December 2024 - Page 3 of 10

Man shot, critically injured on CTA platform in the Loop

December 24, 2024 3:20 PM CWBChicago

Police are looking for a known suspect after a man was shot on a Green Line platform in the Loop on Christmas Eve. So far this year, 14 people have been shot in the Loop, down from 16 at this point last year.

Man charged with robbing Chicago Fire Department ambulance crew

December 24, 2024 1:42 PM CWBChicago

A man has been charged with robbing an on-duty Chicago Fire Department ambulance crew on Monday morning. Jaylin Brewster, 20, will appear in court on Christmas Eve to face charges of robbery and aggravated battery.

Man shot 11-year-old during road rage altercation in Wicker Park, cops say

December 24, 2024 11:24 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with shooting an 11-year-old boy during a road rage altercation in Wicker Park two weeks ago. Jeston Harris, 27, will appear for a detention hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Christmas Eve.

2nd man charged with murdering victim in a Loop parking lot (while on bail for a gun case)

December 24, 2024 7:16 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors have charged a second man with participating in a shooting that left two men dead and two others, including himself, injured in a downtown Chicago parking lot in 2022. Timothy Parker III, 30, was on bail for a pending felony gun case at the time of the August 6, 2022, shooting.

Gunman gets 43 years for mass shooting that killed 2, injured 7 outside Chicago Red Line station

December 23, 2024 2:23 PM Tim Hecke

A Cook County judge has sentenced a man to 43 years in prison for carrying out a mass shooting that left two people dead and seven injured near the Magnificent Mile in May 2022. Jaylun Sanders, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of murder on November 18 and received his sentence today from Judge Adrienne Davis.

Video: Gunmen kidnap Chicago man, force him to withdraw money from ATM

December 23, 2024 12:00 PM Tim Hecke

Armed robbers kidnapped a man from in front of his West Side home and forced him to withdraw money from an ATM early Saturday morning. The abduction, one of several robberies reported in the area around the same time, was caught on video.

Man on electronic monitoring robbed grocery store while enjoying ‘essential movement’ privileges, officials say

December 23, 2024 7:48 AM Tim Hecke

A man has been charged with robbing a South Side grocery store while on electronic monitoring for a pending burglary case. Timothy Bowden, 28, robbed the store while enjoying the “essential movement” privileges bestowed upon electronic monitoring detainees by the SAFE-T Act, according to the sheriff’s office.

Ambulance crew gets robbed, overpowers suspect while responding to 911 call

December 23, 2024 6:06 AM CWBChicago

An on-duty Chicago Fire Department ambulance crew was robbed while responding to a call in Auburn Gresham overnight. The paramedics managed to overpower the robber and hold him until police arrived.

Prosecutors keep losing cases filed against local cops. This retired chief thinks the prosecutions were politically motivated.

December 22, 2024 7:28 PM Tim Hecke

When prosecutors dropped criminal charges this week against an Oak Lawn police officer accused of using excessive force to arrest a 17-year-old boy, it was the latest in a growing list of victories for cops accused of wrongdoing by the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Serial bank robber told cops he needed money to buy Christmas gifts, FBI says

December 22, 2024 2:22 PM Tim Hecke

The FBI says a man who robbed three banks this month told arresting officers that he did it so he could buy gifts for the holidays. But a federal complaint says he told a bank employee he was doing it because he was way behind in his rent payments.

Catalytic converter theft ‘ringleader’ gets 3 year sentence

December 22, 2024 11:18 AM CWBChicago

When Chicago police seized 211 catalytic converters and arrested two men at a West Side in June 2023, it was the culmination of a year-long investigation. Now, the man prosecutors dubbed the “ringleader” of the operation has pleaded guilty in exchange for a three-year sentence.

At least 9 people robbed at gunpoint during Saturday night crime spree

December 22, 2024 7:17 AM CWBChicago

At least nine people were mugged during a string of armed robberies on Saturday evening. The holdups are the latest in a series of similar sprees that have popped up in the same area over the past month.

Man charged with fiery ‘sideshow’ crash that left 3 dead

December 22, 2024 4:43 AM CWBChicago

Nearly two years after a man allegedly admitted to driving a car that crashed and burst into flames, killing three people as he sped from a street takeover on the South Side, prosecutors have approved reckless homicide charges in the case.

Month: December 2024