November 2024 - Page 4 of 12

2 charged with robbery after pausing getaway to grab McDonald’s on the victim’s credit card: CPD report

November 24, 2024 6:00 PM CWBChicago

Two men are facing robbery charges, possibly because they took a break from their getaway to grab some McDonald’s on the victim’s credit card.

6 years for woman who ordered gunman to shoot victim during a fight on the Red Line

November 24, 2024 11:51 AM CWBChicago

A woman has been given a six-year prison sentence for ordering her companion to shoot a woman during a fight on a Red Line train in the Loop. Prosecutors said the victim’s school-age son was nearby when the shooting occurred.

Off-duty Chicago cop gets into shootout with armed robbery crew

November 24, 2024 9:17 AM CWBChicago

An off-duty Chicago police officer got into a shootout with a robbery crew that targeted him in Washington Park overnight.

Migrant, arrested 3x in a month, is charged with mugging a woman in the Loop

November 24, 2024 8:28 AM CWBChicago

CHICAGO — A Venezuelan migrant is charged with mugging a 50-year-old woman in the Loop this week. It’s his third arrest in a month and his sixth arrest in the past year. “The randomness and brazenness is appalling and awful,” Judge Shauna Boliker said in a detention order keeping Yeison Becerra-Colmenares in jail pending trial.

Woman runs into Macy’s after being shot during Christmas festivities in the Loop

November 24, 2024 5:14 AM CWBChicago

CHICAGO — A woman was shot in the Loop on Saturday evening as large crowds filled the area to celebrate the start of the holiday season. An individual is being questioned. Chicago police officers were maintaining a significant presence in the Loop following the annual Festival of Lights and Friday’s lighting of the city’s official

5 armed robberies and carjackings reported from West Loop to Logan Square

November 23, 2024 7:00 PM CWBChicago

An area that was hard hit by roving teams of armed robbers over the past few years, only to enjoy a sharp drop after Chicago police made several arrests earlier in 2024, is starting to see an uptick in activity again, with five armed robberies and carjackings reported from Friday evening to Saturday afternoon.

12 years for shooting at Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail

November 23, 2024 5:39 PM CWBChicago

A man accused of shooting at Chicago cops while on parole and on felony bail last year has been handed a 12-year sentence.

Migrant shot another migrant he suspected of murdering a friend, Chicago police report says

November 23, 2024 1:32 PM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant charged with trying to murder another migrant this week told cops he did it because the victim murdered a friend of his last week, a Chicago police report says.

Assailant stabs 2 men in River North

November 23, 2024 10:23 AM CWBChicago

Two men are recovering after being stabbed in River North on Friday night. Their attacker remains at large.

Armed food vendor kills would-be robber in a shootout, police say

November 23, 2024 7:51 AM CWBChicago

A food vendor licensed to carry a concealed firearm shot and killed a man who tried to rob him on the West Side on Friday evening, Chicago police said.

‘I’m an elected official’ Cook County politician warns cops during DUI investigation (videos)

November 23, 2024 6:56 AM Tim Hecke

Newly released Chicago police body camera footage shows a Cook County Board of Review commissioner wasted little time identifying herself as an “elected official” while repeatedly refusing to step out of her car for a DUI investigation on the North Side on November 10.

Inmate charged with having loaded gun inside Cook County jail: ‘Can I surrender something?’

November 22, 2024 7:56 PM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man who was supposed to leave the Cook County jail on Wednesday is not going home after all. That’s because Kemari Johnson is now facing a fresh charge of possessing a loaded firearm inside the jail.

Chicago cop gets probation for falsely claiming she was robbed at gunpoint of $5,000

November 22, 2024 10:45 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago cop received two years probation for filing a false police report on Thursday, the same day Jussie Smollett’s false report conviction was overturned by the Illinois Supreme Court.

Month: November 2024