October 2022

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