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Month: April 2023

Loop

Large group attacks woman in downtown Chicago, punches bus driver

April 17, 2023 12:20 PM CWBChicago
An alarming new video has emerged that shows a woman being attacked by a group of young people in downtown Chicago.

West Loop

Man passed phony $100 bills in the West Loop, prosecutors say

April 17, 2023 8:00 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago man passed three counterfeit $100 bills at a West Loop restaurant on Friday night and had five more fake Benjamins in his wallet when police arrested him a short time later, officials say.

Gold Coast

Man is caught riding a stolen scooter during ‘large group’ incident, prosecutors say — about an hour after cops warned about a scooter theft pattern

April 16, 2023 7:37 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a man was caught driving a stolen scooter during a “large group” incident in the Loop on Saturday evening — about an hour after Chicago cops warned about a scooter theft crime pattern.

Citywide

Suburban nurse stole hospice patients’ morphine for her personal use: feds

April 16, 2023 7:00 PM CWBChicago
A nurse from the north suburbs has pleaded guilty to federal charges for siphoning off portions of hospice patients’ morphine doses for her personal use, the U.S. Attorney’s office in Chicago announced.

Rogers Park

Residents celebrate an arrest after beloved Rogers Park store manager is stabbed — but prosecutors rejected felony charges

April 16, 2023 11:34 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors refused to file felony charges against a Chicago man who’s accused of stabbing a popular Rogers Park store manager.

CTA

2 women attacked and robbed a 16-year-old on the Red Line — weeks after being cited for having weapons on the train: prosecutors

April 16, 2023 9:29 AM CWBChicago
Two Chicago women who received ordinance violations after a robbery attempt at the Roosevelt Red Line station last month are back in custody, accused of beating and robbing a 16-year-old girl on the train line last week.

Loop

2 boys shot, several people arrested as another ‘large group’ overwhelms Chicago police in the Loop

April 16, 2023 5:02 AM CWBChicago
Two teenagers were shot Saturday night as hundreds of people descended on the Loop, jumping on vehicles, getting into fights, and overwhelming Chicago police resources for the third consecutive night.

Rogers Park

A woman was carjacked in Rogers Park on Friday morning, but hijacking cases are down from last year

April 15, 2023 3:37 PM CWBChicago
A woman was carjacked while driving to work in Rogers Park on Friday morning. The hijacking comes as Chicago police report a significant drop in carjacking cases this year.

Bucktown

Bank robber busted after his lover turns him in to the FBI: ‘All those pictures are John. Every single one’

April 15, 2023 9:04 AM CWBChicago
The FBI has filed charges against a man suspected of robbing four Chicago banks since late February after his romantic partner identified him from surveillance images, according to federal court filings.

Citywide

14-year-old shot as ‘large group’ gathers nearby at 31st Street Beach

April 15, 2023 8:13 AM CWBChicago
Chicago officials once again struggled to control a large group of young people who gathered Friday evening at 31st Street Beach, a popular spot for social media-driven gatherings during warm weather.

Citywide

87-year-old Chicago man is robbed of $600 he borrowed to travel to grandson’s funeral

April 15, 2023 7:40 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say an 87-year-old Chicago man was robbed of $600 that he borrowed to take a bus to Florida for his grandson’s funeral. On Friday, they charged a 23-year-old with participating in the crime.

Lincoln Park

$1 million bail for sex offender accused of violently attacking two women on DePaul campus

April 14, 2023 7:50 PM CWBChicago
A Wisconsin man who was convicted of sexual assault in 2016 attacked two women on the DePaul University campus in Chicago’s LIncoln Park neighborhood, prosecutors said.

Portage Park

Man gets 2 year hate crime sentence for defacing Chicago smoke shops with swastikas, prison gang tags

April 14, 2023 2:25 PM CWBChicago
A Chicago man has been sentenced to two years for a pair of hate crimes against two Northwest Side businesses last summer.

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