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Month: November 2022

Gold Coast

Charges filed in World Cup brawl that left 3 Chicago cops injured in the Gold Coast

November 27, 2022 6:42 PM CWBChicago
A woman and a man face felony charges, and two other men face misdemeanor charges in connection with a fight between fans of opposing soccer teams in the Gold Coast on Saturday that injured two Chicago police officers.

West Loop

Gunmen rob mail carrier of Postal Service master keys in the West Loop

November 27, 2022 11:10 AM CWBChicago
A US Postal Service mail carrier was robbed at gunpoint in the West Loop on Saturday morning, according to a Chicago police report. It’s the latest in a growing pattern of similar holdups in which armed offenders force postal workers to surrender the mail system’s master keys.

CTA

6-time felon boarded a CTA bus with a long gun, prosecutors say

November 27, 2022 7:08 AM CWBChicago
A six-time convicted felon is facing new charges after allegedly boarding a CTA bus in Chicago with a long gun on Friday evening.

West Ridge

North Side home invader beat victim with metal baton — until the victim stabbed him, prosecutors say

November 27, 2022 6:33 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with beating a complete stranger with a metal baton during a Thanksgiving night home invasion on the North Side.

Gold Coast

5 arrested, 2 cops hurt as World Cup fans brawl at Gold Coast bar

November 27, 2022 6:03 AM CWBChicago
A fight between fans of opposing soccer teams at a Gold Coast bar spilled into Division Street, resulting in five arrests and two Chicago police officers being injured, according to CPD and witnesses.

Loop

Man gets 10 years for robbing 3 stores in the Loop, stabbing an employee during one

November 26, 2022 8:04 PM CWBChicago
Things were going pretty well for Shawn Dodd one year ago. He had been charged with Class X armed robbery and other felonies for allegedly robbing two stores in downtown Chicago during the summer.

Loop

Thief steals Salvation Army bellringer’s bucket in the Loop

November 26, 2022 9:21 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police are looking for the man who stole a Salvation Army bellringer’s donation bucket in the Loop on Friday afternoon. It’s not the first time the charity’s holiday donation drives have been targeted by criminals.

Loop

Man shot inside Loop hotel overnight is neighborhood’s 35th shooting victim of 2022

November 26, 2022 7:56 AM CWBChicago
A man was shot inside a Loop hotel room overnight, bringing the total number of people shot in the downtown Chicago neighborhood this year to 35. That is far more shooting victims than in any year since at least 2001.

Humboldt Park

#51: Chicago drug dealer, free on felony bail, beat a customer to death in a vacant lot for paying him with fake money, prosecutors say

November 25, 2022 8:54 PM CWBChicago
Jaquail Jones allegedly beat a man to death with on a vacant lot in Chicago because the victim paid him for drugs with counterfeit money.

Citywide

Armed robbers strike at least 9 times in about an hour on North, Near West Side

November 25, 2022 4:26 PM CWBChicago
A group of armed men committed at least nine armed robberies and carjackings on the city’s north and near west sides in just over an hour on Friday morning, according to Chicago police reports.

West Ridge

Man gets 14 years for shooting at Chicago police officers in West Rogers Park

November 24, 2022 11:12 PM CWBChicago
A reputed Latin King gang member has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for firing shots at Chicago police officers in West Rogers Park two years ago.

Citywide

Man on electronic monitoring hopped into Chicago police car with a gun in his pocket, prosecutors say

November 24, 2022 10:28 PM CWBChicago
A Chicago man on electronic monitoring climbed into a police squad car with a gun sticking out of his pocket, prosecutors say.

Citywide

#50: Twice-convicted gun offender shot a random driver while on felony bail, prosecutors say

November 24, 2022 10:02 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a Chicago man who was on bail for selling nearly $3,500 worth of cocaine to an undercover cop shot a motorist who was driving to work near his home on November 3.

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