May 2025 - Page 8 of 12

Cops snare 2 teenage robbers after woman is mugged near Goose Island

May 11, 2025 6:56 PM CWBChicago

Two boys, ages 15 and 16, are facing felony robbery charges after they mugged a woman near Goose Island, police said.

CTA passenger disarmed, beat man who threatened him with a gun, officials say

May 11, 2025 8:19 AM Tim Hecke

An Atlanta man who unintentionally fired a gun while fighting with another man aboard a Red Line train was disarmed and beaten by the victim, who held him until Chicago police arrived, officials said.

1 shot outside River North nightclub

May 11, 2025 6:34 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot during a fight outside a River North nightclub overnight. Witnesses said a large group of people were fighting in the 100 block of West Ontario when a man in the crowd threatened to shoot around 4:02 a.m.

10 years for River North robbery that left victim shot

May 10, 2025 5:52 PM Tim Hecke

A man who was involved in an armed robbery that ended with the victim being shot by an accomplice in River North was given a 10-year sentence on Friday.

Driver hit 2 teens on scooter, conspired to create an alibi in jailhouse phone calls: prosecutors

May 10, 2025 5:25 PM CWBChicago

A motorist who struck two teenagers as they rode a scooter together nearly three years ago was recorded on a jailhouse phone call as she conspired to create an alibi with her son, prosecutors say.

Duo charged with weeks-long business burglary spree

May 10, 2025 4:07 PM CWBChicago

A man and woman stand accused of burglarizing businesses across the North Side during February and March, crimes that Chicago police warned about in a community alert on Valentine’s Day. Records show that the woman already has a warrant out for her arrest because she never showed up for court.

Lincoln Park man robbed neighborhood convenience store 4 times in a week, taking wine each time: prosecutors

May 10, 2025 8:02 AM CWBChicago

A Lincoln Park man has been jailed pending trial after prosecutors accused him of robbing his neighborhood convenience store of wine four times in a week. Charles Korman, 29, lived about a block from the 7-Eleven at 2619 North Clark until his recent move to the Cook County Jail.

Perv alert! CPD needs help finding man who performs ‘lewd acts’ in front of school kids

May 10, 2025 7:30 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police have updated their community alert about a man wanted for “performing lewd acts” in front of schoolchildren on the Lower West Side.

Gunman kills 2, injures 1 as patrons leave Edgewater bar

May 10, 2025 6:43 AM CWBChicago

At least one gunman left two people dead and a third badly injured as people left an Edgewater restaurant and bar early Saturday morning. Chicago police found a stolen car used by the shooter burning on the Far South Side, but the offender remains at large.

Man gets 4 years for kidnapping fellow jail inmate while awaiting trial in high-profile robbery that left 73-year-old veteran dead

May 9, 2025 4:29 PM Tim Hecke

A man sentenced to 30 years for his role in a high-profile robbery that left a 73-year-old grandfather and Vietnam vet dead has been given an additional four years in prison for helping to kidnap and hold another inmate for ransom while awaiting trial in the Cook County jail.

Dad opened fire with a gun in each hand, took cover behind minivan containing his 8 kids: prosecutors

May 8, 2025 4:05 PM CWBChicago

In shocking allegations, prosecutors say a man opened fire on a Rogers Park street, firing a gun with each hand, and then tossed both loaded weapons into a nearby minivan where his eight young children were sitting. And, prosecutors say, the kids’ mom tossed a loaded shotgun into the vehicle, too.

50-year sentence for leader of armed robbery and kidnapping crew that struck across Chicago and suburbs

May 8, 2025 3:18 PM Tim Hecke

A federal judge has sentenced a man to 50 years in prison for committing a string of violent kidnappings in the city and suburbs nearly six years ago. Sedgwick Williams, 48, worked with at least four accomplices, three of whom are awaiting sentencing and a fourth who has since died.

Man with ‘a history of shooting people with guns’ is charged with shooting another driver on Stevenson Expressway

May 8, 2025 2:33 PM CWBChicago

A man who went to prison for shooting someone in 2008 is now charged with shooting another person during a road rage altercation on the Stevenson Expressway. Judge James Murphy detained Jesus Rodriguez, 34, pending trial, saying Rodriguez “has a history of illegal gun possession and shooting people with guns.”

Month: May 2025