March 2023

Chicago men plead guilty to shoplifting raids, selling proceeds at a sandwich shop

March 8, 2023 11:18 AM CWBChicago

Two men who allegedly stole over $20,000 worth of merchandise from top Chicago retailers and resold the products inside a Subway restaurant have pleaded guilty to felony charges, according to court records.

Paroled burglar charged with burglarizing homes in Lakeview, North Center

March 8, 2023 10:11 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a paroled burglar with breaking into three homes on the North Side, starting less than four months after he got out of prison for a series of burglary and looting-related crimes.

New details emerge as woman questioned in Rogers Park murder is released without being charged

March 8, 2023 8:01 AM CWBChicago

The woman who was taken in for questioning after a man was found fatally shot inside a Rogers Park apartment last week has been released without being charged in the case, according to Chicago police records

A couple was carjacked in Edgewater early Tuesday, but hijacking reports are sliding from record highs

March 7, 2023 8:15 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a couple was carjacked at gunpoint in Edgewater on Tuesday.

Cops find postal service master keys, pile of financial info during North Side traffic stop

March 7, 2023 2:17 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police found two forged Postal Service master keys and a trove of W2 forms, checks, and other financial information during a traffic stop in Albany Park last week, officials said.

Woman returns while ‘Kia Boy’ is stealing her car in Loop parking garage. So, he carjacks her instead.

March 7, 2023 9:20 AM CWBChicago

A “Kia Boy” turned into a carjacker when the owner of the car’s owner caught him trying to steal her vehicle inside a downtown Chicago parking garage.

15-year-old shot in Edgewater this morning, police say

March 7, 2023 8:47 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy was in Edgewater on Tuesday morning, Chicago police said. No suspects are in custody, but police have located the gunman’s car.

Woman charged with robbery after victim tracks his phone and finds her standing inside a Chicago police station

March 7, 2023 12:24 AM CWBChicago

A traffic accident in River North took an ugly turn Sunday morning when the occupants of one car beat up and robbed the other driver. And the story got even stranger when the victim tracked his stolen phone and allegedly discovered the other driver standing inside a Chicago police station, filing an accident report.

Man charged with stealing cargo truck from Polar Plunge insists he was just taking it to buy cigarettes

March 6, 2023 11:29 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with stealing a cargo truck from the Polar Plunge at North Avenue Beach on Sunday. But he insists he was merely going to out to buy cigarettes.

Charges filed against man who was shot while burglarizing a Northwest Side home

March 6, 2023 6:45 PM CWBChicago

A Georgia man who was shot over the weekend after allegedly breaking into a home on Chicago’s Northwest Side is now charged with residential burglary.