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Man shot near Chicago Union Station

March 15, 2025 6:59 AM CWBChicago

A man is recovering after being shot in the West Loop overnight.

4 people robbed after getting off casino shuttles in Chinatown; charges filed in 1 case

March 14, 2025 7:54 PM Tim Hecke

A man from the Near North Side is accused of robbing a man in Chinatown after the victim stepped off of a casino shuttle bus this week. Three similar robberies targeting casino customers who took the shuttle occurred earlier the same day, according to a Chicago police report.

Judge orders 7-time felon jailed for stealing change from laundry machines

March 14, 2025 7:13 PM Tim Hecke

Seven-time convicted felon Samuel Victory has gone through a change. A lot of change, in fact. All of it stolen from apartment building laundry machines in Logan Square, if prosecutors and Chicago police are to be believed.

Man robbed postal worker and UPS driver in quest for new phones, prosecutors say

March 14, 2025 10:19 AM CWBChicago

A man charged with robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier also robbed a UPS delivery driver before police caught up with him last year, according to a newly filed criminal complaint.

Illinois legislators want to allow sex offenders to move 249 feet closer to schools and playgrounds

March 14, 2025 6:53 AM Tim Hecke

Illinois lawmakers have been hard at work, developing legislative proposals that would, among other things, legalize “magic mushrooms,” give killers and rapists sentenced to life in prison the right to apply for parole, and allow registered child sex offenders to move 249 feet closer to grade schools.

Cops seek 4 in connection with shooting of tourist in Streeterville during ‘teen trend’

March 13, 2025 7:56 PM CWBChicago

they are. The four people Chicago police want to speak with about last weekend’s shooting of a tourist in Streeterville. Area Three detectives released CTA surveillance photos of the foursome on Thursday afternoon, asking anyone with information about them to call in or submit an anonymous tip.

Man on pretrial release for machine gun case shot his girlfriend during an argument over weed: prosecutors

March 13, 2025 1:56 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with shooting his girlfriend during an argument over weed. Anthony Jones, 21, was already on pretrial release for a machine gun possession case when he allegedly shot the 19-year-old woman on February 22.

2 men robbed, body slammed, and whipped Red Line passenger with a belt, prosecutors say

March 13, 2025 11:20 AM CWBChicago

Two men face felony charges, accused of robbing, body-slamming, and whipping a Red Line passenger with a belt downtown.

Armed robbery crew has struck 20+ times in a month, Chicago police warn

March 13, 2025 9:38 AM CWBChicago

Detectives have linked a series of armed robbery sprees across many West Town neighborhoods this week to the same crew that committed three sprees in the same area last month.

With nearby ShotSpotters deactivated, it took police 8 minutes to find a murder victim lying in a West Side alley

March 13, 2025 8:28 AM Tim Hecke

A man was found murdered in a West Side alley on Wednesday night, eight minutes after police officers in the area first heard the gunfire that killed him. Had Mayor Brandon Johnson not disconnected the neighborhood’s ShotSpotter network last September, the 31-year-old would likely have been found much sooner.

Month: March 2025

Man shot near Chicago Union Station

4 people robbed after getting off casino shuttles in Chinatown; charges filed in 1 case

Judge orders 7-time felon jailed for stealing change from laundry machines

Man robbed postal worker and UPS driver in quest for new phones, prosecutors say

Illinois legislators want to allow sex offenders to move 249 feet closer to schools and playgrounds

Cops seek 4 in connection with shooting of tourist in Streeterville during ‘teen trend’

Man on pretrial release for machine gun case shot his girlfriend during an argument over weed: prosecutors

2 men robbed, body slammed, and whipped Red Line passenger with a belt, prosecutors say

Armed robbery crew has struck 20+ times in a month, Chicago police warn

With nearby ShotSpotters deactivated, it took police 8 minutes to find a murder victim lying in a West Side alley

4 years for Logan Square carjacker who accidentally left brother’s phone at crime scene

2 charged after drivers spin donuts around a ring of fire in Lincoln Park intersection

Burglar stole plumbing from occupied home while occupants slept, making house ‘uninhabitable’

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