November 2023

Chicago cops hunt 3 suspects in ‘running gun battle’ that left bystander critically wounded

November 28, 2023 9:23 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives just released video footage of a “running gun battle” that left a man critically injured in Avondale earlier this year. The shooting occurred as many people celebrated Mexican Independence Day on September 16.

Pharmacist gets federal probation for selling COVID vaccination cards on eBay (but some jurors thought the government was being petty)

November 28, 2023 9:06 PM Tim Hecke

A pharmacist accused of selling blank COVID-19 vaccination cards on eBay as the nation’s immunization effort ramped up in 2021 was sentenced to a year of federal probation on Tuesday, according to court records.

‘Refugee’ rode around on a Divvy, groping passersby, Chicago police report says (but his suburban arrests are even stranger)

November 28, 2023 7:43 PM CWBChicago

A man who claims to be a “refugee” was recently arrested after Chicago police officers allegedly saw him riding around on a Divvy bike and groping women as he passed by. The really weird part of this story, though, is what he previously pleaded guilty to doing in the suburbs.

11-year sentence for committing violent robbery on a CTA train in the Loop

November 28, 2023 7:09 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man received an 11-year prison sentence after pleading guilty today to participating in a violent robbery on an Orange Line train in the Loop.

15-year-old robbed 11 people in 5-hour crime spree, Chicago police say

November 28, 2023 3:14 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old boy with participating in an armed robbery spree that targeted 11 victims in one morning this summer, according to Chicago police.

Governor falsely claims violent crime has been falling in Chicago ‘for three years’

November 28, 2023 8:25 AM Tim Hecke

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker unloaded a whopper of a lie on Monday that would make even the Chicago Police Department’s boldest press relations executive blush.

No arrests after armed woman sparks ‘active threat’ alert on Northwestern University campus in Streeterville

November 28, 2023 7:27 AM CWBChicago

A confrontation between an armed woman and a man resulted in an “active threat” alert on the Northwestern University campus in Streeterville on Monday evening. Chicago police said no arrests were made.

Is a serial killer preying on women in Chicago? How many shell casings do Chicago cops pick up every year? Those answers and more can be found in obscure city budget filings

November 27, 2023 7:01 PM Tim Hecke

Are missing women falling prey to a serial killer in Chicago? How many shell casings do Chicago police officers pick up in a year? If someone calls 311 but only speaks Yoruba, does the city have a translator to help them? The answers to those questions, and more, can be found in rarely-seen budget documents.

FBI offers reward for Logan Square bank robber

November 27, 2023 4:35 PM CWBChicago

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $1,000 that leads “directly” to the arrest and conviction of the man who robbed a Chicago bank at gunpoint.

Man robbed two Loop convenience stores within minutes, Chicago police say

November 27, 2023 10:35 AM CWBChicago

Robbery and firearm charges have been filed against a man who police say robbed two convenience stores in the Loop on Sunday morning.

15-year-old stabbed a man on the Red Line, Chicago police say

December 7, 2023 7:30 AM

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with stabbing a man on a Red Line train in Lincoln Park last month, according to Chicago police.

Man killed near West Loop homeless camp, 2nd shooting at troubled intersection in a month

December 7, 2023 6:33 AM

A man was shot and killed in the West Loop overnight, just steps from a homeless camp that the local alderman has said is a catalyst for violent crime in the area. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s administration has reportedly withheld assistance in cleaning up the area because the local alderman refused to link his votes on key legislation to the clean-up effort.

Chicago man violated gun probation by getting another gun and shooting a man to death, prosecutors say

December 6, 2023 8:19 PM

A Chicago man on first-time weapon offender probation is accused of getting another gun and shooting a man 11 times, killing him.