December 2024 - Page 9 of 10

Neighborhood resident charged with murdering man on Lincoln Park sidewalk

December 6, 2024 3:54 AM CWBChicago

Murder charges have been filed in connection with the fatal shooting of a man on a Lincoln Park sidewalk last week. John Conway, 35, will appear for a detention hearing later today at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse at 26th and California.

22 years for gunman who killed key witness in a friend’s murder case

December 5, 2024 7:15 PM CWBChicago

A judge has sentenced a man to 22 years in prison for killing a key witness in a murder case pending against his friend. George Reyes, 22, pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for the sentence from Judge James Obbish on Wednesday, according to court records.

Man charged with setting ‘large volumes’ of propane ablaze outside Lincoln Park restaurant

December 5, 2024 6:21 PM CWBChicago

Authorities have charged a Schiller Park man with two counts of arson for allegedly setting propane tanks on fire, causing damage to a restaurant and event venue adjacent to Lincoln Park Zoo. Officials said a Chicago Fire Department firefighter suffered a shoulder injury while fighting the blaze.

Police helicopter tracks GameStop robbers from Rogers Park to the Far South Side

December 5, 2024 10:41 AM CWBChicago

A secret GPS tracker allowed a Chicago police helicopter to locate and follow a carload of armed robbers for more than 25 miles across the city, resulting in one arrest, according to prosecutors.

7 injured when stolen Jeep, pursued by police, barrels through red light on Magnificent Mile

December 5, 2024 6:35 AM CWBChicago

The driver of a stolen car ran a red light and crashed on the Magnificent Mile on Wednesday night, sending seven people, including three young children, to hospitals, according to Chicago police.

Suspect detained in fatal Lincoln Park shooting

December 5, 2024 5:47 AM CWBChicago

Police have detained a “person of interest” in connection with last week’s fatal shooting on a sidewalk near Clark and Fullerton in Lincoln Park. Chicago police released surveillance images of a suspect on Tuesday evening, and that quickly generated leads for detectives. One tipster told CWBChicago that the man seen in the police

Serial burglar is charged with breaking into bars and restaurants across Chicago (again)

December 4, 2024 7:18 PM CWBChicago

So far this year, more restaurants have been burglarized in Chicago than in any year since at least 2001. But there is some good news to report. Detectives have arrested and charged a man with committing six restaurant and bar burglaries since July, but he’s suspected of committing many more.

Chicago woman returning from Thanksgiving trip found 2 migrants in her home with a gun, officials say

December 4, 2024 7:16 PM CWBChicago

Two migrants are facing felony charges after a South Shore woman allegedly found them in her apartment when she returned home from a Thanksgiving getaway. And, prosecutors say, one of them had a gun.

Cops allegedly find 2 guns in car operated by brother of Dexter Reed, the man killed after opening fire on Chicago cops during a traffic stop

December 4, 2024 2:21 PM Tim Hecke

Last week, the city reached a settlement agreement with the estate of Dexter Reed, who was fatally shot by Chicago cops after he opened fire on them during a traffic stop. During a traffic stop three days later, officers allegedly found two guns in a car driven by Reed’s brother.

16-year-old was part of robbery crew lurking in online marketplaces, police say

December 4, 2024 10:03 AM CWBChicago

A 16-year-old boy is one of the armed robbers who’ve lured people into a trap through social media marketplace ads, according to Chicago police.

Man charged with robbing postal worker at gunpoint; ‘Where’s the phones at? You move, I shoot’

December 4, 2024 5:39 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with robbing packages from a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier. The victim told police she recognized the robber because she had seen him in the neighborhood while making her rounds.

Shooting victim’s screams are mistaken for drunken behavior on a block that used to have ShotSpotter

December 4, 2024 4:59 AM Tim Hecke

Around 8:47 p.m. Tuesday, somebody called 911 for a person down in the 4000 block of West Wilcox. Everybody thought he was yelling and screaming because he was drunk or high. In fact, he had been shot. It’s too bad the mayor removed ShotSpotter from that block in September. That man could have really used it.

CTA ‘busjacker’ now charged with robbing sleeping passenger on the Red Line

December 3, 2024 8:28 PM CWBChicago

Remember the guy who prosecutors said “busjacked” a #67 CTA bus three years ago? Well, he’s now accused of beating and robbing a man while riding a Red Line train.

Month: December 2024