May 2025 - Page 6 of 12

Mother stabbed 7-year-old son in Rogers Park: report

May 17, 2025 8:12 PM CWBChicago

A woman is in custody after she apparently stabbed her 7-year-old son in Rogers Park on Saturday morning.

Judge refuses to detain man accused of robbing postal worker, trafficking checks stolen from the mail

May 17, 2025 7:50 AM Tim Hecke

A DuPage County judge this week refused to detain a man who prosecutors have accused of robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier at gunpoint.

10 years for carjacker who couldn’t figure out how to operate the victim’s BMW

May 17, 2025 7:19 AM Tim Hecke

A would-be carjacker who failed to get away with the vehicle because he didn’t know how to operate BMW’s transmission received a 10-year prison sentence on Friday.

Cops tackle man after he fired pistol, displayed machine gun while riding stolen scooter through NW Side park (videos)

May 17, 2025 5:34 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say he fired a pistol in Riis Park and recorded himself displaying a machine gun as he rode around the park on a stolen scooter. Cops tackled him. And it was all caught on multiple videos.

Bank robber has struck 3 times in a week; FBI offers $1,000 for info that brings him in

May 16, 2025 5:20 PM CWBChicago

Need a little summertime spending cash? The FBI is ready to help. All you need to do is help them find and convict this serial bank robber.

Sheriff to open South Loop substation to increase presence, support CPD

May 16, 2025 4:52 PM Tim Hecke

The Cook County Sheriff’s Police are expanding their patrol footprint by establishing a new satellite office in the South Loop. Ald. Bill Conway (34th) announced the development in his constituent newsletter this week.

Gunmen rob couple, pistol-whip woman in Wrigleyville

May 16, 2025 11:44 AM CWBChicago

Armed men pistol-whipped a woman during a robbery as she sat in a car with a man in Wrigleyville early Friday morning, police said.

Carjackers crashed into anti-carjacking taskforce squad car: CPD report

May 16, 2025 10:24 AM Tim Hecke

There’s no rule book for carjackers. But, if there were, “Don’t crash into a squad car occupied by an anti-carjacking task force” would undoubtedly be an essential chapter.

Cops chase down 4 suspects after robbery at Granville Red Line

May 16, 2025 9:36 AM CWBChicago

Chicago cops chased down and arrested four suspects after a man was robbed at gunpoint on the Granville Red Line platform last night.

Gunman gets 6 years for Thanksgiving night shooting on Eisenhower Expressway

May 16, 2025 8:02 AM CWBChicago

One of three men accused of participating in an expressway shooting on Thanksgiving night in 2023 received a 6-year sentence on Thursday.

Safety reforms could be coming for Chicagoland transit, but funding still up in the air

May 16, 2025 6:52 AM Capitol News Illinois

With just over two weeks to go before their spring adjournment, lawmakers in Springfield are facing a tight deadline to pass major reforms to Chicagoland’s transit system — but officials have released few concrete details of the plan they say is taking shape.

Bystander shot after at least 1 gunman opens fire outside Wrigley Field

May 15, 2025 8:37 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police have a suspect detained and a firearm recovered after a bystander was shot during a shootout between two gunmen outside Wrigley Field on Thursday evening.

Armed man shot by Chicago cop was wanted in 4 counties: court records

May 15, 2025 9:34 AM Tim Hecke

The man shot by Chicago police officers over the weekend was wanted by authorities in four different Illinois counties, court records show.

Month: May 2025