July 2024 - Page 12 of 12

Huge heart tattoo helped cops identify North Side killer who was on electronic monitoring, officials say

July 2, 2024 11:01 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say the man who shot and killed an unintended victim on the Far North Side last month was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet while on juvenile parole.

Phone thief killed 67-year-old grandfather in Albany Park, prosecutors say

July 2, 2024 6:49 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say Richard Orozco killed J. Isabel Castillo while trying to steal his phone in Albany Park last month.

Knife attack leaves man injured on Red Line

July 2, 2024 5:44 AM CWBChicago

A man was attacked by a knife-wielding assailant on a Red Line train in Rogers Park last night, police said.

Gunman shoots man outside migrant shelter near the Salt Shed

July 1, 2024 8:02 PM CWBChicago

A man is recovering after being shot Monday evening outside the “Salt Shed” migrant shelter near Goose Island.

53 arrested during Pride Parade afterparty, the most arrests at any one-day event since at least 2013

July 1, 2024 6:58 PM Tim Hecke

Police recovered four guns and arrested 53 people, including nine juveniles, in the hours after Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade, officials said. That total is the most arrests at a one-day event in Chicago since CWBChicago began keeping records in 2013.

Man gets 2 years for looting Humboldt Park currency exchange during 2020 riots (but he’s not expected to spend time in prison)

July 1, 2024 10:49 AM CWBChicago

A man was sentenced last week to two years in prison for looting a Humboldt Park currency exchange during a wave of civil unrest in 2020.

Gunmen rob 2 women in North Center

July 1, 2024 10:31 AM CWBChicago

Two 23-year-old women were robbed at gunpoint, one suffering a head injury, in North Center on Sunday morning.

After another shooting and stabbing at 31st Street Beach, alderman calls on the city to take action. Again.

July 1, 2024 7:21 AM CWBChicago

After seemingly declaring success in the battle against ongoing violence at 31st Street Beach last week, a Chicago alderman is once again calling on the city to shut down the facility at 9 p.m. nightly after a concealed carry holder shot a girl who stabbed her at the beach on Saturday.

Cops clash with post-Pride Parade crowd sparking mass arrests

July 1, 2024 6:41 AM Tim Hecke

Police supervisors declared a mass arrest situation overnight in Lakeview, bringing an end to hours of rowdiness that followed the annual Chicago Pride Parade.

Month: July 2024

Huge heart tattoo helped cops identify North Side killer who was on electronic monitoring, officials say

Phone thief killed 67-year-old grandfather in Albany Park, prosecutors say

Knife attack leaves man injured on Red Line

Gunman shoots man outside migrant shelter near the Salt Shed

53 arrested during Pride Parade afterparty, the most arrests at any one-day event since at least 2013

Man gets 2 years for looting Humboldt Park currency exchange during 2020 riots (but he’s not expected to spend time in prison)

Gunmen rob 2 women in North Center

After another shooting and stabbing at 31st Street Beach, alderman calls on the city to take action. Again.

Cops clash with post-Pride Parade crowd sparking mass arrests

Man murdered girlfriend hours after she filed domestic battery report with police, prosecutors say

Woman left drugs near toddler who died of overdose in East Garfield Park, prosecutors say

Police warn of 19 auto thefts across Fulton Market, West Town

Suburban lab executive faked 380,000 COVID tests in $66 million fraud, feds say

He pleaded guilty to an attempted murder he didn’t commit. But an Illinois court refuses to give him a certificate of innocence