March 2023

Bank robber who fired shots in the Loop also robbed a River North bank branch, FBI says

March 15, 2023 7:37 AM CWBChicago

The FBI now confirms that the bank robber who shot at a security guard during a holdup in the Loop last week is the same man who robbed a River North bank at gunpoint earlier this month.

Polish businessman who went missing in Chicago accidentally drowned: medical examiner

March 14, 2023 7:43 PM CWBChicago

Businessman Krzysztof Szubert, who disappeared while visiting Chicago in December, only to be found dead in Lake Michigan days later, accidentally drowned, the Cook County medical examiner’s office has ruled.

Driver carjacked at gunpoint at Lakeview gas station

March 14, 2023 1:11 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a driver was carjacked at gunpoint at a Lakeview gas station Tuesday morning.

#56: Man’s charged with driving a carload of gunmen who shot up another vehicle, injuring a 3-year-old. He was on felony bail at the time.

March 14, 2023 11:07 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with attempted murder for allegedly pursuing a carload of people as his passengers fired on the other vehicle, injuring a 3-year-old girl.

Lincoln Park bank temporarily closed after ‘hole in the wall’ burglars break into the safe

March 13, 2023 11:50 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating two lucrative, daring, and unusual burglaries that may be the work of a “hole in the wall gang”—jargon for thieves who enter businesses by breaking through walls.

Friend remembers Loop murder victim as someone who ‘loved easily and is loved by so many’

March 13, 2023 8:04 PM CWBChicago

Friends and family members of Samantha Maldonado, the woman officials say was stabbed to death by her ex-boyfriend at a downtown Chicago CTA station over the weekend, are remembering her as passionate, generous, and one-of-a-kind.

Cops looking for man who kicked, robbed passenger on CTA train in the West Loop

March 13, 2023 1:14 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police hope the public will help them identify the man who kicked a CTA passenger in the head and took their phone while riding a train in the West Loop last month.

Loop stabbing victim identified the attacker as her ex-boyfriend before she died, prosecutors say

March 13, 2023 12:53 PM CWBChicago

Gravely wounded by an attacker who stabbed her on a Loop CTA platform, a woman stumbled to street level, collapsed, and identified her killer by name, officials said.

Man gets more than 11 years for Fulton Market carjacking

March 13, 2023 9:21 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than 11 years for carjacking a man in the Fulton River District.

Man charged with February murder was suspected of another killing in 2020, but detectives said the case was too weak: Chicago police records

March 13, 2023 8:12 AM CWBChicago

One of two men accused of murdering a man in Douglas Park last month was linked to a similar murder two years ago, but Chicago police detectives said their case wasn’t strong enough to present to prosecutors for approval, according to Chicago Police Department records.

Package thieves blasted victim with bear spray: Chicago police report

December 7, 2023 8:18 AM

Two North Siders blasted a woman in the face with bear spray while stealing packages from her apartment building vestibule, according to a Chicago police report.

15-year-old stabbed a man on the Red Line, Chicago police say

December 7, 2023 7:30 AM

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a man on a Red Line train in Lincoln Park last month, according to Chicago police.

Man killed near West Loop homeless camp, 2nd shooting at troubled intersection in a month

December 7, 2023 6:33 AM

A man was shot and killed in the West Loop overnight, just steps from a homeless camp that the local alderman has said is a catalyst for violent crime in the area. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has reportedly withheld assistance in cleaning up the area because the local alderman refused to link his votes on key legislation to the clean-up effort.