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Month: December 2023

Citywide

20 years for man who murdered his own cousin while on electronic monitoring

December 29, 2023 5:01 AM Tim Hecke
A Chicago man has been sentenced to 20 years for fatally shooting his own cousin while on electronic monitoring for a pending narcotics case.

Rogers Park

Bank robber crashed his bike after hitting speed bump as Chicago cops moved in: feds

December 29, 2023 4:33 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police officers arrested a fleeing North Side bank robber this week when the suspect’s bicycle hit a speed bump and hurled him to the ground, according to a federal complaint.

West Town

North Side migrant shelter residents charged with jumping on cars, hitting a driver with rocks and a crutch

December 28, 2023 7:08 PM CWBChicago
Let’s check in and see how things are going with some of Chicago’s “new neighbors,” at the city’s newly-opened migrant shelter at 1308 North Elston, across from the Salt Shed.

Edgewater

‘Kia Boy’ burglary crew stole ‘significant’ amount of tobacco products and cash registers from North Side store: prosecutors

December 28, 2023 3:49 PM CWBChicago
An 18-year-old “Kia Boy” was part of a burglary crew that stole cash registers and a “significant” amount of tobacco products from a North Side convenience store, prosecutors say.

Rogers Park

Most arrested Chicagoan under ‘cashless bail’ gets arrested 3 more times in 5 days

December 28, 2023 7:28 AM Tim Hecke
The most-arrested Chicagoan in the cashless bail era was released from jail a couple of weeks ago. He’s been arrested three times in the past week.

Citywide

Law firm offers $20 Uber vouchers to get New Year’s Eve partiers home safely

December 28, 2023 6:21 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago-based law firm is offering 1,000 Uber vouchers, good for $20, to help people get home safely form New Year’s Eve festivities.

Citywide

Man tried to abduct 14-year-old from NW Side street, Chicago police warn

December 28, 2023 5:25 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police are warning about a man who tried to abduct a 14-year-old girl from the Northwest Side on Wednesday afternoon.

Edgewater

FBI offers $1,000 in hunt for North Side bank robber

December 28, 2023 4:46 AM CWBChicago
The FBI is on the lookout for a man who has robbed two Chicago bank branches.

Citywide

9 years for carjacker who ran from cops, hid in 911 call center dumpster

December 27, 2023 8:39 PM Tim Hecke
A man who carjacked a Lyft driver, crashed the vehicle, and then tried to hide from swarming Chicago police officers by hiding inside a dumpster at the city’s 911 call center has been sentenced to nine years in prison, according to court records.

River North

Man accused of carjacking and gun possession is released on an ankle monitor after judge rejects prosecutors’ detention request

December 27, 2023 8:14 PM CWBChicago
A Chicago man accused of carjacking a 55-year-old woman in River North will be released on an ankle monitor after a Cook County judge rejected a prosecutor’s request to have him detained as a public safety threat.

Citywide

Gunmen shoot 2 during carjacking attempt; 5 people shot during holdups in Chicago since Saturday

December 27, 2023 12:20 PM CWBChicago
Two robbery victims were shot Wednesday morning when one of them, a concealed carry holder, exchanged gunfire with the offenders, according to Chicago police. The victims are the fourth and fifth people to get shot during robberies in the city since Saturday afternoon.

Citywide

An ‘inability’ to stay away from guns: people on ankle monitors are getting caught with firearms in Chicago, prosecutors say

December 27, 2023 6:02 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say some people released from jail on ankle monitors are being caught with guns on the streets of Chicago.

Citywide

Migrant who died at shelter in June was killed by cocaine, fentanyl: medical examiner

December 26, 2023 6:52 PM CWBChicago
A Venezuelan who died at one of Chicago’s migrant shelters in June was killed by a deadly mix of cocaine and fentanyl, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

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