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Month: December 2022

Citywide

Dakotah Earley tries out his new prosthetic leg — 7 months after a robber nearly killed him in Lincoln Park

December 6, 2022 1:39 PM CWBChicago
Video from his mom shows Dakotah Earley trying out a prosthesis, seven months after he was nearly killed by an armed robbery in Chicago.

Irving Park

Off-duty Chicago cop opens fire on catalytic converter crew — one night after he was threatened by men with a gun at the same spot

December 6, 2022 12:45 PM CWBChicago
An off-duty Chicago police officer opened fire on a catalytic converter theft crew on Tuesday morning, one night after two carloads of men pointed a gun at him in the same location.

West Loop

Woman, 67, carjacked outside West Loop Target store

December 5, 2022 9:43 PM CWBChicago
A carjacker pushed a 67-year-old woman to the ground and stole her Lexus outside a Target store in the West Loop on Monday morning, according to a Chicago police report.

Citywide

Teens who tried to rob concealed carry holder also tried to carjack an Uber driver in April — but he shot their accomplice dead: sources

December 5, 2022 9:21 PM CWBChicago
Two Chicago teenagers who tried to rob a concealed carry holder on Monday were also involved in a carjacking attempt in April, but that victim shot their accomplice dead.

Citywide

Shooter who killed a man at a vigil outside Christ Hospital was on felony bail, prosecutors say

December 5, 2022 7:52 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a Chicago man who was on felony bail shot and killed another man outside an Oak Lawn hospital, where people had gathered to support someone who had just been murdered at a social gathering in Chicago.

Citywide

Breaking: Concealed carry holder shoots 2 suspects in Wicker Park robbery spree; 4 people in custody

December 5, 2022 11:07 AM CWBChicago
Two members of an armed robbery crew were shot by a concealed carry holder and a third member of the team suffered a broken leg after they committed a series of holdups in Wicker Park on Monday morning, according to Chicago Police Department sources

Loop

Man gets 5 years for groping girls in the Loop

December 5, 2022 6:44 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago man has been sentenced to five years for allegedly groping young girls as they shopped with adults in the Loop in July 2020.

Citywide

Nearly 40 people robbed during holdup sprees since Friday, including 5 last night in the West Loop and West Town

December 5, 2022 6:22 AM CWBChicago
Nearly 40 people have been robbed since Friday by armed holdup crews prowling the city’s near west and north sides. Five of those victims were targeted Sunday evening in the West Loop and West Town.

Citywide

#52: Chicago man shot his ex’s new boyfriend more than 20 times while on bail for a gun case, prosecutors say

December 5, 2022 4:08 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a Chicago man shot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend more than 20 times outside the woman’s home while on bail for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

Citywide

Chicago woman is attacked, robbed while walking with her 9-year-old as 12 more armed robberies are reported

December 4, 2022 10:50 AM CWBChicago
At least 12 more armed robberies were reported in West Town and the North Side of Chicago, where recurring sprees have left dozens of victims in their wakes.

Citywide

Woman intentionally shot 12-year-old who had argued with her niece, prosecutors say

December 4, 2022 4:31 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors said on Saturday that a 28-year-old Chicago woman intentionally shot a 12-year-old girl who had been arguing with her niece.

Citywide

3-year-old shot himself inside home where 7-time felon was on electronic monitoring for a gun case: prosecutors

December 3, 2022 8:39 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a seven-time felon with a pending Class X armed habitual criminal case had another gun in the Chicago house where he was on electronic monitoring, and his 3-year-old son shot himself with it on Thursday evening.

Citywide

‘Wasn’t me’ says Chicago man who allegedly wore same clothes and underwear as carjacker

December 3, 2022 8:05 PM CWBChicago
An 18-year-old who has been adjudicated delinquent in three juvenile gun cases this year is now accused of carjacking a woman on the Northwest Side while armed with an Airsoft rifle.

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