May 2024 - Page 3 of 12

Cops look for 2 suspects in connection with robberies at Lake, Clark-Division Red Line stations

May 25, 2024 12:46 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for a woman who committed two robberies on the Red Line this week. They’re also looking for a man who helped her commit one of the crimes.

15-year-old fired gun while robbing woman in Logan Square, police say

May 25, 2024 10:08 AM CWBChicago

Police say a 15-year-old boy fired shots while robbing a woman with an accomplice in Logan Square on Friday afternoon. Within 20 minutes of the holdup, Chicago police officers arrested both robbers.

Huge brawl leaves migrant stabbed, cop injured as police declare emergency outside downtown Chicago shelter (Video)

May 25, 2024 5:58 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police declared a “10-1” police emergency in the Loop on Friday evening as two large groups of people clashed in Pritzker Park. One man was stabbed, a police officer was injured, and video shows at least 3 arrests being made.

2 men murdered in Albany Park alley, police say

May 25, 2024 5:24 AM CWBChicago

Two men were shot and killed in an Albany Park alley on Friday night, Chicago police said. The gunmen may have torched their getaway car in Uptown shortly after the shooting.

City Winery dishwasher made ‘praise to Jesus’ before murdering co-worker, prosecutors say

May 24, 2024 7:12 PM Tim Hecke

A dishwasher at the West Loop City Winery made “praise to Jesus” and laid face-down in the main restaurant area before murdering a co-worker in front of patrons and other employees, prosecutors said Friday.

Panhandler attacked CTA passenger who wouldn’t give him money: Chicago police

May 24, 2024 4:00 PM CWBChicago

Police are looking for the man who attacked a CTA passenger in the Loop after the victim refused to give him change.

2 men had guns at busy parks last weekend, officials say, as cops gear up for Memorial Day blowout

May 24, 2024 12:05 PM CWBChicago

Memorial Day weekend is upon us, and if last weekend is any indication of what’s to come, Chicago police will be very busy as they try to keep guns off the lakefront beaches and out of parks.

3 people shot in Uptown since Thursday evening

May 24, 2024 6:06 AM CWBChicago

Three people have been injured in two separate shootings in Uptown since Thursday evening, police said.

21 years for Chicago man who sexually assaulted 2 women in a day

May 24, 2024 5:47 AM Tim Hecke

The man accused of sexually assaulting two women on the same day in Rogers Park was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Thursday.

Edgewater: Man shot, seriously injured at exact same address where 2 were shot earlier this week

May 24, 2024 5:05 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot in Edgewater overnight at the exact same address where two people were shot on Wednesday evening. The alderman called Wednesday’s shootings “isolated.”

City Winery employee charged with murdering co-worker at West Loop location

May 23, 2024 8:59 PM CWBChicago

A City Winery employee faces murder charges for allegedly fatally stabbing a co-worker at the West Loop venue on Wednesday evening.

5 counts of attempted murder filed against man on pretrial release in stolen car case

May 23, 2024 6:36 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man on pretrial release for a stolen motor vehicle case opened fire on an occupied car earlier this month, injuring three people. Two others in the car were not injured.

4 charged with trying to sneak drug-laced papers into Cook County jail (video)

May 23, 2024 5:46 PM Tim Hecke

Four people have been charged with trying to smuggle drug-soaked papers into the Cook County jail, the latest in a string of cases prosecutors have pursued as authorities work to keep the deadly contraband from entering the jail.

Month: May 2024