March 2025 - Page 11 of 11

Iowa man charged with shooting 2 women, 1 fatally, in River North hotel

March 3, 2025 2:07 PM CWBChicago

An Iowa man surrendered to Chicago police to face charges in the shooting that left one woman dead and another injured in a River North hotel last month.

Oopsie! Burglar left his backpack and driver’s license at the crime scene, officials say

March 2, 2025 6:16 PM Tim Hecke

A 13-time convicted felon who is on probation—yes, probation—for burglary has been charged with burglary again after he allegedly broke into an Edgewater man’s garage and forgetfully left a backpack containing his driver’s license at the crime scene.

River North robber was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet — for another attempted robbery, officials say

March 2, 2025 5:34 PM CWBChicago

A man on probation for trying to rob a woman on the Red Line is now accused of trying to rob a man in River North—while wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet. Robert Snell, 35, has been detained to await trial by Judge Anthony Calabrese.

Clerk convicted of sexually assaulting teen in downtown convenience store disappears before sentencing

March 2, 2025 9:10 AM Tim Hecke

A convenience store clerk convicted in January of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old runaway boy in the Loop has disappeared after the judge refused a prosecution request to keep him in jail to await sentencing.

Man charged with North Side train robbery after cop recognizes him in ‘wanted’ poster

March 2, 2025 7:31 AM CWBChicago

One of two men wanted for robbing a Red Line passenger on the North Side in November has been arrested after a Chicago cop recognized him in a “seeking to identify bulletin.”

Medical examiner confirms Rogers Park hate crime gunman died by suicide

March 1, 2025 7:03 PM Tim Hecke

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has concluded its investigation of the death of Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, the man who allegedly shot a Jewish man in Rogers Park and then got into a lengthy shootout with Chicago cops last October.

A 12-time convicted burglar is charged with 6 new burglaries, but the state didn’t revoke his parole and now he’s missing.

March 1, 2025 6:18 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police suspect a 12-time convicted burglar broke into more than 20 businesses across the North and Northwest Sides in January and February. Detectives finally caught him using old-fashioned policework. But the state decided not to revoke his parole.

‘Back away or this is gonna get ugly’: 2 charged with robbing UPS driver in Humboldt Park

March 1, 2025 11:58 AM Tim Hecke

Two men have been jailed pending trial after prosecutors accused them of robbing a UPS driver, hoping to get away with the courier’s iPhone packages.

Late-night bar goers are getting robbed while waiting for Lyft, Uber in Wrigleyville, Gold Coast

March 1, 2025 9:39 AM CWBChicago

A group of armed robbers continues to target late-night revelers as the victims wait for rideshares outside bars in Wrigleyville and the Gold Coast, according to Chicago police. CPD first warned about the crew in January, but the robberies have not stopped.

11 years for carjacking a woman with an Airsoft rifle

March 1, 2025 7:50 AM CWBChicago

Two years after he muttered “Wasn’t me” as prosecutors charged him with carjacking a woman in Portage Park, Cross Banks has pleaded guilty in exchange for an 11-year prisons sentence.

126 mph crash by DUI driver leaves victim badly injured on Kennedy Expressway: prosecutors

March 1, 2025 6:48 AM CWBChicago

A DUI driver crashed into another car while traveling at 126 mph on the Kennedy Expressway on Monday, prosecutors allege. The crash victim, a 27-year-old man, was badly injured and remained unconscious and intubated late this week.

Month: March 2025

Iowa man charged with shooting 2 women, 1 fatally, in River North hotel

Oopsie! Burglar left his backpack and driver’s license at the crime scene, officials say

River North robber was wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet — for another attempted robbery, officials say

Clerk convicted of sexually assaulting teen in downtown convenience store disappears before sentencing

Man charged with North Side train robbery after cop recognizes him in ‘wanted’ poster

Medical examiner confirms Rogers Park hate crime gunman died by suicide

A 12-time convicted burglar is charged with 6 new burglaries, but the state didn’t revoke his parole and now he’s missing.

‘Back away or this is gonna get ugly’: 2 charged with robbing UPS driver in Humboldt Park

Late-night bar goers are getting robbed while waiting for Lyft, Uber in Wrigleyville, Gold Coast

11 years for carjacking a woman with an Airsoft rifle

126 mph crash by DUI driver leaves victim badly injured on Kennedy Expressway: prosecutors

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit

GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers