September 2022

Carjacker drags woman, steals her dog in West Loop

September 4, 2022 11:35 AM CWBChicago

A carjacker dragged a 54-year-old woman with her vehicle and stole her dog in the West Loop on Saturday evening, according to Chicago police. The woman was seriously injured but is recovering, police said.

Another man shot in Wrigleyville; second shooting on Clark Street this weekend

September 4, 2022 10:01 AM CWBChicago

For the second time this weekend, Chicago police are investigating a shooting on the Clark Street nightlife strip in Wrigleyville.

Suburban man, 62, shot in the South Loop

September 4, 2022 8:25 AM CWBChicago

A suburban man was shot as he stepped out of his car in the South Loop overnight. Chicago police offered little information about what happened.

Loop shooting leaves man dead on his 40th birthday; second victim injured

September 4, 2022 7:55 AM CWBChicago

A gunman left one man dead and another injured in the Chicago Loop early Sunday.

Man shot while driving in River North on Saturday evening

September 3, 2022 9:53 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a man was shot while driving in River North on Saturday evening.

Prosecutors: Chicago man with carjacking, armed robbery, and stolen car cases pending in juvenile court brandished a gun during an auto break-in

September 3, 2022 5:17 PM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old with carjacking, armed robbery, and stolen motor vehicle cases pending in juvenile court pulled a gun on a woman when she caught him trying to steal her son’s car with an accomplice, prosecutors said. Both men are also on juvenile probation for felonies.

More than 30 rounds were fired in Old Town overnight, killing a man who was awaiting sentencing on federal gun charges

September 3, 2022 6:46 AM CWBChicago

A man who was awaiting sentencing on federal gun charges was killed in a hail of automatic gunfire in Old Town overnight. Chicago police said they found more than 30 shell casings at the scene.

Man shot during argument outside Wrigleyville bar

September 3, 2022 5:42 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot during an argument outside a bar near Wrigleyville overnight, Chicago police said. The gunman remains at large.

Man gets 37 years for fatally stabbing River North bank employee

September 2, 2022 7:47 PM CWBChicago

A man with a long history of mental illness and violent attacks has been sentenced to 37 years in prison for stabbing a Chase bank employee to death during a random attack in downtown Chicago one year ago.

Scooter rider stabbed Vespa user in bike lane dispute, prosecutors say

September 2, 2022 7:10 PM CWBChicago

A dispute over the use of a bicycle lane on the Near North Side ended with one man being stabbed and another facing felony charges, officials said. Chicago police said it happened around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday in the 1100 block of North LaSalle.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.

‘That’s him!’ — Armed robber confronts victim a second time to get more stuff, gets busted when cops arrive

September 23, 2023 10:55 AM

A Chicago man robbed a victim at gunpoint, then circled back and tried to rob him again, only to be caught when the cops arrived, according to a CPD arrest report.