January 2023 - Page 5 of 12

Bible school teacher had cocaine worth $377,000 in a downtown apartment, prosecutors say, but his attorney rips their case

January 22, 2023 12:20 AM CWBChicago

A suburban Bible school teacher was charged on Saturday with having a gun and cocaine worth $377,000 in a downtown Chicago high-rise apartment building. But his defense attorney ripped apart the prosecution’s case, saying they had no evidence that he had anything to do with the drugs.

4 pedestrians among 6 injured in River North traffic crash

January 21, 2023 11:05 PM CWBChicago

Six people, including four pedestrians, were injured when two cars collided and one of the vehicles ran onto a crowded River North sidewalk Saturday evening, Chicago police said. The crash was captured on a passing vehicle’s rear-facing camera system.

Armed robbery teams returned Saturday morning, targeting 7 victims from Bucktown to Little Village

January 21, 2023 10:15 PM CWBChicago

After taking a few days off, Chicago’s armed robbery crews returned Saturday morning for another crime spree that stretched from Bucktown and Logan Square to Little Village and West Town.

Woman, 18, shot in West Loop hotel room

January 21, 2023 12:37 PM CWBChicago

A suspect is in custody after an 18-year-old woman was shot inside a West Loop hotel room on Saturday morning. The incident may be domestic in nature.

Armed men rob 14-year-old in Ravenswood

January 21, 2023 7:09 AM CWBChicago

Armed men robbed a 14-year-old boy as he walked in Ravenswood on Friday afternoon, according to Chicago police.

Robbers beat, pistol-whip man in Lakeview

January 21, 2023 6:43 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers beat and pistol-whipped a man as he walked in Lakeview overnight, Chicago police said.

Cops warn of auto thefts from downtown parking garages

January 21, 2023 6:39 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a series of auto thefts from parking garages in Streeterville, River North, and Goose Island.

AirTag on victim’s key ring leads Chicago cops to armed robbers, prosecutors say

January 21, 2023 6:13 AM CWBChicago

Two parolees are in custody after Chicago police tracked a robbery victim’s stolen AirTag to locate them in a stolen getaway car, prosecutors said.

Carrying a gun during Lakeview looting spree earns man a 69-month federal prison sentence

January 20, 2023 4:56 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to almost six years in federal prison for illegally carrying a handgun during a looting spree in Lakeview during a night of widespread civil unrest on May 31, 2020.

Chicago mayor wants tamale vendors to go cashless to prevent robberies, opponent suggests hunting down fleeing suspects ‘like rabbits’

January 20, 2023 8:58 AM CWBChicago

Chicago’s mayoral candidates debated public safety on Thursday, suggesting everything from converting tamale vendors to electronic payment systems and hunting down people who run from the cops “like a rabbit.”

Serial burglar stole doorbell camera, threatened victim, and even took gifts from under a Christmas tree, prosecutors say

January 20, 2023 5:33 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago woman with a colorful criminal history is accused of committing a string of burglaries from Bucktown to Lakeview, threatening a victim who posted surveillance images of her on social media, and even stealing gifts from under the Christmas tree in an occupied home.

Cops looking for 3 suspects in Grand Red Line robbery

January 19, 2023 6:38 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for three people who attacked and robbed a man at the Grand Red Line station last week.

Chicago judge lectures attorney for calling church burglary a crime of poverty: ‘that’s an affront to poor people’

January 19, 2023 3:27 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago judge cautioned a defense attorney against calling burglaries of churches and schools “crimes of poverty” during a bail hearing for Hannibal Kerry on Thursday.

Month: January 2023