September 2024 - Page 11 of 13

Shots fired, 2 detained after rappers brawl in Old Town

September 7, 2024 7:13 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police detained two people and recovered a firearm after shots were fired as a group of rappers were leaving the New City complex overnight.

17-year-old carjacked SUV in Uptown, took cops on a crosstown chase

September 6, 2024 5:48 PM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy carjacked a driver at gunpoint on Thursday night and then led police on a cross-town chase that ended with his arrest, authorities say.

A government that preaches ‘treatment not trauma’ fails to protect a man from himself

September 6, 2024 8:49 AM CWBChicago

This story is a little different. Yes, this one’s about the government’s failure to protect the public from a neighborhood nuisance. But it’s also about the government failing to protect the man from himself.

Sex offender gets 11 years for violently attacking 2 women on DePaul campus

September 6, 2024 8:43 AM Tim Hecke

The convicted sex offender accused of violently attacking two women on the DePaul University campus in 2023 was given an 11-year sentence on Thursday.

Aldermen ask for help after rolling gun battle rattles North Side neighborhood

September 6, 2024 6:56 AM CWBChicago

Three North Side aldermen are asking constituents to review their surveillance camera footage after a rolling shootout between the occupants of two cars roared through the Budlong Woods area of Lincoln Square on Thursday evening.

Man murdered in Rogers Park is neighborhood’s third shooting victim of the week

September 6, 2024 6:14 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot and killed in Rogers Park on Thursday evening, marking the third shooting in the neighborhood this week.

Man shot outside Logan Square Blue Line station

September 6, 2024 5:45 AM CWBChicago

he hits keep on coming for CTA management as they grapple with a series of high-profile violent crimes on the transit system this week. In the latest incident, a man was shot outside the Logan Square Blue Line station on Thursday night.

High-ranking Chicago cop is stripped, demoted after allegedly damaging someone’s car during Puerto Rican Fest

September 5, 2024 5:15 PM Tim Hecke

A high-ranking member of the Chicago Department has been demoted and relieved of his police powers after being charged with damaging a man’s vehicle during this year’s Puerto Rican Fest in Humboldt Park, according to information provided by law enforcement sources and a CPD spokesperson.

21 years for shooting 1-year-old while on bail for gun case

September 5, 2024 6:08 AM CWBChicago

A man who participated in a gas station shootout that injured himself, another gunman, and a 1-year-old boy has been sentenced to 21 years. Maalik Lumpkins was on bail for a felony gun case at the time.

Burglars hit Lakeview Lululemon, Streeterville convenience store overnight

September 5, 2024 5:34 AM CWBChicago

Smash-and-grab burglars raided a Lululemon store in Lakeview overnight and another burglary team tried to take an ATM from a Streeterville convenience store a short time later, according to overnight reports.

Man charged with trying to kill suburban cop during shootout in a South Side park

September 4, 2024 7:55 PM CWBChicago

A man who was shot inside Washington Park, allegedly during an “exchange of gunfire” with an off-duty suburban cop, is facing attempted murder charges as he recovers from the gunshot wounds he received during the altercation.

2 charged after SWAT team drone spies on Facebook Marketplace robbery crew

September 4, 2024 6:35 PM Tim Hecke

Two men, both on pretrial release for felony gun cases, are behind bars after Chicago police used a SWAT team’s drone to secretly monitor a neighborhood where several people have been robbed during Facebook Marketplace meet-ups.

One victim of CTA mass shooter was awake when gunman opened fire: prosecutors

September 4, 2024 3:33 PM Tim Hecke

Rhanni Davis, the 30-year-old accused of murdering four people on a Blue Line train Monday morning, was detained by a Cook County judge at the suburban courthouse in Maywood on Wednesday after a hearing in which prosecutors revealed new details about the crime.

Month: September 2024