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Month: March 2024

Boystown

5-time felon gets probation for falsely reporting an officer shot in Boystown

March 2, 2024 6:56 AM Tim Hecke
A five-time convicted felon, sent to prison for setting a string of arson fires on the North Side and later for impersonating police outside the Town Hall police station in Lakeview, has been sentenced to probation for falsely reporting to 911 that a Chicago police officer had been shot in Boystown.

Wicker Park

‘Uncooperative’ man may have been shot on a busy Wicker Park street, police say

March 2, 2024 6:30 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police are investigating after a man showed up at a hospital, claiming that someone shot him at a busy Wicker Park intersection overnight.

Logan Square

Bullet hits Chicago police car outside former mayor’s home

March 2, 2024 6:03 AM CWBChicago
A bullet flew through the front windshield of a Chicago police vehicle parked in front of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s home in Logan Square overnight.

West Ridge

Carjacker ran over victim in West Rogers Park, Chicago police say

March 1, 2024 7:03 PM CWBChicago
A carjacking victim is in serious condition after the hijacker ran him over with his own vehicle in West Rogers Park on Friday afternoon, Chicago police said.

Near West Side

2 armed robberies reported inside a UIC residence hall

March 1, 2024 6:40 PM CWBChicago
An armed man committed two robberies inside a residence hall at the University of Illinois-Chicago this week, according to the school’s police department.

Rogers Park

Prosecutors nix felony charges after concealed carry holder fired shots in Rogers Park alley: Chicago police report

March 1, 2024 6:14 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors rejected felony charges against a concealed-carry holder who allegedly fired shots in a Rogers Park alley last week, according to Chicago police.

Andersonville

Chicago police will surge the North Side to fight robberies this weekend, aldermen say

March 1, 2024 5:22 PM CWBChicago
Andre Vasquez (40th) and Leni Manaa-Hoppenworth (48th) said Chicago police leaders are launching a “mission” on the Far North Side due to a rise in armed robberies and other crimes in the area.

Citywide

Youth home security guard sexually abused 14-year-old resident, prosecutors say

March 1, 2024 12:02 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a security guard sexually abused a 14-year-old girl who was receiving care at a children’s facility in Bronzeville, and Chicago police are continuing their investigation to see if other kids have been victimized.

CTA

5 years for CTA robber who got turned in by his own mother

March 1, 2024 11:09 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago man who was charged with robbing a 63-year-old CTA passenger in the Loop after his own mother turned him in to police has been handed a five-year prison sentence.

Gold Coast

Robbers are hijacking phones, bank accounts in the Gold Coast, Chicago police say

March 1, 2024 10:34 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police are turning up the heat on scammers who’ve been hijacking phone banking apps outside bars in the Gold Coast.

Citywide

ShotSpotter directs Chicago cops to quadruple shooting, charges filed

March 1, 2024 9:37 AM CWBChicago
A mass shooting outside a Chicago grocery store on Monday left two bystanders dead, but the intended victim and the man who allegedly shot him both survived, prosecutors said.

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October 13, 2026 5:19 AM

Teen shot, paralyzed pregnant classmate while on pretrial release for carjacking case, prosecutors say

October 12, 2026 10:39 AM

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