March 2025 - Page 5 of 11

Motorcyclist’s helmet camera shows he was speeding 73 mph when he struck and killed a pedestrian on the NW Side: prosecutors

March 20, 2025 4:54 PM Tim Hecke

A motorcyclist was wearing a helmet camera as he sped around traffic and struck a pedestrian at 73 mph on the Northwest Side, prosecutors said. The crash killed 26-year-old Camryn Green and left the motorcyclist, Jonathan Jaimes, 20, badly injured.

Federal judge tosses lawsuit seeking to hold CPD responsible for not pursuing violent armed robbery crew

March 20, 2025 7:49 AM Tim Hecke

A federal judge has dismissed Dakotah Earley’s lawsuit that tried to hold the city and a handful of Chicago police officers responsible for not pursuing a carload of armed robbers who later shot and nearly killed Earley during a holdup in Lincoln Park.

New prosecutor’s strict shoplifting policy is bad news for Leonard Johnson

March 20, 2025 5:35 AM Tim Hecke

The decision by Cook County’s new top prosecutor to enforce state shoplifting laws as they are written is troubling news for a veteran of CWBChicago’s reporting, Leonard Johnson.

Body found in lot frequently used as homeless camp near the South Loop

March 19, 2025 7:10 PM CWBChicago

Police are conducting a death investigation after a badly decomposed body was found in an area frequently used as a homeless camp near the South Loop.

13 years for man who shot robbery victim in Chinatown

March 19, 2025 6:15 PM CWBChicago

A man accused of shooting another man during a robbery attempt in Chinatown and then shooting at a woman during another robbery less than an hour later has been given a 13-year prison sentence.

Suspect detained after fatal stabbing in Albany Park

March 19, 2025 6:34 AM CWBChicago

A suspect is in custody after a man was fatally stabbed on an Albany Park street corner Tuesday evening. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as 34-year-old Juan Carlos Tello Suarez.

Woman shot, killed on 69th Street Red Line platform

March 19, 2025 6:26 AM CWBChicago

A woman was shot and killed on the 69th Street Red Line platform on Tuesday evening, Chicago police said. The murderer remains on the loose.

Daytime knife attack leaves man critically injured in the Loop (video)

March 19, 2025 4:47 AM CWBChicago

A man is in critical condition after being stabbed in the chest during a fight in the Loop. The daytime attack was caught on video.

Lawmakers move to restrict ‘no knock’ search warrants

March 19, 2025 3:46 AM Capitol News Illinois

An Illinois House committee on Tuesday moved to overhaul how Illinois police officers execute search warrants in response to a mistaken raid by Chicago police in 2019 which includes banning what’s often called “no-knock” warrants.

Woman charged with shooting and stabbing her estranged friend in Rogers Park

March 19, 2025 3:12 AM CWBChicago

Nearly three years after a woman was shot and stabbed in Rogers Park, her estranged friend is now facing charges after being extradited from Texas.

‘Auntie’ whose Lexus got caught up in CPD narcotics bust, is now department’s 2nd in command

March 18, 2025 11:52 AM Tim Hecke

Yolanda Talley, whose Lexus was scooped up during a Chicago Police Department narcotics investigation while she was head of the agency’s internal affairs division, has been promoted to First Deputy Superintendent, making her the highest-ranking officer behind Supt. Larry Snelling.

Drunk partygoer plowed car into Chicago cop, had alcohol level 3x legal limit: prosecutors

March 18, 2025 7:45 AM CWBChicago

A drunk driver who slammed into a Chicago police officer last week and crashed into a pole while the cop was clinging to the hood of his speeding car had a blood alcohol concentration more than three times the legal limit, prosecutors say.

Prisoner Review Board sued for negligence a year after released prisoner killed Chicago boy

March 18, 2025 6:16 AM Capitol News Illinois

The family of an 11-year-old Chicago boy murdered last year by his mother’s ex-boyfriend the day after he was released from prison is suing the state — including the embattled Prisoner Review Board and Illinois Department of Corrections— for negligence.

Month: March 2025