October 2022 - CWB Chicago

8-time felon accidentally left his ID behind after robbing convenience store, prosecutors say

October 31, 2022 5:58 PM CWBChicago

An eight-time convicted felon allegedly left a key piece of evidence behind after he robbed a downtown Chicago convenience store last month: his photo ID

Man who gave Chicago bank teller a two-page robbery note is sentenced to 10 years

October 31, 2022 11:47 AM CWBChicago

A Wisconsin man who was caught because a downtown Chicago bank teller activated a silent alarm while trying to carry out his elaborate hold-up plan has been sentenced to ten years in prison. Adam Neibauer, 40, was previously convicted of trying to rob a bank in Wisconsin and getting away by hijacking a car salesman during a test drive.

Family and friends remember beloved Chicago umpire who was murdered in his North Side home

October 31, 2022 11:03 AM CWBChicago

Friends, family, and colleagues of Carlos Rivera will lay him to rest on Tuesday morning, more than a week after someone shot him to death as he investigated a disturbance in the second-floor unit of his Chicago two-flat.

He’s baaack: Former prosecutor who blasted Kim Foxx in resignation letter returns to work as a defense lawyer representing Chicago cops

October 31, 2022 12:09 AM CWBChicago

James Murphy, the veteran prosecutor who ripped Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx in a fiery resignation letter this summer, has landed a new job. He’s now a defense attorney at a law firm that defends Chicago police officers against criminal charges filed by Foxx’s office.

Video shows car thieves crashing through body shop door; thefts and robberies on the rise at Chicago businesses

October 30, 2022 8:14 PM CWBChicago

Surveillance video captured car thieves stealing a vehicle from a Chicago auto repair shop. The incident is part of a growing trend across the city in which thieves and, sometimes, armed robbers target body shops, carwashes, and other vehicle-focused businesses.

Carjackers took a man’s BMW outside a DePaul building in the Loop on Sunday, but hijacking cases are down sharply this month

October 30, 2022 11:45 AM CWBChicago

Armed carjackers forced a man out of his car in downtown Chicago on Sunday morning, according to a bulletin from DePaul University’s public safety office. But carjacking reports are down sharply this month.

Month: October 2022

8-time felon accidentally left his ID behind after robbing convenience store, prosecutors say

Man who gave Chicago bank teller a two-page robbery note is sentenced to 10 years

Family and friends remember beloved Chicago umpire who was murdered in his North Side home

He’s baaack: Former prosecutor who blasted Kim Foxx in resignation letter returns to work as a defense lawyer representing Chicago cops

Video shows car thieves crashing through body shop door; thefts and robberies on the rise at Chicago businesses

Carjackers took a man’s BMW outside a DePaul building in the Loop on Sunday, but hijacking cases are down sharply this month

Man shot during domestic incident in Rogers Park, police say

4 hospitalized after overdosing at River North nightclub, fire department says

Man is found shot in crashed car near Aragon Ballroom

17-year-old found shot to death in car under South Loop train tracks

Chicago police warn about armed robbers who strike in Wicker Park early on Sunday mornings

Second victim of September double-shooting in the Loop has died

Hate crime charges filed against man who allegedly attacked gay couple in Ravenswood

Man murdered girlfriend hours after she filed domestic battery report with police, prosecutors say

Woman left drugs near toddler who died of overdose in East Garfield Park, prosecutors say

Police warn of 19 auto thefts across Fulton Market, West Town

Suburban lab executive faked 380,000 COVID tests in $66 million fraud, feds say

He pleaded guilty to an attempted murder he didn’t commit. But an Illinois court refuses to give him a certificate of innocence