January 2025 - Page 9 of 12

Attempted murder and carjacking charges filed against woman who allegedly stabbed 2 people during crime spree

January 12, 2025 6:02 AM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge on Saturday detained a woman who’s accused of stabbing another woman during a carjacking and then stabbing a man after crashing the car minutes later.

Man charged with shooting CTA train passenger in downtown Chicago

January 11, 2025 12:08 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with shooting a passenger aboard a Green Line train in the Loop on Christmas Eve. Sterling Sawyer, 43, is detained pending trial following a court hearing in which he repeatedly interrupted the proceedings, according to the judge who handled the case.

Facing 88 counts of child pornography, man pleads guilty to 1 charge and gets a 3-year sentence

January 11, 2025 10:09 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who faced 88 counts of child pornography charges pleaded guilty on Friday to a single charge in exchange for a three-year prison sentence. After receiving various credits, Cristhian Basabe, 24, is expected to be paroled in about six months.

Man accused of sexually assaulting 11-year-old is missing after cutting off his ankle monitor, officials say

January 11, 2025 9:03 AM Tim Hecke

A Lakeview man on pretrial release for a case in which he is accused of sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl has gone missing after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said on Friday that Jorge Wenceslao Mondragon-Bahena, 48, removed his ankle monitor in March 2023 and has not been seen since.

Gunmen carjack 2 drivers within minutes on North Side, suspects detained

January 11, 2025 8:19 AM Tim Hecke

Two drivers were carjacked at gunpoint within three minutes on Friday night in Lakeview, Chicago police said. Two suspects are in custody.

Mail thief caught on camera near the West Loop

January 11, 2025 5:44 AM CWBChicago

A West Town resident is warning neighbors after they caught a mail thief on camera in their building lobby this week. The theft, which occurred near the intersection of Grand and Hermitage, is the last in a seemingly endless number of similar cases that have been reported in recent years.

Armed robbers are targeting food delivery drivers on the Near West Side, cops say

January 10, 2025 9:37 PM CWBChicago

Armed robbers are targeting food delivery drivers on the Near West Side, with four food runners being targeted in the first five days of the New Year, according to Chicago police. CPD says drivers for DoorDash, Uber Eats, and local pizza shops have fallen victim to the robbers.

Amazon driver robbed at gunpoint in Logan Square

January 10, 2025 12:30 PM CWBChicago

An Amazon delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint while making his rounds in Logan Square on Thursday afternoon.

2 convicted murderers teamed up to carjack and kidnap a couple in Brighton Park, prosecutors say

January 9, 2025 11:57 AM Tim Hecke

A man who spent 20 years in prison for his role in the murder of a Chicago police officer will be in court today, facing new allegations that he teamed up with another convicted murderer to kidnap and carjack a couple in Brighton Park last summer.

Female carjacker stabbed victim, crashed, then stabbed a second person in Garfield Ridge, police say

January 9, 2025 10:56 AM CWBChicago

A female carjacker took a woman’s car in Garfield Ridge and then stabbed a man who tried to help her after she crashed the hijacked SUV a few blocks away, Chicago police said Thursday morning. Fire department personnel pinned the hijacker at the crash scene and held her until cops arrived.

Man and 16-year-old girl carjacked a woman after arranging to test drive her SUV via Facebook Marketplace, prosecutors say

January 9, 2025 5:35 AM Tim Hecke

A Waukegan man and a 16-year-old girl violently carjacked a couple after arranging to take the victims’ car on a test drive via Facebook Marketplace, prosecutors say.

Man charged with committing 2 Red Line robberies in December was convicted of another CTA robbery in 2023

January 8, 2025 6:06 PM CWBChicago

Chicago cops have arrested one of four men responsible for mugging passengers on the Red Line in December, according to a CPD media statement. Records show the man was convicted in 2023 of committing another robbery at the Roosevelt CTA station downtown.

Man gets 5 years for stabbing 2 people in West Rogers Park

January 8, 2025 5:34 PM CWBChicago

A judge on Wednesday handed down a five-year sentence for the man accused of stabbing two people during a fight in West Rogers Park.

Month: January 2025