April 2025 - Page 2 of 11

Serial rapist is robbing and attacking woman at knifepoint in West Rogers Park, police say

April 28, 2025 4:55 AM Tim Hecke

Less than a month after Chicago police solved a serial rapist case in Logan Square, there is a new predator to worry about. This time, the attacks are happening in a concentrated area of West Ridge, just west of Rogers Park.

9 years for shooting victim during robbery attempt

April 27, 2025 6:29 PM CWBChicago

A man has been given a 9-year sentence for allegedly shooting another man during a robbery attempt in 2021. Omari Whitaker, 26, was on bail for a misdemeanor gun case and on probation for a felony gun case at the time of the incident.

Car burglars are staking out fitness center parking lots across the NW Side, police say

April 27, 2025 6:11 PM CWBChicago

Attention gym rats: Somebody is targeting cars in fitness center parking lots on the Northwest Side. Chicago police have issued a community alert about the crime pattern, which started in January and seems to be picking up steam.

Paroled carjacker shot at group on Red Line platform, prosecutors claim

April 27, 2025 5:42 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say a man on parole for armed robbery and carjacking shot toward a crowd on the 79th Street Red Line platform and then hid his stolen firearm in a CTA garbage can. We told you about both of his previous crimes when they occurred in 2020 and 2021.

20 years for man who fatally stabbed victim during a dispute over a bus pass

April 27, 2025 7:49 AM CWBChicago

A judge handed down a 20-year sentence this week to a man accused of fatally stabbing another man in a dispute over a bus pass. Patrick O’Reilly, 29, had been on felony bail for a DUI case for just four days when he allegedly committed the murder in March 2022. He was also on bail for a felony gun case from DuPage County.

Woman charged with attempted murder for knife attack in hospital cafeteria

April 27, 2025 7:02 AM CWBChicago

A woman is facing attempted murder charges after she allegedly attacked another woman at random with a knife in the cafeteria at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Streeterville.

Man charged with setting fire that killed Chicago Fire Department captain

April 26, 2025 8:27 PM Tim Hecke

Surveillance video played a key role in the quick arrest of the man responsible for setting a fire that killed Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer this week, prosecutors said Saturday. Charles Green, 44, was ordered detained to await trial by Judge Antara Rivera during an afternoon hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.

Fatal hit-and-run driver stopped, then drove over fallen pedestrian as she fled the scene: prosecutors

April 26, 2025 2:00 PM CWBChicago

A woman has been charged with a hit-and-run that left a 66-year-old pedestrian dead in West Town earlier this year. Prosecutors tried to get the woman jailed pending trial, but the judge decided to let her go home instead.

Woman carjacked in Old Town, car is found on fire almost a mile away

April 26, 2025 11:39 AM Tim Hecke

Police found a woman’s car on fire in Old Town overnight, just minutes after she was carjacked at gunpoint near the Chicago History Museum.

11-time convicted felon gets 68 years for shooting and robbing Red Line passenger

April 26, 2025 8:37 AM Tim Hecke

A judge this week sentenced an 11-time convicted felon to 68 years in prison for shooting a man during a robbery on the Red Line. The victim managed to slash Pierre Garrett, 37, in the face with a knife before Garrett shot him on the train at 69th Street on July 8, 2022.

2 men seriously injured in Albany Park knife fight

April 26, 2025 7:19 AM CWBChicago

A knife fight between two men left both combatants hospitalized with serious injuries Friday night in Albany Park, Chicago police said.

Lincoln Park killer shot man during botched robbery attempt then called 911 with false information about the crime: prosecutors

April 25, 2025 6:48 PM Tim Hecke

Last week’s murder of a man near his Lincoln Park home was the tragic end of a botched, random robbery attempt, according to the picture painted by prosecutors as they charged a suburban woman with the crime on Friday.

Charges filed against Chicago police recruit who allegedly had crack cocaine in pants during narcotics training exercise

April 25, 2025 11:40 AM Tim Hecke

Charges have been filed against the Chicago Police Department recruit who allegedly had bags of crack cocaine in his pants during a narcotics training scenario at the academy this week.

Month: April 2025