January 2024 - Page 5 of 15

Man robbed victim at gunpoint exactly 2 weeks after getting probation in a gun case: prosecutors

January 25, 2024 5:36 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man is charged with robbing a victim at gunpoint during an online sale meet-up just two weeks after he was given “first-time weapon offender probation” in a gun case.

Venezuelan migrant has managed to get arrested 3 times in 3 months

January 24, 2024 8:10 PM CWBChicago

Franklin Travieso Zerpa, a 31-year-old Venezuelan migrant living at the Standard Club shelter in the Loop, has managed to do something few native Chicagoans have done: get arrested three times in three months.

Man becomes first person charged with cheating at Chicago’s new casino. It’s a felony.

January 24, 2024 7:06 PM CWBChicago

A Little Village man has become the first person to be criminally charged with cheating at the new Bally’s Casino in downtown Chicago.

Uptown man shot by drive-by gunman on Wednesday afternoon

January 24, 2024 6:14 PM CWBChicago

A drive-by shooting left a man injured in Uptown on Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Charges filed after 2 are injured in road rage shooting in Humboldt Park: ‘a lack of impulse control’

January 23, 2024 8:44 PM CWBChicago

Citing a “lack of impulse control,” a judge has ordered a Chicago man detained as a safety threat after prosecutors accused him of shooting two people during a road rage incident in Humboldt Park last week.

Man strangled, sexually assaulted woman who picked him up from Cook County jail: prosecutors

January 23, 2024 8:01 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a suburban Chicago man with attacking and sexually assaulting a woman hours after she picked him up from the Cook County jail when he was released on a pending case.

Flyer boy for bogus charity killed man outside House of Blues ‘due to mere words,’ officials say

January 23, 2024 7:30 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors have revealed new details about the murder of Andrew Hulburt, the Chicago man who died after being punched in the head as he left a concert at the House of Blues on November 15.

Man robbed Chicago bank 3 days after being acquitted of bank robbery: FBI

January 23, 2024 6:40 PM Tim Hecke

Federal officials say a Chicago man robbed a Lincoln Park bank on Monday, just three days after a jury found him not guilty of robbing a different bank.

Carjacker couldn’t figure out how to operate BMW gear shift, so he got out and carjacked a Chevy: prosecutors

January 23, 2024 10:11 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old Chicago man who hijacked a BMW—but gave up when he couldn’t figure out how to operate the car’s transmission—ran down the street and carjacked another driver, prosecutors say.

Concealed carry holder shoots at armed robber at taco stand: Chicago police

January 23, 2024 6:20 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy narrowly escaped with his life after a concealed carry holder shot him as he robbed a Northwest Side burrito stand on Monday night, according to Chicago police.

They did it again! ATM theft crew stole cash machine from 24-hour currency exchange overnight, Chicago police say

January 23, 2024 5:27 AM CWBChicago

For at least the third time this month and the second time this week, a group of thieves stole an ATM overnight from a business that was open and staffed by employees, according to Chicago police.

17-year-old killed 16-year-old during gun sale in a Chicago alley: prosecutors

January 23, 2024 5:02 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a 17-year-old boy shot and killed a 16-year-old boy during a botched gun sale in a Chicago alley last year.

2 hospitalized after fight, stabbing aboard a Red Line train in River North

January 23, 2024 4:36 AM CWBChicago

A knife fight aboard a CTA Red Line train left two men hospitalized Monday night, according to Chicago police.

Month: January 2024