April 2025 - Page 9 of 11

Police follow, shoot knife-wielding man at River North hotel

April 7, 2025 5:09 PM Tim Hecke

At least one Chicago police officer shot a man who was armed with a knife outside a River North hotel on Monday afternoon, according to witnesses. He was initially listed in critical condition.

Man accused of stealing police squad car, crashing hijacked mail truck is found dead inside Cook County jail

April 7, 2025 4:40 PM Tim Hecke

The man accused of stealing a postal service truck and a suburban police cruiser last month was found dead inside the Cook County jail on Sunday, officials said.

Woman found shot near West Side gas station, but nobody called 911 to report gunfire

April 7, 2025 1:00 PM Tim Hecke

Nobody called 911 to report gunfire before a 26-year-old woman was found shot near a West Side gas station early Monday. She is the latest shooting victim who may have benefited from the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection technology, which Mayor Brandon Johnson disconnected in September.

Logan Square serial rapist is in custody, Chicago police say

April 7, 2025 11:46 AM Tim Hecke

Authorities believe the Logan Square serial rapist is in custody. Chicago police on Monday announced that Chakib Mansour Khodja, 36, is being charged with five criminal sexual assaults and home invasions dating back to 2022.

Chicago cop charged with harrassing a witness who was scheduled to testify against him

April 6, 2025 2:38 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago police officer is facing criminal charges for allegedly threatening another cop who was scheduled to testify against him in a legal proceeding.

Burglars raid Lakeview couple’s home, prompting the victims to launch their own investigation

April 6, 2025 1:55 PM Tim Hecke

A Lakeview couple is dealing with an absolute nightmare. First, two burglars broke into their home on Friday morning. Then, they learned that the police hadn’t even tried to collect surveillance footage in the area — footage that contains crystal-clear images of two suspects.

$10,000 reward offered in 2020 cold case murder

April 6, 2025 12:15 PM Tim Hecke

Cook County Crime Stoppers announced a reward of up to $10,000 for information that helps police bring charges in the death of JeanCarlo Cobian, a 21-year-old who was found fatally shot in the 3400 block of South Archer early on December 30, 2020.

Shootout between car burglars, concealed carry holder ends with good guy shot, bad guys on the loose

April 6, 2025 9:59 AM CWBChicago

A concealed carry holder got into a shootout with burglars who were breaking into his SUV in South Shore on Sunday morning, police said. The confrontation ended with the concealed carry holder hospitalized and the burglars in the wind.

Hit-and-run driver leaves bicyclist badly injured in Edgewater

April 6, 2025 8:56 AM CWBChicago

Police are looking for the hit-and-run driver who left a bicyclist badly injured in Edgewater last week.

Random CTA attacks earn repeat offender a 7-year prison sentence

April 6, 2025 8:19 AM CWBChicago

The man who randomly stabbed and badly injured a Red Line passenger in Uptown last summer (while on pretrial release for attacking a CTA bus driver) has been given a seven-year prison sentence: five years for the stabbing and two for the earlier case.

45 years for trying to murder 2 uniformed Chicago police officers

April 5, 2025 8:58 PM Tim Hecke

A man has been given a 45-year prison sentence for shooting at a pedestrian on the Far South Side and then firing on two uniformed police officers who responded to a ShotSpotter alert triggered by the initial gunfire.

Gunmen open fire, striking CPD squad car in Little Village

April 5, 2025 7:07 PM CWBChicago

At least one gunman opened fire on a Chicago police squad car as officers were investigating reports of men aiming weapons at passing vehicles in Little Village on Friday night.

Tragedy averted: Chicago cops intercept angry student with loaded gun outside Foreman Career and College Academy

April 5, 2025 1:48 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police officers may have stopped a tragedy from unfolding at a Northwest Side high school on Friday afternoon: A troubled student who threatened to shoot up the school as he left campus was arrested by cops who allegedly saw him ditch a loaded firearm under a parked car directly outside the school grounds.

Month: April 2025