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Month: May 2024

Citywide

Man went on robbery spree while on pretrial release and on federal parole for $141,000 bank heist: prosecutors

May 3, 2024 4:36 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors say a Chicago man carjacked a driver and robbed two GameStop locations while on federal parole for a $141,000 bank robbery. And he allegedly did it less than 24 hours after being put on pretrial release for an aggravated assault charge.

Bucktown

Gunmen rob 5 people in 30 minutes in Bucktown

May 2, 2024 5:31 PM CWBChicago
A carload of armed men swept through Bucktown on Thursday morning, robbing at least five people in under a half hour before hurrying out of the neighborhood. Chicago police confirmed that the same group had committed all the robberies.

Citywide

Charges dropped against migrant accused of stabbing another asylum seeker in dispute over restroom cleanliness

May 2, 2024 7:40 AM CWBChicago
A Venezuelan migrant accused of stabbing another asylum seeker during a dispute over the cleanliness of a police station restroom has been given a fresh start.

CTA

Suburban man attacked CTA passenger with a knife in the South Loop, Chicago police say

May 2, 2024 7:13 AM CWBChicago
A suburban man faces attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing another passenger on a CTA bus in the South Loop.

West Loop

CPD releases better images of West Loop sexual assault suspect

May 2, 2024 6:48 AM CWBChicago
Area Three detectives have released clearer pictures of a man they believe tried to sexually assault a woman in the West Loop.

Citywide

Axe attack puts 74-year-old career criminal behind bars for the last time

May 2, 2024 6:15 AM Tim Hecke
A Chicago man with a long, violent criminal record was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday for attacking his girlfriend with an axe in 2021, just eight months after being released from prison for attacking his previous girlfriend with a butcher knife.

Citywide

Got ’em! Man accused of killing Chicago cop Luis Huesca is in custody, official says

May 1, 2024 8:18 PM CWBChicago
Xavier Tate Jr, the man accused of killing Chicago Police Officer Luis Huesca ten days ago, is in custody.

Albany Park

Woman gets 72-month federal prison sentence for robbing convenience stores

May 1, 2024 8:35 AM Tim Hecke
A woman has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for participating in a string of convenience store robberies, mostly on the Northwest Side of Chicago.

Citywide

High-ranking cop lied to slain officer’s grieving mother, hoping to get mayor admitted to fallen cop’s funeral: report

May 1, 2024 5:12 AM CWBChicago
A high-ranking Chicago police executive lied to the mother of slain CPD Officer Luis Huesca, telling her that it was mandatory for Mayor Brandon Johnson to attend Huesca’s funeral, according to a damning report by the Chicago Sun-Times.

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October 20, 2026 8:42 AM

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