May 2024 - Page 2 of 12

Back on the streets: Judge releases man accused of attacking woman who wouldn’t give him money

May 29, 2024 4:30 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police believe they’ve caught the man who attacked a woman on a downtown CTA platform after she refused to give him money last week. But, despite the fact that he has a history of attacking women on the city’s transit system, prosecutors didn’t even ask a judge to keep him in custody.

Man in violent robbery crew that swept through downtown Chicago was on felony pretrial release, officials say

May 28, 2024 6:17 AM Tim Hecke

A 19-year-old man was part of a robbery crew that swept through downtown last month, officials said, as they charged him with robbing three people outside the Hyatt Regency Chicago Hotel.

Man murdered in Albany Park on Monday evening is neighborhood’s 3rd homicide victim of the weekend

May 28, 2024 4:19 AM CWBChicago

A 23-year-old man was fatally shot in Albany Park on Monday evening, Chicago police said. He is the third person murdered in Albany Park over the holiday weekend.

Driver was high on PCP when he plowed into a bus stop, critically injuring 2: prosecutors

May 27, 2024 5:59 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man was high on PCP when he crashed into another car, then plowed into a CTA bus stop, leaving two people with life-altering injuries, prosecutors said as they filed charges in the case.

Migrant gets arrested for the 10th time in 10 months

May 27, 2024 5:07 PM CWBChicago

Carlos Mavarez Viloria, a resident of the Standard Club migrant shelter in downtown Chicago, has been arrested ten times since arriving in our fair city last summer, according to police and court records.

2 charged in connection with robberies involving bike-riding, rifle-wielding men in Rogers Park

May 27, 2024 1:02 PM CWBChicago

One week ago, Chicago police issued a community alert about rifle-wielding bicyclists who had committed six armed robberies in Rogers Park. Now, charges have been filed against two men in connection with one of those holdups.

Registered sex offender raped, robbed woman at gunpoint, Chicago officials say

May 27, 2024 12:09 PM CWBChicago

A registered sex offender robbed and raped a Chicago woman at gunpoint and threatened to shoot the woman if her companion intervened, officials say.

Chicago man who carjacked a Lyft driver at gunpoint has 7 cases pending in juvenile court, officials say

May 26, 2024 7:38 PM CWBChicago

Officials say an 18-year-old Chicago man carjacked a Lyft driver at gunpoint while awaiting trial for seven different cases in juvenile court.

Driver fell asleep on downtown Chicago expressway, drove into IDOT worker who helped him: prosecutors

May 26, 2024 3:54 PM CWBChicago

A man who fell asleep behind the wheel of his car in a traffic lane at Hubbard Cave accelerated into an IDOT worker who woke him up, causing serious injuries, according to the Illinois State Police.

2 men with beaming smiles mugged a CTA passenger last night, Chicago police say. Do you know them?

May 26, 2024 9:34 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for two men with glistening smiles who are responsible for mugging a CTA passenger in River North on Saturday evening.

Woman shot on Goose Island as cops dealt with a flood of 911 calls overnight

May 26, 2024 9:21 AM CWBChicago

A woman is in good condition after being shot on Goose Island overnight, according to Chicago police.

Feds charge 4 with Chicago gang murder, including 2 who were on bail for gun cases

May 26, 2024 7:19 AM Tim Hecke

Federal prosecutors this week announced racketeering and gun charges against four men who allegedly killed another man three years ago to elevate their positions in a Chicago street gang. Two of the men were on pretrial release for state gun cases when the murder occurred.

14 years for driver who killed woman while speeding away from Chicago police in a stolen SUV

May 26, 2024 5:39 AM Tim Hecke

The man who collided with another vehicle while fleeing from Chicago police in a freshly hijacked SUV, killing a 55-year-old grandmother, has been given a 14-year prison sentence.

Month: May 2024