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Month: February 2023

Citywide

An 80-year-old recovering from surgery fought and shot a home invader on the Northwest Side, prosecutors say

February 3, 2023 9:18 AM CWBChicago

An 80-year-old man recovering from prostate surgery fought and shot a home invader who broke into his Chicago home this week, leaving the 13-time felon in critical condition, officials said.

Uptown

After Uptown shooting left bystander injured, 2 men are charged with possessing one gun. But nobody’s charged with shooting him.

February 2, 2023 11:04 AM CWBChicago

On a sunny Saturday afternoon last August, a shootout between a pedestrian and a drive-by gunman left a 59-year-old bystander shot near the Argyle Red Line station.

Loop

Loyola student who robbed Metra conductor for lunch money gets probation

February 2, 2023 1:10 AM CWBChicago

A Loyola University Chicago student who robbed a Metra train conductor because he was hungry and needed money for lunch before class has been sentenced to two years of probation.

Citywide

21 year sentence for Chicago man who robbed a convenience store while on electronic monitoring for robbing another convenience store

February 2, 2023 12:52 AM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge has sentenced a Chicago man to a whopping 21-year sentence for robbing a convenience store at gunpoint while he was on electronic monitoring for allegedly robbing another store.

Citywide

Tattoo artist sexually abused 3 customers while on bail for sexually assaulting two other customers, prosecutors say

February 2, 2023 12:07 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago tattoo artist was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting or abusing three female customers, including a 17-year-old, while he was on bail for allegedly sexually assaulting two other female customers

Gold Coast

Downtown robber is ‘disabling’ victims with strikes to the head, Chicago police say

February 1, 2023 8:31 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a robber who has “disabled” two people by striking them in the head from behind before taking their valuables downtown.

Lincoln Park

Alleged Lincoln Park church burglar is accused of breaking into two more churches

February 1, 2023 8:11 PM CWBChicago

The man accused of burglarizing a Lincoln Park church at Christmastime was back in Chicago bond court on Wednesday to face allegations of burglarizing two more churches.

Loop

Woman gets probation for defacing memorial to slain Chicago police officer Ella French

February 1, 2023 7:44 PM CWBChicago

The woman who vandalized a memorial to slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French at the Thompson Center has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to a reduced charge

Lakeview

15-year-old is charged with carjacking woman in Lakeview parking garage

February 1, 2023 10:57 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with carjacking a woman inside a Lakeview parking garage on Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police.

Citywide

Chicago cop accused of forging records to beat traffic tickets won 70 dismissals — and paid just 10 times, records show

February 1, 2023 12:03 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Tuesday accused a newly-retired Chicago cop of successfully contesting dozens of traffic tickets since 2009 by falsely reporting that his girlfriend had stolen his car 44 different times.

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CTA

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Wrigleyville

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.

Citywide

‘That’s him!’ — Armed robber confronts victim a second time to get more stuff, gets busted when cops arrive

September 23, 2023 10:55 AM

A Chicago man robbed a victim at gunpoint, then circled back and tried to rob him again, only to be caught when the cops arrived, according to a CPD arrest report.

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