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Month: June 2023

Citywide

Off-duty Chicago cop drove a marked squad car to a bar, had drugs in the vehicle: prosecutors

June 3, 2023 4:35 PM CWBChicago
An off-duty Chicago police officer who allegedly drove a CPD squad car to a Northwest Side bar faces felony charges after on-duty cops found narcotics inside the patrol vehicle, prosecutors said Saturday.

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

June 3, 2023 12:05 PM CWBChicago
A Rogers Park man was charged Friday with participating in the shooting that left an 18-year-old man dead and two 15-year-old boys injured at Clark Street Beach in Evanston on April 12.

Citywide

Edgewater man gets 22 years for secretly recording YMCA locker room videos

June 3, 2023 5:16 AM CWBChicago
An Edgewater man has been sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for secretly recording thousands of naked boys inside YMCA locker rooms across the Chicago area.

Citywide

#10: Chicago man shot his brother because he was ‘tired of’ the sibling, prosecutors say

June 3, 2023 4:55 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say an 18-year-old Chicago man with a pending gun case shot his younger brother in the chest because he was “tired of” the sibling.

Citywide

Driver bails out of stolen car, hides on expressway pillar, leaving guns, drugs, cash behind: prosecutors

June 3, 2023 4:26 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police and state troopers arrested Bahroze Hussain after he fled from a stolen Jeep and hid on an expressway pillar, leaving guns, cash, and drugs behind, prosecutors said.

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Man gets 10 years in wild Chicago shootout that prosecutors initially refused to pursue

June 2, 2023 1:35 PM CWBChicago
Thomas Dean has been sentenced to 10 years for his role in a wild Chicago shootout in which prosecutors initially refused to charge anyone.

West Loop

Tricky counterfeit $100s passed in the West Loop have a tiny, telltale flaw

June 2, 2023 6:40 AM CWBChicago
Two Chicago boutiques were ripped off Thursday by a man who passed counterfeit $100 bills. Here’s how you can spot the funny money.

Loop

‘Sideshow’ driver who drove toward Chicago cop pleads guilty to a misdemeanor

June 1, 2023 9:25 PM CWBChicago
A suburban man who allegedly drove his vehicle toward a Chicago police officer during a “sideshow” caravan downtown last summer has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor, according to court records.

Citywide

Chicago man charged with $155,000 robbery of ATM technician

June 1, 2023 8:46 PM CWBChicago
Federal officials say a Chicago man and an accomplice scored $155,000 in cash by robbing an ATM service technician in Calumet City earlier this year.

Lincoln Park

4 women robbed while walking in Lincoln Park this morning; at least 9 victims in area since Sunday night

June 1, 2023 9:49 AM CWBChicago
Four young women were robbed while walking together in Lincoln Park shortly after midnight Thursday, Chicago police said.

Citywide

FBI ups reward for bank robber who carried stuffed animals, gun in Chicago

June 1, 2023 9:30 AM CWBChicago
The FBI is pumping up its reward for a robber who entered a Chicago bank branch carrying stuffed animals last month.

Loop

Concealed carry holder shoots himself, another man in the Loop

June 1, 2023 6:22 AM CWBChicago
A concealed-carry holder shot himself and another man during an altercation in the Loop on Wednesday evening, Chicago police said.

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