February 2023

Liquor store burglary crew hits the city again overnight; cops link dozens of cases to the group

February 27, 2023 9:53 AM CWBChicago

An armed burglary crew that has struck dozens of liquor stores during overnight raids across Chicago over the past month was back in action Monday morning.

Back to prison for 13-time felon who tried to carjack 71-year-old woman on the Northwest Side

February 27, 2023 7:35 AM CWBChicago

A 12-time convicted felon has been sentenced to six years in prison for trying to carjack a 71-year-old woman on Chicago’s Northwest Side last spring.

Man robbed 8 people during Facebook Marketplace meet-ups while he was on probation for robbery, prosecutors say

February 27, 2023 7:03 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed at least eight people during Facebook Marketplace meet-ups while he was already on probation for another robbery.

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.

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.

Warning issued after burglary crew targets four restaurants in 30 minutes on North Side

June 7, 2023 2:43 PM

Chicago police say a group of up to five burglars broke into four restaurants in about 30 minutes over the weekend. So far, no one has been charged.