March 2025 - Page 9 of 11

Woman shot after gunman opens fire during teen brawl in Streeterville

March 10, 2025 6:27 AM Tim Hecke

A woman is recovering after someone fired shots among a group of teenagers in Streeterville on Sunday evening, according to police and witnesses. Residents of the area have expressed concern about so-called “large group” incidents in the neighborhood for over a year.

Hotel massage therapist gets 7 years for sexually abusing female clients

March 9, 2025 6:43 PM CWBChicago

A former massage therapist at a luxury hotel spa in River North has pleaded guilty to sexually abusing women who came to him for services. Joseph Mitchell, 34, received a seven-year sentence, but with good behavior and credit for wearing an ankle monitor at home, he will not spend any time in prison.

Armed men rob another Wrigleyville bar-goer overnight

March 9, 2025 12:45 PM CWBChicago

Another bar-goer was mugged early Sunday in Wrigleyville, a part of town where police say organized crews have been targeting late-night revelers at closing time.

Witnesses uncooperative after gunman kills victim on River North sidewalk

March 9, 2025 9:25 AM CWBChicago

Witnesses were uncooperative after a man was shot and killed during an argument on a River North sidewalk overnight. The gunman remains at large.

Man shot by ‘known offender’ inside Roscoe Village home

March 8, 2025 4:08 PM CWBChicago

Police are looking for a known suspect after a man was shot inside his Roscoe Village home on Saturday morning.

15-year-old boy was part of robbery crew that mugged 3 on the Red Line: police

March 8, 2025 8:21 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy was part of a group that robbed three people aboard a Red Line train at 95th Street late last year, police said this week.

17-year-old boy found fatally shot in an alley that used to be monitored by ShotSpotter

March 8, 2025 7:49 AM Tim Hecke

The ShotSpotter gunfire detection system that Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson decided to scrap last year would have come in handy Friday morning when 911 callers reported gunfire near the 4700 block of West West End.

Drive-by shooter kills woman, injures man in South Loop

March 8, 2025 7:11 AM CWBChicago

A drive-by shooter opened fire in the South Loop, killing a woman and injuring a man who were seated in a car, Chicago police said. Cops located a vehicle that may have been used by the gunman, detained the occupants, and recovered a firearm, according to a source.

Man stabbed, suspect detained at Chinatown Red Line station

March 7, 2025 9:24 AM CWBChicago

A 31-year-old man is in fair condition after someone stabbed him on a Red Line train near Chinatown overnight. Chicago police officers detained a suspect.

3 men convicted of murder now accused of kidnapping couple during violent carjacking

March 7, 2025 8:43 AM Tim Hecke

Three convicted murderers teamed up with a fourth felon to kidnap, rob, and carjack a couple in the victims’ garage, prosecutors say. The crew allegedly zip-tied both victims and drove them around town until they both threw themselves from the moving vehicle to escape.

Woman charged with random baseball bat attacks is found not guilty by reason of insanity

March 7, 2025 6:03 AM CWBChicago

A Jefferson Park woman accused of randomly attacking victims with a baseball bat and trying to run one of them over with her car was found not guilty by reason of insanity on Wednesday. Denise Solorzano, 28, remains on electronic monitoring. She will be back in court next month as officials work to determine what treatment, if any, she needs going forward.

14 years in federal prison for man who robbed 7 banks across Chicago and suburbs

March 6, 2025 8:09 PM CWBChicago

A federal judge on Thursday sentenced a man to more than 14 years in prison for robbing seven banks in Chicago and the north suburbs in less than eight months.

Group beat and robbed senior citizen on the Red Line, police say in new ‘seeking to identify’ bulletin

March 6, 2025 7:39 PM CWBChicago

Four people who violently attacked a senior citizen when he tried to take back the phone they stole from him are the latest public transit criminals to be featured in a Chicago police bulletin.

Month: March 2025