January 2025 - CWB Chicago

Man cut off ankle monitor before robbing Loop fast food restaurant, officials say

January 31, 2025 7:51 PM Tim Hecke

The man who robbed a Taco Bell in downtown Chicago had cut off his electronic monitoring bracelet after going AWOL from a pending shoplifting case, officials said Friday. Misail “Javier” Velazquez, 35, is also accused of burglarizing the same restaurant, also after he cut off his ankle monitor.

2 migrants charged with horrific murder of 63-year-old man who was bound with wire and duct tape

January 31, 2025 5:18 PM Tim Hecke

Two men, both migrants who crossed into the USA along the Texas border in 2023, are charged with the horrific murder of a 63-year-old man in his Norwood Park bedroom, officials said.

Man charged with shooting that left 2 students dead outside Innovations High School

January 31, 2025 4:12 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police have made an arrest in connection with the murder of two teenage boys as they left their high school in the Loop one year ago. Tommie Coleman, 22, will appear for a detention hearing on Saturday.

Man gets 5 years for possessing machine gun and AR-15 in Bucktown

January 31, 2025 12:58 PM CWBChicago

A man who told Chicago cops he was unhappy that they “jacked my s**t” after the officers confiscated his AR-15 rifle, machine gun, and other contraband in Bucktown has been given a five-year prison sentence.

Garbage collector shoots 2 armed robbers outside elementary school, killing 1

January 31, 2025 10:32 AM CWBChicago

A garbage collector shot two armed robbers, killing one, outside a Chicago elementary school on Friday morning. Police said the victim, 28, is licensed to carry a concealed firearm.

Assailant stabs 2 men on downtown train platform

January 31, 2025 4:32 AM CWBChicago

Two men are recovering after an assailant stabbed them during an argument on a CTA platform in the Loop, Chicago police said. It happened around 10:33 p.m. Thursday at the Clark-Lake station in the 100 block of West Lake.

Migrant being questioned in heinous murder was arrested two weeks ago for trying to lure 13-year-old into a car: source

January 30, 2025 7:31 PM Tim Hecke

One of the two men Chicago police are questioning in connection with the horrific murder on Sunday of 63-year-old George Levin was arrested two weeks ago after a 13-year-old girl accused him of trying to lure her into a car on the Northwest Side.

Man on felon pretrial release teamed up with 8 juveniles to attack and rob Red Line passengers, police say

January 30, 2025 4:07 PM Tim Hecke

An adult and seven juveniles have been charged with attacking and robbing a group of teenagers on a CTA train in the Loop this week, according to Chicago police and court records. The adult, 19-year-old Jovan Edwards, had been on pretrial release for a pending stolen motor vehicle case for just 19 days when he allegedly participated in the mob attack.

Prosecutors ordered to seek prison time in all machine gun possession cases

January 30, 2025 11:35 AM Tim Hecke

As Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke announced on Thursday that her office will seek prison time for every defendant accused of possessing or using a machine gun.

Cops hunt suspect who left man badly injured after West Loop fight

January 30, 2025 10:38 AM CWBChicago

A fight outside a West Loop restaurant and bar in December ended with a man being hospitalized with a serious eye injury. Now, Chicago police are trying to identify the person responsible for injuring the victim.

3 women shot in alley may have been kidnapped, migrants: sources

January 30, 2025 10:04 AM Tim Hecke

There are new, troubling developments to report in the triple shooting that left two women dead and another badly injured in the South Shore neighborhood on Tuesday morning.

7 years for Chinatown carjacker who had a gun when cops caught him

January 30, 2025 4:55 AM CWBChicago

A man who pleaded guilty to carjacking a driver at gunpoint in Chinatown was given a seven-year prison sentence on Wednesday. Dante Williams, 22, has been in custody since being arrested in the case on April 1, 2022, and is not expected to serve any time in prison.

Burglar broke into 6 downtown businesses on Monday, Chicago police say

January 29, 2025 9:48 PM CWBChicago

Area Three detectives say a lone burglar is responsible for breaking into at least six businesses in the Loop and West Loop on Monday morning. They need a little help finding him, though.

Month: January 2025