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Month: June 2024

Citywide

Woman tazed and pepper-sprayed sleeping man, killed him with a lamp and hammer: prosecutors

June 5, 2024 6:06 PM Tim Hecke
A Chicago woman faces charges of first-degree murder and concealing a homicidal death for allegedly beating a man to death with a hammer and stashing his body in a kitchen cupboard.

Loop

New: Alderman wants unaccompanied kids out of downtown by 8 p.m.

June 5, 2024 3:32 PM CWBChicago
The alderman whose ward includes nearly all of Streeterville wants to expand the city’s curfew law to ban unaccompanied minors from being in the downtown area after 8 p.m.

CTA

11-year-old boy robbed 62-year-old aboard a CTA train, Chicago police say (His accomplice was 14)

June 5, 2024 9:14 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police have charged an 11-year-old boy with robbing a man nearly six times his age on a CTA train. He worked with a 14-year-old girl to commit the crime, police said.

Lincoln Square

15 years for man who duct-taped employee to chair during Walgreens robbery

June 5, 2024 7:14 AM CWBChicago
The man who duct-taped a Walgreens employee to a chair during a robbery in Lincoln Square two years ago has been given a 15-year prison sentence.

Streeterville

After couple is attacked while walking, Streeterville buildings hire security until police ‘control the situation’

June 5, 2024 5:45 AM CWBChicago
After a couple was attacked by teenagers in the heart of Streeterville on Friday night, the latest in a series of incidents involving groups of young people roaming the streets, two condo buildings in the neighborhood are hiring private security “until the police are able to control the situation.”

Uptown

Gunmen fired shots at motorist during possible robbery in Uptown, two more robberies reported nearby

June 4, 2024 8:10 PM CWBChicago
A gunman fired shots at a man as he parked his car at a North Side park early Tuesday, possibly during a robbery attempt, according to Chicago police and a source.

Citywide

2 parolees charged with murdering young father during a robbery on the NW Side

June 4, 2024 7:31 PM Tim Hecke
Two men with extensive criminal records, both on parole, robbed and murdered a young father as he walked to work on the Northwest Side last month, prosecutors said Tuesday.

Citywide

Fairness and equity? Illinois drivers can get 3 unpaid tickets a year before license suspension under newly-passed law

June 4, 2024 7:07 AM The Center Square
A bill that passed the Illinois General Assembly will allow traffic violators to get three unpaid traffic tickets per year before they have their license suspended. 

Lincoln Square

Chicago police recruit shot while driving in Ravenswood

June 4, 2024 6:51 AM CWBChicago
A Chicago police recruit suffered a gunshot wound to his back while driving in Ravenswood overnight, police said. The victim’s 21-year-old passenger, also believed to be a male CPD recruit, was not injured.

Citywide

Man who tried to sexually assault 2 women in 2 days could have been arrested days earlier, but a Chicago police supervisor decided to let him go: report

June 3, 2024 8:11 PM Tim Hecke
A Chicago man accused of trying to sexually assault two women in two days could have been arrested nearly two weeks before the attacks after three women accused him of grabbing them in Marquette Park. But a Chicago police sergeant decided not to take him into custody, a CPD report said

Loop

Man found unresponsive on Loop sidewalk died from combination of street drugs: medical examiner

June 3, 2024 7:13 AM CWBChicago
The man who died after being found unresponsive on a Loop sidewalk on April 10 died from a toxic combination of street drugs, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Citywide

5 weeks after having ankle monitor removed, he was part of the robbery team that left an Uber driver dead: prosecutors

June 3, 2024 6:37 AM CWBChicago
Barely a month after a judge removed the ankle monitor Kameron Freeman wore while awaiting trial for possessing a stolen SUV, the 29-year-old participated in the robbery and murder of an Uber driver, prosecutors say.

Citywide

Uber passenger fell asleep with a machine gun on his lap: prosecutors

June 2, 2024 10:21 PM CWBChicago
A Chicago man who recently completed parole for a felony gun case is already back in jail after allegedly falling asleep in an Uber with a machine gun on his lap.

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October 22, 2026 7:00 PM

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October 22, 2026 4:33 AM

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