April 2023 - CWB Chicago

South Shore carjacker may be just 10 years old, Chicago cops say in community alert

April 30, 2023 7:44 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning South Shore residents about two recent carjackings and a suspect, possibly just ten years old.

3 high school students robbed at gunpoint after leaving an event at Whitney Young High School

April 30, 2023 7:07 PM CWBChicago

Three Chicago high school students were robbed at gunpoint Saturday evening after leaving an event at Whitney Young Magnet School, according to a parent of one victim.

Two Chicago men head back to prison for burglarizing fitness center locker rooms. Again.

April 30, 2023 1:44 PM CWBChicago

Two Chicago men with long histories of burglarizing fitness center locker rooms are back in prison for doing it again.

Armed carjacking reported in West Loop overnight

April 30, 2023 12:16 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking reported in the West Loop early Sunday

Police suggest installing ‘unbreakable shields’ after burglars target popular restaurants

April 30, 2023 7:06 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are recommending that business owners consider installing unbreakable shields to protect their windows after a series of burglaries in Noble Square, Humboldt Park, and Logan Square.

Arrested 76 times since 2014, man gets 5 years for trying to sexually assault a woman at Roosevelt CTA station

April 30, 2023 5:53 AM CWBChicago

A man who has been arrested in Chicago 76 times since 2014 received a five-year sentence for trying to sexually assault a disabled woman at the Roosevelt CTA station.

#6: Man killed 1, tried to kill another while on felony bail, prosecutors say

April 29, 2023 9:37 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said on Saturday that a Chicago man fatally shot one victim and tried to kill another on March 4 while he was on bail for a pending felony aggravated battery case.

Man charged in Evanston beach shooting that left 1 dead, 2 injured

April 29, 2023 5:47 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Saturday charged a 20-year-old man in connection with a triple shooting that left an 18-year-old man dead and two boys injured at Clark Street Beach in Evanston earlier this month.

Homeless man stole CTA van so he could sleep in it, officials say

April 29, 2023 9:21 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man charged with stealing a CTA cargo van this week told police he took the vehicle so he would have a place to sleep, officials said Friday.

Man gets 7 years for shooting at car occupied by his ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend and her 3-year-old

April 29, 2023 8:22 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man accused of opening fire on a car occupied by his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend and her 3-year-old girl in Uptown was sentenced to seven years this week, according to court records.

85-year-old woman carjacked at gunpoint on Northwest Side

April 29, 2023 6:54 AM CWBChicago

An 85-year-old woman was carjacked at gunpoint Friday morning on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

Convicted rapist gets 45 years for stabbing woman during Wicker Park home invasion

April 28, 2023 8:06 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who was sentenced to 30 years for sexually assaulting a woman in 1998 is going back to prison for allegedly stabbing a Wicker Park woman in an eerily similar crime.

Did a Chicago man really destroy a Popeye’s over a pay dispute? We decided to find out. (video)

April 28, 2023 1:00 PM CWBChicago

Did a disgruntled employee really destroy a Chicago Popeye’s chicken restaurant in a pay dispute as seen in a viral video? We decided to find out.

Month: April 2023