August 2025 - Page 2 of 13

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

August 30, 2025 4:09 AM CWBChicago

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Dan Ryan road rage shooter identified and arrested within 24 hours, state police say

August 29, 2025 6:31 PM CWBChicago

Illinois State Police say it took less than 24 hours to identify and arrest the man accused of opening fire during a road rage incident on the Dan Ryan Expressway earlier this month. No one was hit, but investigators say they found a loaded pistol with a round missing under the driver’s seat.

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August 29, 2025 6:29 PM CWBChicago

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Attorney pleads no contest to abusing wife months before her mysterious death in his South Loop condo building

August 29, 2025 6:28 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago attorney Adam Beckerink pleaded no contest Friday to domestic abuse charges involving his late wife, Caitlin Tracey, in Michigan. She was found dead last October at the bottom of a stairwell inside his South Loop condo building,but he is not charged with wrongdoing in that case.

‘Several’ arrests as cops, city clean up Fulton River District viaducts: alderman

August 29, 2025 12:05 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police and city workers conducted what Ald. Bill Conway (34th) described as a “large-scale clean up” at two Fulton River District viaducts on Thursday that have long been trouble spots for open-air drug markets.

4 years for carjacking victim at gunpoint during Facebook Marketplace sale

August 29, 2025 11:34 AM CWBChicago

A man who carjacked a woman and her father after arranging to buy their vehicle through Facebook Marketplace has been sentenced to four years in prison following a bench trial.

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August 29, 2025 1:55 AM CWBChicago

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Man who got shot in the head after pointing gun at off-duty cop gets sentenced to time served

August 28, 2025 6:56 PM CWBChicago

A man who prosecutors say pointed a gun at an off-duty Chicago police officer in a McDonald’s parking lot — only to get shot in the head by the cop — has now received his own penalty: an 18-month prison sentence for illegally possessing a firearm.

Driver who plowed into CTA bus, killing his passenger, had blood alcohol level 2x the legal limit: prosecutors

August 28, 2025 6:34 PM CWBChicago

A Westchester man’s blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit when he sped through a red light and collided with a CTA bus, killing his passenger, prosecutors said.

‘Kia Boy’ gets 3 years for convenience store robberies and burglary, but walks on time served

August 28, 2025 10:32 AM CWBChicago

A 20-year-old “Kia Boy” who skipped court after being charged with burglarizing a North Side convenience store and later robbed a 7-Eleven has been sentenced to three years in prison. But under Illinois’ sentencing rules, he isn’t expected to spend another day behind bars.

Judge releases concealed carry holder after 5-year-old brother fatally shot himself with her gun

August 28, 2025 9:31 AM CWBChicago

A concealed carry license holder whose 5-year-old brother allegedly shot himself to death with her gun was released from custody Wednesday after a Cook County judge denied prosecutors’ request to keep her detained.

$5K reward for serial bank robber who has struck five times from Edgewater to Logan Square

August 28, 2025 9:25 AM CWBChicago

The FBI is hunting for a serial bank robber who has struck at least five times across Chicago since May, hitting banks in Edgewater, Lincoln Park, and Logan Square. A reward of up to $5,000 is offered for information that leads to his arrest and conviction.

Man on ankle monitor lured victim into ‘ambush’ murder at Altgeld Gardens: prosecutors

August 28, 2025 7:26 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say 38-year-old John Perteet used the phone number tied to his ankle monitor to lure a man into an “ambush” and “execution” at the Altgeld Gardens housing complex last month.

Month: August 2025

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

Dan Ryan road rage shooter identified and arrested within 24 hours, state police say

Protected: Members Only: Near West Side January-June crime performance 2014 – 2025

Attorney pleads no contest to abusing wife months before her mysterious death in his South Loop condo building

‘Several’ arrests as cops, city clean up Fulton River District viaducts: alderman

4 years for carjacking victim at gunpoint during Facebook Marketplace sale

Protected: Members Only: Near South Side January-June crime performance 2018 – 2025

Man who got shot in the head after pointing gun at off-duty cop gets sentenced to time served

Driver who plowed into CTA bus, killing his passenger, had blood alcohol level 2x the legal limit: prosecutors

‘Kia Boy’ gets 3 years for convenience store robberies and burglary, but walks on time served

Judge releases concealed carry holder after 5-year-old brother fatally shot himself with her gun

$5K reward for serial bank robber who has struck five times from Edgewater to Logan Square

Man on ankle monitor lured victim into ‘ambush’ murder at Altgeld Gardens: prosecutors

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