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Month: May 2025

CTA

Charges filed in stabbing that left man badly injured in the Loop

May 3, 2025 10:15 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors have charged a man with repeatedly stabbing another man in the Loop on Thursday morning. Jamari Bryant, 26, is scheduled to appear for a detention hearing at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Saturday afternoon.

Rogers Park

Busted! Crash-and-grab burglars leave teammate behind as Chicago cops move in (video)

May 3, 2025 9:44 AM Tim Hecke
“Leave no man behind.” It’s a concept almost as old as warfare itself. But it apparently does not apply to Chicago’s crash-and-grab burglary teams. Because that’s exactly what happened Friday morning in Rogers Park, and the man who got left behind is now in custody.

Gold Coast

Mag Mile mail thief had 52 credit cards, was on pretrial release for the same thing: Chicago police

May 3, 2025 8:10 AM CWBChicago
Mail theft continues to be a big problem in Chicago, with culprits robbing postal workers and stealing items from residential mailboxes, all to fuel massive identity theft operations.

Wrigleyville

Concealed carry holder is released by police because firing a gun over someone’s head isn’t detainable under SAFE-T Act, CPD report says.

May 3, 2025 7:14 AM Tim Hecke
A concealed carry holder accused of pistol-whipping and firing a gun over the head of a woman in Wrigleyville last weekend was not taken to court to see a judge because her alleged behavior did not qualify for detention under the SAFE-T Act, according to Chicago police.

Citywide

3 Bulls College Prep students shot after leaving school Friday afternoon

May 2, 2025 8:04 PM CWBChicago
Three students at Bulls College Prep were shot as they walked home from school on Friday afternoon, officials said. The shooter remains at large.

Citywide

Fallen police officers honored as state official blasts policies that ‘give more rights to criminals’

May 2, 2025 11:52 AM Capitol News Illinois
State officials on Thursday honored 9 Illinois police officers who died in the line of duty last year. Noting that the man accused of killing a Chicago officer last year was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the murder, Comptroller Susana Mendoza blasted laws that “give more rights to the criminals.”

Hyde Park

14-year-old shot man who pulled knife on woman during domestic altercation, police say

May 2, 2025 8:23 AM CWBChicago
A 14-year-old boy shot and critically injured a man who pulled a knife on a woman during a domestic altercation in Hyde Park last night, Chicago police said.

Rogers Park

Armed rapist arrested after attacking woman in Rogers Park, Chicago police say

May 2, 2025 7:18 AM Tim Hecke
An armed sexual assault suspect is in custody after he attacked a woman in Rogers Park late Thursday night, Chicago police said. Now, detectives will be working to determine if the man is also the serial rapist they’ve been looking for in West Rogers Park.

Citywide

Bon voyage! Migrant arrested 16x in Chicago is finally scooped up by ICE

May 1, 2025 7:03 PM Tim Hecke
A Venezuelan migrant arrested in Chicago 16 times since October 2023 is now in ICE custody, records show.

Suburbs

5 years in federal prison for cyberstalker who sent ‘hundreds’ of men to victim’s home for sex

May 1, 2025 4:14 PM Tim Hecke
A west suburban man has been given a five-year federal prison sentence for cyberstalking a man who rejected his sexual advances. Kevin Cruz, 34, created multiple fake profiles of the victim on dating apps and sent “hundreds of men” to the victim’s home for sexual rendezvous, officials said.

Lincoln Square

Arsonist is firebombing cannabis dispensaries, Chicago police warn

May 1, 2025 2:33 PM CWBChicago
Arson investigators are hunting for a firebug who has tossed Molotov cocktails into two cannabis dispensaries on the North and Northwest Sides. They say he’s started two fires since April 19, both during the overnight hours.

Bucktown

One-off robberies reported in Lincoln Park, Bucktown, Logan Square

May 1, 2025 11:42 AM CWBChicago
CPD has handled at least three armed street robberies since Tuesday, one each in Logan Square, Lincoln Park, and Bucktown.

Edgewater

Man found fatally shot in Edgewater accidentally killed himself, medical examiner says

May 1, 2025 8:35 AM CWBChicago
A man who died after being found shot near an Edgewater condo building last month accidentally shot himself in the leg, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office says.

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October 20, 2026 8:42 AM

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