January 2025 - Page 6 of 12

Burglary crew raids downtown Foot Locker, 3 other stores in crosstown spree

January 19, 2025 9:19 PM CWBChicago

A group of burglars broke into at least four businesses early Sunday, two in the Loop and one each in Lakeview and Lincoln Park, according to Chicago police. The five-person crew remains on the loose, CPD said.

2 in custody after armed robbery spree rolls from Wicker Park to Old Town; at least one more crew on the loose

January 19, 2025 6:58 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police scored two arrests after another wave of armed robberies rocked neighborhoods from Wicker Park to Old Town on Saturday evening. However, the arrests were followed by another wave of robberies, suggesting that at least one holdup crew remains active.

Uber passenger left phone in car, robbed driver when he returned it: prosecutors

January 19, 2025 6:16 PM CWBChicago

An Uber driver who went to a customer’s home to return a phone that the passenger left in his car ended up being robbed by the customer, who drove away with his vehicle, prosecutors said.

7 years for man who allegedly had 62 pounds of cocaine in his luggage at Chicago airport

January 19, 2025 8:33 AM CWBChicago

The man prosecutors said carried 62 pounds of suspected cocaine worth $3.5 million in his luggage at Midway International Airport has been given a seven-year prison sentence.

Paroled 8-time felon murdered man who argued with woman at grocery store: prosecutors

January 19, 2025 8:05 AM CWBChicago

An eight-time convicted felon, on parole for gun possession, drove to a South Side grocery store and killed a man who had gotten into an argument with a woman he knows, prosecutors said this week.

Arsonist accused of setting a string of fires across North Side gets probation

January 18, 2025 8:01 PM Tim Hecke

The man charged with setting a string of arson fires from Lincoln Square to Andersonville one year ago has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to two cases this week, court records show.

Man beat another driver with metal baseball bat during road rage altercation in Logan Square: prosecutors

January 18, 2025 7:39 PM CWBChicago

A suburban man has been jailed pending trial after prosecutors accused him of beating another driver with a baseball bat during a road rage altercation in Logan Square last month.

Asked why he shot his ex 6 times, man allegedly told cops ‘because I ran out of bullets’

January 18, 2025 11:25 AM Tim Hecke

A jealous man lured his ex-girlfriend into his car and then shot her six times, later telling police that he only stopped shooting because he ran out of bullets, prosecutors said Friday.

Armed robbers target at least 7 people during Friday evening crime spree

January 18, 2025 8:18 AM CWBChicago

Another wave of armed robberies hit the West Town area on Friday, leaving at least seven victims in its wake. One victim was carjacked. So far, Chicago police have not announced any arrests.

Chicago cops need help finding hit-and-run driver who struck woman in Wicker Park

January 18, 2025 7:50 AM CWBChicago

A hit-and-run driver struck a woman in Wicker Park last month and Chicago police are now asking for help as they try to identify the driver.

Shooting defendant cut off ankle monitor at Walmart and hasn’t been seen since, officials say

January 17, 2025 9:46 PM Tim Hecke

A man involved in a 2019 shooting incident who disappeared after cutting off his electronic monitoring bracelet at a suburban Chicago Walmart may have returned to Chicagoland, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s Office.

Gunman who got shot after opening fire on concealed carry holder gets 8-year prison sentence

January 17, 2025 9:42 AM CWBChicago

A man who got shot when he unwisely opened fire on a concealed carry holder’s car at a Chicago McDonald’s has been given an eight-year prison sentence.

Chicago police helicopter tracked down men who carjacked 2 drivers in 3 minutes on North Side: reports

January 17, 2025 6:02 AM CWBChicago

Two men, one on parole for four robberies and the other on probation for his fifth felony, are charged with carjacking two drivers at gunpoint just minutes apart in Lakeview. The hijackings occurred in quick succession around 11:50 p.m. last Friday, January 10.

Month: January 2025