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18-year-old charged with drive-by that left girl dead, boy injured

January 30, 2024 8:02 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with being the gunman that fatally shot A’Shuntice Wilburn and injured one of her friends last summer.

Gunfight erupts between robbery crew, concealed carry holder on the North Side: Chicago police

January 30, 2024 6:47 AM CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder exchanged gunfire with an armed robbery crew in Edgewater this morning, putting a quick end to the group’s ongoing holdup spree, according to Chicago police.

Cops found mail, packages, forged postal service keys during Lakeview traffic stop, prosecutors say

January 30, 2024 5:31 AM CWBChicago

Three suburbanites are facing charges after Chicago cops allegedly found them in a car with forged postal service master keys, bags of mail, and credit cards and IDs belonging to other people.

Murder charge filed after gun found during traffic stop is linked to December shooting

January 29, 2024 8:13 PM CWBChicago

A man has been charged with first-degree murder after Chicago cops found a gun in his car during a traffic stop and lab tests linked it to the homicide, prosecutors say.

Woman charged in road rage shooting on Stevenson Expressway

January 29, 2024 7:41 PM CWBChicago

A woman has been detained to await trial after prosecutors accused her of shooting the passenger of another car during a road rage confrontation on a Chicago expressway.

3 food delivery drivers robbed on 1 city block last week, Chicago police warn

January 29, 2024 7:01 PM CWBChicago

Food delivery drivers were robbed three times on a single city block last week, Chicago police are warning in a new community alert.

Cops caught serial arsonist red-handed as he lit dumpster ablaze, prosecutors say

January 29, 2024 6:19 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police say they caught a serial arsonist red-handed as he lit a dumpster on fire in Edgewater over the weekend.

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January 29, 2024 12:48 PM CWBChicago

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Protected: Members Only: Uptown annual crime statistics 2013 – 2023

January 29, 2024 11:29 AM CWBChicago

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Chicago man had 4 guns in his bedroom while on electronic monitoring for murder and gun cases: prosecutors

January 29, 2024 7:01 AM CWBChicago

At least three men have recently been arrested across Chicago, accused of possessing firearms while on electronic monitoring for pending felony cases, according to court records.

Armed men rob 5 people during overnight spree from Lakeview to South Loop: Chicago police

January 29, 2024 6:21 AM CWBChicago

Armed robbers pulled off an overnight robbery spree Monday, targeting five victims in Lakeview, Goose Island, and the South Loop, according to Chicago police.

Serial burglar targeted UIC offices while on bail for burglarizing UIC offices, prosecutors say

January 28, 2024 6:48 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say they’ve figured out what Brian Stewart has been up to since he skipped bail on four burglary cases in which he allegedly burglarized offices at the University of Illinois-Chicago for several months: He’s been burglarizing offices at the University of Illinois-Chicago.

Man charged with punching, robbing CTA passenger is released after prosecutors fail to ask judge to keep him in jail

January 28, 2024 12:39 PM CWBChicago

After a man on bail for allegedly punching a CTA passenger in the face was accused of punching another CTA passenger in the face during a robbery, prosecutors didn’t even ask a judge to keep him in jail.

Month: January 2024