September 2022 - Page 3 of 10

Man is caught driving a stolen car while on bail for a gun case, a robbery case, and another stolen auto case, prosecutors say

September 25, 2022 7:25 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man who is on bail for robbery, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possessing a stolen motor vehicle was caught driving another stolen car this week in Chicago.

Red Line passenger robbed, hit with wine bottle

September 25, 2022 6:23 AM CWBChicago

Facebook video shows a man being robbed and hit in the head with a wine bottle while riding the Red Line on Saturday morning. It’s the latest embarrassment for Chicago’s problem-plagued transit system.

‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ 4-time felon, on parole for carjacking, committed another carjacking in Uptown this week, prosecutors say

September 24, 2022 9:38 PM CWBChicago

A four-time convicted felon on parole for carjacking is accused of carjacking a driver outside a Chicago fast food restaurant on Thursday morning.

#42: Man nearly killed beloved chef during a violent carjacking and robbery in Chinatown—while on felony bail, prosecutors say

September 24, 2022 9:06 PM CWBChicago

The man who brutally beat and carjacked beloved chef Jin Lew in Chinatown this spring, leaving the 61-year-old with injuries so severe that he will need 24-hour care for the rest of his life, was on bail for a pending stolen motor vehicle case at the time of the attack, prosecutors said Saturday.

3-time convicted burglar, on bail for 2 burglaries, burglarized 3 more Lakeview homes this week, prosecutors say

September 24, 2022 9:20 AM Tim Hecke

A three-time convicted burglar, who is on bail for two burglary cases, burglarized three more Lakeview homes on Wednesday evening, prosecutors say. Chicago police allegedly found property belonging to all of the latest victims in his backpack.

Man with two pending robbery cases is charged with mugging teenager on the Red Line

September 24, 2022 8:04 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man with an extensive juvenile record, including two pending robbery cases, robbed a 15-year-old who was riding home from school on the Red Line earlier this month.

Rogers Park shooting leaves 1 man dead, another critically injured overnight

September 24, 2022 4:38 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police said one man is dead and another is critically injured following a shooting in Rogers Park early Saturday. The neighborhood’s murder and shooting totals are at their fastest pace since at least 2016, according to city records.

A downstate murder suspect is in custody following an armed robbery in Rogers Park: source

September 23, 2022 6:02 AM CWBChicago

A downstate murder suspect was among five people who ran from a stolen car that was used in an armed robbery on the North Side yesterday evening, according to a law enforcement source.

#41: Felon engaged in ‘gunfight at the OK Corral’ while on electronic monitoring, officials say

September 22, 2022 7:29 AM CWBChicago

A convicted felon engaged in “a gunfight at the OK Corral” on a bustling Chicago street while he was on electronic monitoring for a felony case, authorities said Wednesday.

#40: Teen with pending gun case shot acquaintance at South Side gas station, prosecutors say

September 22, 2022 6:09 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a 17-year-old with a pending gun case in juvenile court got another gun and shot a man at a Chicago gas station. The victim allegedly told police he recognized the person who shot him because they participated in the same program to get their criminal records expunged.

Off-duty cop shot during North Side road rage incident had been stripped of police powers over the weekend: source

September 22, 2022 5:09 AM CWBChicago

The probationary Chicago police officer who was shot in the face during a suspected road rage incident on the North Side this week had been relieved of her police powers over the weekend because she failed a drug test, a law enforcement source said.

#39: A 16-year-old boy with two active juvenile gun cases shot and killed a man during a robbery last month, prosecutors say

September 22, 2022 3:56 AM CWBChicago

A 16-year old boy who was on probation for a juvenile gun case and awaiting trial for another juvenile gun case secured yet another gun and killed a man during a robbery attempt on Chicago’s North Side last month, prosecutors alleged Wednesday.

No bail for aunt accused of tossing toddler off Navy Pier in ‘intentionally brutal and heinous’ attack

September 21, 2022 2:49 PM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge, citing allegations of an “intentionally brutal and heinous” attack, ordered a Des Plaines woman held without bail for allegedly tossing her 3-year-old nephew off of Chicago’s Navy Pier and then doing nothing as passersby and first responders tried to save the boy this week.

Month: September 2022