May 2023

Woman shoplifted cosmetics worth $27,000 from Ulta Beauty stores in Chicago, prosecutors say

May 6, 2023 2:12 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a woman worked with an accomplice to steal cosmetics worth more than $27,000 during three shoplifting raids on Ulta Beauty stores in Chicago.

Chicago woman and two 13-year-olds carjacked a driver near their school, prosecutors say

May 6, 2023 9:27 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old Chicago woman and two 13-year-old boys robbed and carjacked a man, then got caught because staff members from a nearby school recognized all of them, prosecutors said.

Chicago police officer fatally shot while driving home from work

May 6, 2023 7:46 AM CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot and killed as she headed home from work early Saturday morning, officials said.

City installs speed humps, concrete islands to stop donut-spinning drivers at Loop intersection

May 5, 2023 8:46 PM CWBChicago

One year after stunt drivers spun donuts around a crowd of spectators encircled by a ring of fire in downtown Chicago, the city has installed “traffic calming” measures at the intersection.

Taft High School student shot at two other students as they walked home from class, prosecutors say

May 5, 2023 7:04 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Friday accused a Chicago high school student of shooting at two other students as they walked home from school last month, leaving one of the victims with a graze wound.

#7: Man shot good Samaritan who went to check on him inside wrecked, smoking car, prosecutors say

May 5, 2023 10:15 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors yesterday charged a Chicago man with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a good Samaritan who went to check on him after seeing his car steaming and smoking in a Walgreens parking lot.

2 men charged with robbing Logan Square cellular store on Thursday afternoon: police

May 5, 2023 9:01 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged two men with robbing a Logan Square cellular store on Thursday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Shot fired as robber, victim struggle for control of gun at Roosevelt CTA station

May 5, 2023 6:07 AM CWBChicago

A shot was fired at the Roosevelt CTA station as a man struggled for control of an armed robber’s handgun Thursday night, Chicago police said.

Biker intentionally struck a Chicago Fire security guard, dropped a gun at the scene, police and witnesses say

May 5, 2023 5:02 AM CWBChicago

A man riding a four-wheeler intentionally ran over a security guard near the Chicago Fire TV film set on Thursday evening, according to witnesses and a Chicago Police Department report.

3 cars burned in Rogers Park, cops eye links to Albany Park vehicle fire

May 4, 2023 1:26 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to determine if the burning of three cars in Rogers Park on Wednesday is linked to another intentional vehicle fire in Albany Park.

Man robbed Loop hotel one day after they fired him: prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:38 AM

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed the JW Marriott Hotel one day after the company fired him.

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.