August 2024 - CWB Chicago

Robbing a postal worker gets Chicago man a 6-year prison sentence

August 31, 2024 8:19 PM CWBChicago

Chicagoans have heard a lot about postal workers being robbed at gunpoint over the past couple of years. Recently, a man pleaded guilty to one such crime.

Men stole TVs worth $12,441 from a railroad car: Chicago police

August 31, 2024 2:06 PM CWBChicago

Four men are charged with burglary after a Chicago Police Department surveillance camera operator allegedly saw them stealing big-screen TVs from a railroad car on Thursday morning.

2 arrested after robbing man at gunpoint next to Chicago police surveillance camera

August 31, 2024 8:05 AM CWBChicago

Two men face robbery charges after they allegedly held up two people on Tuesday morning but made the critical mistake of committing one of the crimes in front of a Chicago Police Department surveillance camera.

16 months later, charges are filed in hit-and-run crash that killed road construction worker in Lakeview

August 30, 2024 8:10 PM Tim Hecke

Charges have finally been filed in connection with the fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a road construction worker on Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview last year.

Robber whose partner was killed by knife-wielding victim was on electronic monitoring for a felony gun case, prosecutors say

August 30, 2024 7:25 PM CWBChicago

New details emerged on Friday about the botched holdup that left a would-be robber dead and the second in Chicago police custody after the victim fought back.

After barring prosecutor from his courtroom forever, judge resentences murderer to 20 years

August 30, 2024 11:50 AM Tim Hecke

After barring a prosecutor from his courtroom forever, a Cook County judge has vacated the life sentence that a man received for a double murder and resentenced him to 20 years in prison.

Cops look for gunman who robbed victim at Sox-35th Red Line station

August 30, 2024 10:55 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for help as they try to identify yet another robbery suspect who’s prowling the CTA.

20 years for ‘one-man crime spree’ who fired shots, robbed, and carjacked victims in 30-minute rampage

August 30, 2024 6:26 AM Tim Hecke

A 31-year-old who went on a “one-man crime spree” through Humboldt Park, committing a string of carjackings and shooting at people until Chicago cops shot at him and arrested him on The 606 trail, has been given a 20-year prison sentence.

‘Insane’ woman who ran over cop won’t be institutionalized, gets judge’s OK to leave the state for vacation

August 30, 2024 5:06 AM Tim Hecke

The woman stole a Chicago cop’s patrol car and then struck the officer with the vehicle, found not guilty by reason of insanity, will receive outpatient mental health treatment.

Judge detains man accused of firing shots that prompted Logan Square SWAT response

August 29, 2024 7:55 PM CWBChicago

Charges have been filed in connection with Wednesday night’s SWAT incident in Logan Square.

Robbery team that targeted DNC influencer, delegate has struck at least 7 times this month, Chicago police say

August 29, 2024 7:23 PM Tim Hecke

The armed robbery crew that robbed a social media influencer and a delegate from Texas who were in town for the Democratic National Convention is responsible for even more crimes than police initially believed.

Man charged with murdering customer at hot dog stand ‘appears to have impulse control issues,’ judge says

August 29, 2024 6:58 PM CWBChicago

A judge today detained a man charged with murdering another customer at a South Side hot dog stand in May, saying the accused man “appears to have impulse control issues.”

Highland Park shooter’s victims seek $58 million from state police, claiming negligence

August 29, 2024 12:27 PM The Center Square

Illinois taxpayers could be on the hook for monetary awards to claimants suing Illinois State Police for alleged negligence in the run-up to the 2022 Highland Park mass shooting.

Month: August 2024