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Month: May 2023

Citywide

The man shot by Chicago cops in August 2020, sparking waves of looting, has been found guilty of attempted murder of police

May 31, 2023 10:00 PM CWBChicago
The man whose shooting by Chicago police officers sparked misinformation and widespread looting in August 2020 was found guilty Wednesday on 8 felonies, including four counts of attempted murder of police officers.

Loop

New anti-theft Walgreens store has just 2 aisles of touchable merchandise

May 31, 2023 2:49 PM CWBChicago
A freshly-opened Walgreens “concept store” in downtown Chicago offers just two short aisles of merchandise that customers can touch. Everything else must be ordered via kiosk and picked up at the sales counter.

Citywide

Man gets 14 years for two sexual assaults. He’ll be out in just over 5 years.

May 31, 2023 7:51 AM CWBChicago
A former school janitor in Chicago has been sentenced to 14 years for sexually assaulting a child and, separately, for trying to sexually assault a woman at a gas station while her young son was nearby.

Citywide

3 days after getting probation, a ‘Kia Boy’ is charged with attempted robbery and home invasion

May 31, 2023 6:34 AM CWBChicago
Two Chicago men who were arrested for trying to steal a Kia together last summer are now accused of trying to rob a man at gunpoint together on Monday — just 3 days after one of them pleaded guilty in the Kia case.

Citywide

Chicago mayor’s neighbor killed woman with baseball bat, dumped her in the alley: prosecutors say

May 30, 2023 1:23 PM CWBChicago
A man who lives across the street from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson was held without bail Monday after prosecutors accused him of beating a woman to death with a baseball bat inside his home,

Streeterville

Man stabbed during argument near Streeterville fountain

May 30, 2023 9:42 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police say a man was stabbed during an argument near a landmark fountain in Streeterville last night.

Lincoln Park

Woman carjacked last night is at least the 4th robbed in Lincoln Park since Sunday night

May 30, 2023 9:13 AM CWBChicago
A woman carjacked in Lincoln Park on Monday night is at least the fourth person targeted in robberies in the neighborhood since Sunday, according to Chicago police reports.

Boystown

Lakeview residents eye short-term apartment rentals after shootings leave 4 injured, 1 dead

May 30, 2023 6:54 AM CWBChicago
Lakeview residents eye short-term apartment rentals after shootings left one dead and four injured in the typically safe Chicago neighborhood.

Lincoln Park

String of robberies hits Lincoln Park on Sunday night, Monday morning

May 29, 2023 7:43 PM CWBChicago
Chicago police are investigating a string of robberies that occurred in Lincoln Park late Sunday and early Monday.

Citywide

Parolee charged with badly beating, robbing man ‘mishandled the stress’ of being a ‘peacekeeper,’ former federal official says

May 29, 2023 6:55 PM Tim Hecke
After officials said a man wearing a yellow “peacekeeper” vest was among a group of offenders who severely beat and robbed a driver in Little Village on Friday, a proponent of the anti-violence programs argued that the accused man had simply “mishandled the stress” of working as a peacekeeper.

Logan Square

Man passed fake $100s marked ‘copy’ at Logan Square supermarket, prosecutors say

May 29, 2023 10:14 AM CWBChicago
Forgery charges have been filed against a Chicago man who allegedly passed fake $100 bills at a Logan Square grocery store, including one with the word “COPY” printed on it.

Loop

Loop bank robbers convicted after ditching DNA-laden cap at Christkindlmarket

May 29, 2023 7:38 AM CWBChicago
A twice-convicted bank robber and a female accomplice have been convicted of robbing another bank in downtown Chicago, largely because they ditched a winter cap in a trash can at the annual Christkindlmarket while fleeing the scene.

Rogers Park

Girl, 2, accidentally shot herself in Rogers Park, police say

May 28, 2023 8:39 PM CWBChicago
A 2-year-old girl shot herself in the hand after finding a firearm inside a Rogers Park apartment on Sunday afternoon, according to initial information from Chicago police.

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October 13, 2026 5:19 AM

Teen shot, paralyzed pregnant classmate while on pretrial release for carjacking case, prosecutors say

October 12, 2026 10:39 AM

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