November 2024 - Page 10 of 12

Sophomore gets 10 years for shooting at 2 schoolmates on NW Side

November 7, 2024 4:14 PM CWBChicago

A Taft High School student who shot at two schoolmates as they walked home from class last year, leaving one with a graze wound, received a 10-year sentence on Thursday.

‘Person of interest’ surrenders in double murder at Navy Pier

November 7, 2024 3:35 PM CWBChicago

Investigators on Thursday released surveillance images of the man they believe killed two of his former co-workers at Navy Pier on Tuesday afternoon. Within three hours, he turned himself in.

3 charged with burglarizing gaming, lottery machines from Rogers Park to Dunning

November 7, 2024 8:27 AM CWBChicago

Three men, including two on parole, are accused of stealing thousands of dollars by breaking into video gaming and lottery machines at Chicago businesses.

Cops hunt robber who’s targeting businesses on Far North Side

November 7, 2024 5:41 AM CWBChicago

Police have linked five recent business robberies on the Far North Side to a single man who may be armed.

Serial robber, possibly responsible for 20 holdups, gets 18-year sentence

November 6, 2024 7:03 PM CWBChicago

The man prosecutors said may have been responsible for more than 20 robberies from Little Village to the North Side has been given an 18-year sentence.

Cop killer cut off electronic monitoring bracelet while running from pursuing officers: officials

November 6, 2024 5:48 PM Tim Hecke

CHICAGO — Officials this afternoon revealed new details as they announced charges against the man they say killed Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez and a second person during a traffic stop Monday night. Darion McMillian, 23, of Harvey, is charged with first-degree murder of a peace officer, first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder of a peace

18-time convicted felon gets 6 years for stealing rare baseball cards

November 6, 2024 9:28 AM CWBChicago

A 17-time felon added an 18th conviction to his résumé Monday when he pleaded guilty to stealing baseball cards worth tens of thousands of dollars. Scott Meherg, 44, pleaded guilty to felony theft in exchange for a six-year sentence from Judge Mary Margaret Brosnahan.

Gunman kills 2 at Navy Pier, known suspect remains on the loose

November 5, 2024 3:32 PM CWBChicago

A gunman killed two men at Navy Pier on Tuesday afternoon and then fled into Streeterville on foot. Chicago police suspect the killer is a recently fired employee at one of the pier’s restaurants.

Migrant arrested 13 times in a year is now charged with Streeterville robbery

November 5, 2024 2:38 PM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant has been detained as a safety threat, his 13th arrest in a year, after he allegedly tried to rob a woman of her bike in Streeterville.

2 men went on nighttime robbery spree from 79th Street to the North Side, prosecutors say. One was wearing an ankle monitor.

November 5, 2024 11:11 AM CWBChicago

CHICAGO — Two men, including one who was supposed to be home on electronic monitoring, went on a crosstown robbery spree, mugging victims from 79th Street to Lakeview and Uptown before finally being arrested at the Addison Red Line station, officials said. Bryant Robinson and Jerome Jackson, both 20, are each charged with four counts

CPD officer is murdered on duty, 2 detained

November 5, 2024 6:22 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago police officer was shot and killed by machine gun fire while conducting an investigation in the Chatham neighborhood Monday evening.

Flamethrower, guns recovered as Chicago cops bust street takeover: report

November 4, 2024 6:16 PM Tim Hecke

A Missouri man faces firearms and other charges after Chicago police said he participated in a donut-spinning street “takeover” early Sunday in Gage Park.

Second man charged with trying to rob corrections officer in West Loop, engaging in shootout

November 4, 2024 6:10 PM Tim Hecke

A second man has been charged in connection with the attempted robbery of an off-duty correctional worker that evolved into a shootout last month in the West Loop. And, like his alleged accomplice, Romeo Holloway was on parole at the time of the crime.

Month: November 2024