August 2025 - CWB Chicago

DuSable Harbor drowning ruled homicide, only 3rd such case in Lake Michigan since 2015

August 31, 2025 6:22 PM CWBChicago

A 63-year-old man from Plainfield died after going into the water at DuSable Harbor early Saturday, and the Cook County Medical Examiner has now ruled his death a homicide.

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August 31, 2025 5:55 PM CWBChicago

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Gunman detained after victim sees him posting lost dog flyers months after the shooting

August 31, 2025 1:31 PM Tim Hecke

A 36-year-old man is behind bars after prosecutors said he randomly shot another man on the Far South Side this spring, only to be caught when the victim recently spotted him posting flyers for a missing dog.

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August 31, 2025 1:31 PM CWBChicago

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7 years for carjacking couple while wearing an ankle monitor (He’ll be out in March)

August 31, 2025 8:55 AM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old Chicago man who carjacked and robbed two people at gunpoint while already on electronic monitoring for pending robbery cases has been given a seven-year sentence.

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August 31, 2025 8:06 AM CWBChicago

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25 shot, 3 killed overnight in Chicago

August 31, 2025 8:00 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say 25 people were shot across the city between sundown Saturday and sunrise Sunday, leaving three dead.

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August 30, 2025 8:21 PM CWBChicago

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10-time felon gets 10 years for CTA robbery with broken bottle

August 30, 2025 7:26 PM CWBChicago

A 10-time convicted felon has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for robbing a woman on a CTA Blue Line train while threatening to kill her with a broken bottle.

Feds link suburban man to child porn, 13-year-old’s death in the UK

August 30, 2025 9:35 AM Tim Hecke

A Plano, Illinois man is facing federal charges after investigators say he persuaded a 13-year-old girl in the United Kingdom to make and send sexually explicit videos, some involving dangerous acts, shortly before her accidental hanging death in May.

Month: August 2025

DuSable Harbor drowning ruled homicide, only 3rd such case in Lake Michigan since 2015

Protected: Members Only: Old Town January-June crime performance 2015 – 2025

Gunman detained after victim sees him posting lost dog flyers months after the shooting

Protected: Members Only: Bucktown and Wicker Park January – June crime performance 2016 – 2025

7 years for carjacking couple while wearing an ankle monitor (He’ll be out in March)

Protected: Members Only: Wrigleyville + Boystown January-June crime performance 2015 – 2025

25 shot, 3 killed overnight in Chicago

Protected: Members Only: River North January-June crime performance 2016 – 2025

10-time felon gets 10 years for CTA robbery with broken bottle

Feds link suburban man to child porn, 13-year-old’s death in the UK

Did ‘Kia Boys’ kill bartender Salvador Herrera? Police seek answers, Crime Stoppers offers $10K

Protected: Members Only: North Center January-June crime performance 2014 – 2025

West Loop package theft, burglaries threaten to expand 19-time convicted felon’s rap sheet

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit

GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers