April 2025 - Page 5 of 11

18-year-old robbed 7 people, violently carjacked Uber driver who took him home: prosecutors

April 19, 2025 10:17 AM Tim Hecke

An 18-year-old man committed a string of armed robberies aboard CTA trains last month, then used one of the victims’ phones to order an Uber home, and violently carjacked the driver when they got there.

Woman shot near busy Logan Square intersection, gunman runs from scene

April 19, 2025 6:19 AM CWBChicago

A woman is in critical condition after a gunman shot her near a busy Logan Square intersection overnight. Witnesses saw a gunman run from the scene.

Driver shot, crashes into Noble Square gas station

April 19, 2025 6:07 AM CWBChicago

A 37-year-old man crashed his SUV into a Noble Square gas station moments after somebody shot him as he drove near Goose Island on Saturday morning.

Man found murdered in West Side alley; response delayed by lack of 911 calls, ShotSpotter deactivation

April 19, 2025 5:49 AM Tim Hecke

Passersby found a man murdered in a West Side alley on Friday evening, dead from a gunshot wound to his face, officials said. Chicago police believe the man was shot around 5:39 p.m., although nobody called 911 to report the gunfire.

Uber driver charged with sexually abusing passenger on North Side is ‘a risk to every woman’: judge

April 18, 2025 10:13 AM CWBChicago

A rideshare driver has been detained as a “risk to every woman” after prosecutors accused him of sexually abusing a female passenger he picked up at a North Side bar.

16-time convicted felon robbed cellular stores while on pretrial release for 3 felony cases, prosecutors claim

April 18, 2025 8:30 AM Tim Hecke

A 16-time convicted felon is now accused of robbing cellular stores while on pretrial release for three separate felony cases.

2 charged with committing 2 armed robberies aboard Red Line train

April 18, 2025 6:33 AM CWBChicago

Two men have been jailed on robbery charges after prosecutors accused them of robbing two separate passengers aboard a Red Line train at 87th Street.

Suburban man charged with anti-Semitic hate crime attack on DePaul campus

April 18, 2025 5:58 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have filed hate crime charges against a Hoffman Estates man, saying he was one of the individuals who attacked DePaul University students who expressed support for Israel last year.

Lincoln Park man may have been murdered during a confrontation with package thieves: source

April 17, 2025 5:54 PM Tim Hecke

Investigators have been trying to determine if the man shot and killed in Lincoln Park on Wednesday evening was murdered during a confrontation with package thieves. That’s the early word from a resident who spoke with Chicago cops and a law enforcement source.

17-year-old shot 16-year-old in the head during drug rip-off attempt, prosecutors say

April 17, 2025 8:12 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy shot a 16-year-old boy in the head during an attempted drug rip-off on the Southwest Side, officials said. Angelo Carlin is now charged with attempted murder and the victim has a long recovery ahead.

Face-tatted mugger took musician’s $10,000 violin on the CTA, Chicago police say

April 17, 2025 7:46 AM Tim Hecke

At first glance, Timothy Johnson doesn’t appear to be a violinist. But, perhaps we shouldn’t judge a book by its face tattoos. He is, nonetheless, charged with robbery for allegedly taking a musician’s custom-made $10,000 violin on the Blue Line train in the Loop last week.

9 years for man who robbed woman near Union Station while having 10 felony cases pending in 3 states

April 17, 2025 7:05 AM CWBChicago

Four-time convicted felon Davon Fullilove had ten felony cases pending in three states when he robbed a woman near Chicago’s Union Station in 2023. He can rest easy now, knowing that five of those cases are now behind him.

Man shot, suspect detained at Uptown residential hotel

April 17, 2025 6:54 AM CWBChicago

A suspect is in custody after a man was shot overnight inside an Uptown residential hotel.

Month: April 2025