November 2023 - Page 12 of 13

Woman, knife-wielding 13-year-old carjacked driver at pancake house: prosecutors

November 3, 2023 10:31 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago woman joined up with a knife-wielding, 13-year-old girl to carjack a driver outside a South Side pancake house on Halloween.

Homeless man stabbed while sleeping near Kennedy Expressway ramp

November 3, 2023 5:36 AM CWBChicago

A homeless man was stabbed while sleeping near an expressway ramp in Logan Square overnight, Chicago police said.

River North crash-and-grab burglary was recorded by city cameras (video in story)

November 3, 2023 4:17 AM Tim Hecke

Newly acquired city of Chicago surveillance camera footage shows a “crash and grab” burglary crew casing two River North stores, driving a car through the storefronts, and hauling away a pickup truck full of merchandise on October 23.

3 gangbangers killed a man on a busy Lakeview street to boost their position in a rival gang, feds say

November 2, 2023 4:47 PM Tim Hecke

Federal prosecutors charged three Chicago men on Thursday with murdering a rival gang member as he drove in Lakeview East more than four years ago to boost their positions in the Ambose street gang.

Whopping $150,000 rewards offered in two Chicago postal worker robberies

November 2, 2023 10:44 AM CWBChicago

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering a pair of $150,000 rewards for information that leads to the arrests and convictions of the people responsible for robbing two mail carriers in Chicago last year.

Chicago among worst areas of the country for retail theft, industry group says

November 2, 2023 9:57 AM The Center Square

A new National Retail Federation study finds that Chicago now ranks among the worst cities in the country for retail thefts at a time when robberies have also skyrocketed across the region.

6 years for man who flashed a gun during road rage incident (while on parole for his 3rd gun conviction)

November 2, 2023 9:34 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 6 years for flashing a gun during a road rage incident on Lake Shore Drive while he was on parole for his third gun conviction.

Prosecutors: Man with 7 pending cases robbed Loop sporting goods store

November 2, 2023 8:47 AM CWBChicago

Officials say an 18-year-old Chicago man robbed a sporting goods store in the Loop while he was on pretrial release with seven cases pending.

Hyundai, Chicago police to announce ‘drive-thru’ software upgrade event to defeat rampant theft

November 2, 2023 6:30 AM Tim Hecke

Hyundai owners whose vehicles have a design flaw allowing thieves to steal the cars using little more than a screwdriver and a USB plug can get a free software upgrade in Chicago this weekend.

Venezuelan migrant has been arrested 4 times since May. Prosecutors have dropped every case

November 1, 2023 10:44 PM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant who has been arrested four times since May is getting a real taste of Chicago-style justice: every single one of the cases has been dropped.

Chicago man gets 10 years for sexually assaulting a woman he chained to the wall of an abandoned home

November 1, 2023 7:45 PM Tim Hecke

A man accused of chaining a woman to the wall of a South Side home for three days and raping her twice before a passerby heard the victim’s screams and notified Chicago police, was handed a 10-year sentence Wednesday.

It’s baaaaack! City is still considering migrant housing at Marina City — but not at the Hotel Chicago, alderman says

November 1, 2023 3:50 PM Tim Hecke

Plans by Chicago city officials to put a migrant shelter in the Marina City complex are not dead after all, Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) said in an email to his constituents Wednesday afternoon.

Breaking: Charges filed in summertime murder on the Magnificent Mile

November 1, 2023 2:21 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police announced murder charges Wednesday against a man they believe killed a River North man as they crossed paths on the Magnificent Mile in June. Henry Graham, 49, has been arrested no fewer than nine times since 2017 on allegations that he battered or assaulted people on the street.

Month: November 2023