October 2022 - Page 2 of 11

Man suspected of shooting woman, himself inside downtown apartment building has died

October 29, 2022 2:55 PM CWBChicago

The man who Chicago police believe shot a woman and then shot himself inside a Near North Side apartment building this week has died.

No bail for man accused of hijacking driver, robbing bicyclist on North Side in 2020

October 29, 2022 12:50 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors this week charged a Chicago man with carjacking a driver in Albany Park and then robbing a bicyclist in Edgewater nearly two years ago.

Michigan man allegedly used fake ID to try to withdraw money from … the Chicago police credit union

October 29, 2022 9:10 AM CWBChicago

A Michigan man is facing felony charges after he allegedly used a fake ID to try to withdraw cash from the Chicago Patrolmen’s Federal Credit Union, which, as you may have guessed, is the credit union used by Chicago police officers.

Chicago judge slaps high-speed “Kia Boy” with $250,000 bail

October 29, 2022 8:32 AM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge in Chicago ordered an alleged “Kia Boy” held on $250,000 “not just for the public’s safety, but to protect this young man from himself.”

Convenience store killer left his bike and phone at the scene, prosecutors say

October 28, 2022 2:00 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a seven-time convicted felon shot and killed a North Side convenience store worker during a robbery attempt last week, then left his phone and his unique bicycle at the crime scene.

Illinois catalytic converter thefts are up over 500% since 2019, insurance company says

October 28, 2022 12:47 PM CWBChicago

State Farm, the largest auto insurance company in the country, says that insurance claims for stolen catalytic converters in Illinois have increased by more than 500% since 2019.

Outrageous: Chicago sex offender, on bail for allegedly groping 4 women since June, molested another woman on Loyola’s Campus this week, prosecutors say.

October 28, 2022 7:12 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors yesterday charged David Buckner with misdemeanor battery for grabbing and groping an 18-year-old girl on the Loyola University campus in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.

Prosecutors charge Chicago cop for tazing man during 2021 street stop

October 27, 2022 11:18 PM Tim Hecke

A veteran Chicago Police Department field training officer has been charged with aggravated battery and official misconduct after tazing a man during a street stop last year

Police release suspect pictures, new info about murder outside Greyhound bus terminal

October 27, 2022 9:30 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance images of the gunman who shot and killed a Greyhound bus employee outside the company’s West Loop terminal on Monday morning.

Man robbed Uptown bank on Wednesday afternoon, FBI says

October 27, 2022 6:14 PM CWBChicago

The FBI is looking for a man who robbed an Uptown bank on Wednesday afternoon.

FBI says he robbed 7 banks in Chicago and suburbs: ‘Hello, ladies. I would like to make a withdrawal.’

October 27, 2022 5:33 PM CWBChicago

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against a Zion man who they believe committed seven bank robberies in Chicago and the suburbs over the past 11 months.

Chicago man who was shot in January and again in February had a gun inside the house where he was on electronic monitoring, prosecutors say

October 27, 2022 2:37 PM CWBChicago

Alex Hernandez, who was shot two different times this winter, is accused of having a gun in the Chicago home where he was staying on electronic monitoring.

8-time felon who shot and robbed man on the Red Line also robbed a Loop sporting goods store: prosecutors

October 27, 2022 11:57 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Wednesday said an eight-time felon who shot and robbed a CTA passenger during a robbery on a Red Line train in July also robbed a sporting goods store in the Loop less than three weeks earlier.

Month: October 2022