August 2024 - Page 3 of 14

7 people robbed during downtown holdup spree

August 27, 2024 5:58 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating four armed robberies reported early Tuesday in the downtown area. At least seven victims were robbed during the holdups.

Teacher who brought underage boy home from Argentina gets 7½ years

August 27, 2024 11:46 AM Tim Hecke

A former employee at a private school on the North Side has been sentenced to more than 7 years in prison by a federal judge in Miami. Emilio Vrdoljak pleaded guilty to transportation of child pornography, a case that began when he tried to re-enter the United States with a 17-year-old boy he met in Argentina.

Man is charged with accosting another woman in Logan Square

August 27, 2024 11:17 AM CWBChicago

The man charged earlier this year with sexually attacking a woman as she pushed a baby stroller in Bucktown is now accused of attacking another woman in December.

Man charged with hate crime for allegedly assaulting lesbian mail carrier

August 27, 2024 8:35 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with hate crime after he allegedly threatened a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier who is a lesbian.

Shooting at Edgewater pizza stand is 14th of the year for neighborhood that had 5 shootings in 2023

August 27, 2024 7:52 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot and a woman was battered during an argument inside an Edgewater restaurant on Monday evening. The incident marks the 14th shooting in Edgewater this year, one shy of the total victims seen in 2022 and 2023 combined.

Cops hunt man who mugged ‘elderly’ woman in the Loop

August 26, 2024 6:29 PM CWBChicago

CPD’s transit unit is asking for help as they try to locate the guy who mugged a senior citizen on the Red Line this morning.

Rapper No Limit Kyro, busted by beefed-up DNC security patrols, faces machine gun possession charges

August 26, 2024 6:00 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago rapper can thank the city’s beefed-up security around the Democratic National Convention for his latest legal problems.

Businesses clean up after gunman opens fire in River North

August 26, 2024 2:26 PM CWBChicago

River North businesses are cleaning up after a gunman opened fire overnight, sending bullets through several storefront windows and into parked cars.

Chicago cop, accused of drunken attack on girlfriend outside CPD station, is relieved of police powers

August 26, 2024 9:47 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago police officer has been relieved of his police powers after being charged with DUI and domestic battery following an incident outside a CPD station last week.

$10,000 rewards offered in 2 Chicago murder cases

August 26, 2024 8:13 AM CWBChicago

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering $10,000 rewards for information about two Chicago murder cases, one in Albany Park and the other in West Rogers Park.

Woman shot in Logan Square on Sunday evening

August 26, 2024 7:50 AM CWBChicago

A woman is recovering after someone shot her in the leg in Logan Square on Sunday evening.

Man attacked with sharpened stick while doing yoga in Lincoln Park; ‘F**got, get out of here!’

August 25, 2024 8:32 PM CWBChicago

A man with a history of randomly attacking people is accused of attacking a man who was doing yoga in Lincoln Park with a sharpened stick.

Former CTA bus driver gets probation for shooting another car during road rage incident on Kennedy Expressway

August 25, 2024 7:43 PM CWBChicago

A former CTA bus driver who shot another driver’s car on the Kennedy Expressway has been sentenced to probation, according to court records.

Month: August 2024