April 2024 - Page 5 of 11

45 years for murdering Mexican Independence Day reveler in the South Loop

April 19, 2024 5:25 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man accused of murdering another man on a South Loop grocery store parking lot during Mexican Independence Day celebrations in 2021 was sentenced on Friday to 45 years in prison.

Migrant has been arrested 7 times since arriving in Chicago, including twice in April

April 19, 2024 10:26 AM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant, arrested twice in April, has now been arrested seven times since arriving in Chicago.

Judge refuses to detain man accused of carjacking Uber driver at gunpoint

April 19, 2024 7:09 AM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge refused to detain a Chicago man accused of carjacking an Uber driver, even though the man had been arrested for felony gun possession and fleeing police just five days earlier, according to court records.

20 years for man who sped from Chicago police in a hijacked SUV, leading to a crash that killed a mother of six in Lakeview

April 18, 2024 8:21 PM Tim Hecke

Nearly four years after a mother of six was killed when a Chicago police squad car slammed into her vehicle during a high-speed pursuit in Lakeview, the man cops were chasing has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

4 years for burglar who kicked down Boystown woman’s door as she tried to hide

April 18, 2024 7:23 PM CWBChicago

A man accused of robbing a random woman after breaking into her Boystown apartment has been given a four-year prison sentence.

Man charged with robbing Uber driver last month is now accused of 2 carjackings, including one ending with a woman shot

April 18, 2024 7:05 PM Tim Hecke

A DeKalb man charged with robbing an Uber driver at gunpoint last month is now accused of participating in two carjackings in Logan Square, including one that ended with a woman being shot.

Drunk driver killed former Marine sergeant on Stevenson Expressway, prosecutors say

April 18, 2024 11:05 AM Tim Hecke

Octavio Lara Chavez is charged with killing former U.S. Marine Sgt. Nikolas Hutto, who was changing a tire ono the Stevenson Expressway near Cicero.

Wrigleyville robber who dumped stolen car at police station was arrested in another stolen car case 3 weeks earlier: court records

April 18, 2024 8:51 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man charged with robbing a Wrigleyville resident at gunpoint and dumping his stolen getaway car in a nearby Chicago Police Department parking lot had been placed on pretrial release for another stolen motor vehicle case less than three weeks earlier

Month: April 2024

45 years for murdering Mexican Independence Day reveler in the South Loop

Migrant has been arrested 7 times since arriving in Chicago, including twice in April

Judge refuses to detain man accused of carjacking Uber driver at gunpoint

20 years for man who sped from Chicago police in a hijacked SUV, leading to a crash that killed a mother of six in Lakeview

4 years for burglar who kicked down Boystown woman’s door as she tried to hide

Man charged with robbing Uber driver last month is now accused of 2 carjackings, including one ending with a woman shot

Drunk driver killed former Marine sergeant on Stevenson Expressway, prosecutors say

Wrigleyville robber who dumped stolen car at police station was arrested in another stolen car case 3 weeks earlier: court records

Armed caravan committed 15 robberies in 2 days, police say

2 women shot a car on the Kennedy Expressway, then shot a man in Old Town, prosecutors say

Hate crime charge filed after swastikas are found at Boystown grade school

Drive-by shooting caught on camera near Howard CTA station (video)

Feds file carjacking, gun charges against Chicago man

Prosecutors: Gangster Disciples brought hitman to Chicago by bus for Englewood murder

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit