they didn’t seem to mind when a passerby stopped to record them in action.

Victim loses his gun, but keeps his child during West Town carjacking; more hold-ups reported on North Side

September 29, 2022 8:01 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating another string of armed robberies reported late Wednesday and early today, including a carjacking in West Town during which a driver managed to get his child out of the car but lost his gun to the hijackers. Within an hour, more armed robberies were reported in Lincoln Square, Irving Park, and Albany Park.

‘Money hungry’ man teamed up with a 12-year-old for 3 a.m. armed robbery in the Loop, prosecutors say

September 28, 2022 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Two men and a 12-year-old robbed an all-night store directly across the street from the federal jail in Chicago’s Loop, then sat on nearby CTA station steps to count the money they got while security cameras recorded them, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Chicago cops hunt 3 suspects in ‘running gun battle’ that left bystander critically wounded

November 28, 2023 9:23 PM

Chicago police detectives just released video footage of a “running gun battle” that left a man critically injured in Avondale earlier this year. The shooting occurred as many people celebrated Mexican Independence Day on September 16.

Pharmacist gets federal probation for selling COVID vaccination cards on eBay (but some jurors thought the government was being petty)

November 28, 2023 9:06 PM

A pharmacist accused of selling blank COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay as the nation’s immunization effort ramped up in 2021 was sentenced to a year of federal probation on Tuesday, according to court records.

‘Refugee’ rode around on a Divvy, groping passersby, Chicago police report says (but his suburban arrests are even stranger)

November 28, 2023 7:43 PM

A man who claims to be a “refugee” was recently arrested after Chicago police officers allegedly saw him riding around on a Divvy bike and groping women as he passed by. The really weird part of this story, though, is what he previously pleaded guilty to doing in the suburbs.