February 2023 - Page 2 of 11

Off-duty correctional officer among 2 shot outside South Loop nightclub

February 27, 2023 5:19 AM CWBChicago

Two people, including an off-duty Cook County correctional officer, were shot outside a South Loop Chicago nightclub.

Man recording CPD crash scene is charged with a felony for allegedly pushing a cop’s arm; ‘Haha. The stupid *ss police crashed’

February 26, 2023 9:50 AM CWBChicago

A man is facing a felony charge for allegedly pushing a Chicago police officer’s arm as the cop tried to move him back from the scene of a squad car crash on Friday afternoon. And he recorded it all on his phone.

Boy, 13, shot in Rogers Park on Saturday afternoon

February 25, 2023 5:29 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a 13-year-old boy was shot in Rogers Park on Saturday afternoon.

15-year-old robbed man at knifepoint inside Loop parking garage

February 25, 2023 1:44 PM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy robbed a man at knifepoint inside a Loop parking garage on Friday evening, according to Chicago police.

Armed robbery spree hits Bucktown, Wicker Park, West Town this morning

February 25, 2023 9:30 AM CWBChicago

Armed men committed at least seven holdups during a Saturday morning robbery spree that stretched from Bucktown and Wicker Park to the Near West Side, according to Chicago police reports. No arrests have been made.

Serial robber busted after angry ex-boyfriend turned him in, prosecutors say

February 25, 2023 8:45 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man exacted a little revenge by notifying Chicago police that his ex-boyfriend was responsible for a string of robberies on the North Side in which the offender escaped in a U-Haul truck.

Cops found 10 bullet casings after Uptown SWAT standoff: prosecutors

February 25, 2023 7:04 AM CWBChicago

The man who fired a gun in his Uptown apartment while on electronic monitoring for a felony gun case threw his weapon onto the roof of a nearby building during an hours-long standoff with police, prosecutors said.

Parolee tried to sexually assault woman inside Buddhist temple, prosecutors say

February 25, 2023 6:54 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man on parole for sexually abusing an 86-year-old woman during a home invasion is now accused of trying to rape a woman inside a Buddhist temple in Ravenswood.

Armed robber tied up Andersonville phone store employee, police report says

February 24, 2023 7:39 PM CWBChicago

An armed man tied up a cellular store employee during a robbery in Andersonville on Friday morning.

Hate crime charge for man who added ‘Black Line’ to list of CTA trains available in the Loop: prosecutors

February 24, 2023 7:11 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who allegedly used a Sharpie to add the “Black Line” to a list of CTA train routes available at the Clark-Lake station is facing a felony hate crime charge.

Woman shoplifted from Gold Coast lululemon store 30 times, getting merch worth $36,000, prosecutors say

February 24, 2023 11:45 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago woman took merchandise worth $36,000 during more than 30 raids of the Gold Coast lululemon store, prosecutors said

Chicago cops use social media, facial recognition technology to identify third man in high-rise gun case

February 24, 2023 10:48 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police used facial recognition software to identify a third man who allegedly ditched a cache of guns inside an high rise apartment building last month.

26-time convicted felon burglarized beloved Rogers Park auto shop and 2 other businesses, prosecutors say

February 24, 2023 10:00 AM CWBChicago

A 26-time convicted felon is charged with burglarizing a beloved Chicago auto shop and two other businesses this month.

Month: February 2023