February 2024 - CWB Chicago

Cops hunt gunman linked to four North Side business robberies (video)

February 29, 2024 12:45 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police released surveillance video on Thursday morning of an armed robber whom detectives have linked to at least four holdups since December. The man’s alleged accomplice, Anthony Wilson, was recently charged with two of those crimes.

Man charged with robbing two North Side stores at gunpoint in one evening

February 29, 2024 7:41 AM CWBChicago

A man has been charged with robbing two stores at gunpoint on the North Side in late December, crimes that were part of a pattern Chicago police announced in a community alert.

Man pleads guilty to anti-gay hate crime attack in Ravenswood

February 29, 2024 6:06 AM Tim Hecke

The man accused of attacking a gay couple as they walked home from a night out in Ravenswood pleaded guilty to felony hate crime Thursday, according to court records.

Prostitute carjacked client at gunpoint, crashed after fleeing Chicago cops at over 100 mph: prosecutors

February 29, 2024 5:39 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a prostitute carjacked her customer at gunpoint and then sped away from Chicago cops at over 100 mph before crashing into another car and running from the scene.

Wrigleyville scammer tried to transfer $1,500 to himself with victim’s phone, police report says

February 29, 2024 4:51 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police and DePaul University have recently warned about scammers who steal money by transfering money with victims’ phones. Now, CPD says they’ve made an arrest.

Man raped 16-year-old on Purple Line train, prosecutors allege

February 28, 2024 6:10 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with raping a 16-year-old girl on a Purple Line train on Saturday evening.

CTA weed deal went sideways, leaving victim choked, punched, and robbed, officials say

February 27, 2024 7:49 PM Tim Hecke

A weed deal on the Red Line went sideways last week when the dealer and three other men decided to rob the customer instead of giving him some pot, according to prosecutors and Chicago police.

Woman fatally stabbed man in West Rogers Park apartment, police say. Charges pending.

February 27, 2024 6:33 PM CWBChicago

Charges are pending after a man was fatally stabbed inside an apartment in West Rogers Park, according to Chicago police.

Probation for man who hurled Goldendoodle to its death from ‘L’ platform

February 27, 2024 3:33 PM CWBChicago

The man who angrily tossed his boyfriend’s Goldendoodle to its death from the Paulina Brown Line station platform has been sentenced to probation, according to court records.

13 time convicted felon murdered storekeeper during robbery, divvied up money before fleeing: prosecutors

February 27, 2024 2:12 PM Tim Hecke

A 13-time convicted felon murdered a Chicago grocery store clerk during a robbery in January, then split the robbery proceeds with other people before leaving the scene, prosecutors said.

Migrant tried to bring 2 boxes of rifle ammo into South Side shelter, Chicago police report says

February 27, 2024 7:33 AM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant is facing charges for allegedly trying to bring two boxes of rifle ammunition into a city-run shelter. It’s the second time he’s been arrested in Chicago since December.

‘Caucasian’ Chicago cop sues the city for the right to change his ethnicity in personnel files

February 27, 2024 6:28 AM CWBChicago

A 20-year veteran of the Chicago Police Department has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city, alleging that his race is listed as Caucasian in his personnel file, but he “currently identifies as Egyptian and African American.”

6 months after crash killed pedestrian in West Rogers Park, charges are filed

February 27, 2024 5:37 AM CWBChicago

Nearly six months after two cars collided and then struck a man who was standing on a West Rogers Park street corner, prosecutors have approved reckless homicide charges against one of the drivers.

Month: February 2024