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Carjacking, robberies reported in Lakeview, Edgewater, West Loop on Wednesday

April 11, 2024 6:28 AM CWBChicago

Two robberies in Lakeview on Wednesday, including a carjacking, are among the latest holdups under investigation by Chicago police. Other armed robberies were reported in Edgewater and the West Loop.

Man who detonated a powerful explosive on an occupied CTA train gets 10 years

April 11, 2024 4:54 AM CWBChicago

CHICAGO — The man who intentionally detonated an explosive device while riding a Pink Line train with other passengers was sentenced to ten years in prison on Wednesday. Erik Toleyo Flores, 26, pleaded guilty to attempted murder and aggravated arson after prosecutors agreed to drop 33 other felony charges, including terrorism, according to court records.

Driver intentionally struck 2 people in River North, pinning one against a gas pump, prosecutors say

April 11, 2024 4:17 AM CWBChicago

A woman intentionally ran over two people with her car in River North, chasing one down, then pinning another against a service station gas pump, before being pinned to the ground by a witness and held for Chicago police, officials said.

Migrant, Chicagoan plead guilty in theft of radio from Chicago police station

April 10, 2024 3:09 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man and a Venezuelan migrant have pleaded guilty to participating in the theft of a CPD officer’s radio from the front desk of a Near West Side police station.

CTA passengers thwart robbery on Red Line train: prosecutors

April 10, 2024 2:48 AM CWBChicago

CTA passengers intervened to stop a man from mugging a woman as they rode the Red Line late Friday night, according to Chicago police.

Cops looking for crew that burglarized 7 businesses in 90 minutes (video)

April 10, 2024 2:14 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police released video on Tuesday of a burglary crew that broke into seven businesses during one morning last month. The group burglarized locations in Lakeview, Bucktown, Avondale, and Logan Square.

4-year-old critically wounded as gunmen have a shootout on busy Humboldt Park street

April 9, 2024 7:13 PM CWBChicago

A 4-year-old boy is in critical condition after being shot as at least two gunmen exchanged gunfire near a McDonald’s in Humboldt Park on Tuesday afternoon.

Chicago cop fondled handcuffed woman in Near North police station holding cell, prosecutors say

April 9, 2024 6:31 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago police officer assigned to the Near North Side has been stripped of his police powers and slapped with three felony charges after investigators determined he fondled and spoke suggestively to a female arrestee who was handcuffed to the police station wall.

Month: April 2024

Carjacking, robberies reported in Lakeview, Edgewater, West Loop on Wednesday

Man who detonated a powerful explosive on an occupied CTA train gets 10 years

Driver intentionally struck 2 people in River North, pinning one against a gas pump, prosecutors say

Migrant, Chicagoan plead guilty in theft of radio from Chicago police station

CTA passengers thwart robbery on Red Line train: prosecutors

Cops looking for crew that burglarized 7 businesses in 90 minutes (video)

4-year-old critically wounded as gunmen have a shootout on busy Humboldt Park street

Chicago cop fondled handcuffed woman in Near North police station holding cell, prosecutors say

1 dead, 1 injured in shooting near Morse Red Line

‘At least’ 12 guns, cocaine, fentanyl, cash seized as feds raid Wicker Park home

City releases videos of Chicago police shootout with Dexter Reed

Woman shot while walking dog in Uptown

Videos of fatal Chicago police shootout to be released today: ‘It’s not the things that you’ve been told,’ top cop says

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