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8-time felon on an ankle monitor shot 2 women in an “incredibly violent” crime, officials say

August 3, 2025 7:19 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man already on a GPS ankle monitor for a pending felony case has been charged with shooting two women in North Lawndale. Nicholas Young, 31, faces two counts of attempted first-degree murder in connection with the June 3 shooting in the 4100 block of West 19th Street.

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August 3, 2025 7:16 PM CWBChicago

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Instagram trap: Woman lured suburban men into carjacking ambush, prosecutors say

August 3, 2025 12:00 PM Tim Hecke

A woman from suburban Summit is accused of orchestrating an armed carjacking in Chicago Lawn by luring her victim through Instagram and enlisting two juveniles to help carry out the crime.

Gunmen ambush off-duty CPD officer in Back of the Yards

August 3, 2025 10:54 AM Tim Hecke

Three masked gunmen leapt out of a stolen car and opened fire on an off-duty Chicago police officer in Back of the Yards on Sunday morning, according to preliminary information provided to CWBChicago.

Two men shot during parking lot brawl in Noble Square

August 3, 2025 4:15 AM CWBChicago

A late-night shooting near Goose Island left two men wounded after a fight broke out in a parking lot late Saturday night.

Man shot during robbery aboard Red Line train

August 3, 2025 4:01 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man was shot and critically injured during a robbery aboard a Red Line train at 95th Street on Saturday night. Police say the masked gunman fled with a group of about six males. No arrests have been made.

Key fob horn beep triggered shooting that injured dad as his kids watched: prosecutors

August 2, 2025 6:23 PM Tim Hecke

A 42-year-old man has been ordered detained after prosecutors said he shot another man in front of the victim’s fiancée and two young children because the family’s car horn beeped as he walked past.

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August 2, 2025 2:22 PM CWBChicago

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Migrant charged after cops find gun, inert grenade on CTA bus

August 2, 2025 11:05 AM Tim Hecke

A Venezuelan migrant was detained Thursday night after police allegedly recovered a loaded gun and an inert grenade from him on a CTA bus.

Hate crime charges filed in Portage Park knife attack, Goose Island vandalism

August 2, 2025 7:27 AM CWBChicago

Two men are facing hate crime charges in unrelated incidents in different parts of Chicago: one involving a racist knife attack in Portage Park and another involving anti-Semitic vandalism near Goose Island.

Mayor’s neighbor gets 20 years for murdering woman across the street from First Family’s home

August 2, 2025 6:19 AM Tim Hecke

One of Mayor Brandon Johnson’s neighbors has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for brutally killing a woman with a baseball bat inside his home directly across the street from the mayor’s residence.

Month: August 2025

8-time felon on an ankle monitor shot 2 women in an “incredibly violent” crime, officials say

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Instagram trap: Woman lured suburban men into carjacking ambush, prosecutors say

Gunmen ambush off-duty CPD officer in Back of the Yards

Two men shot during parking lot brawl in Noble Square

Man shot during robbery aboard Red Line train

Key fob horn beep triggered shooting that injured dad as his kids watched: prosecutors

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Migrant charged after cops find gun, inert grenade on CTA bus

Hate crime charges filed in Portage Park knife attack, Goose Island vandalism

Mayor’s neighbor gets 20 years for murdering woman across the street from First Family’s home

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