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Suburban man operated mini-armory from his living room, selling guns to informants and agents, feds say

August 27, 2025 9:15 PM Tim Hecke

Federal prosecutors say Velar “V” Mayfield turned his Sauk Village home into an underground gun shop, selling rifles, pistols, and high-capacity magazines during three undercover ATF stings this summer.

30 years for killing mother of his children while on bond for a gun case

August 27, 2025 7:14 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering the mother of his children while he was on bail for gun charges.

4 juveniles face felony charges in violent park attack that injured 2 teens

August 27, 2025 3:23 PM CWBChicago

Four juveniles have been charged in connection with a brutal group attack inside Munroe Park that left two 15-year-old boys hospitalized earlier this month, according to Chicago police.

‘You don’t have to do this’: New details emerge in robbery, shooting of 17-year-old on school soccer field

August 27, 2025 10:58 AM Tim Hecke

New details have been revealed about a July park shooting that left a 17-year-old boy fighting for his life. Prosecutors say another 17-year-old, Marlon Colin, shot the victim during a robbery and fled on a Lime scooter.

Mayor’s latest hire, a defund advocate, says police ‘harm Black and brown communities with impunity’

August 27, 2025 9:01 AM Tim Hecke

Mayor Brandon Johnson ducked a simple “yes or no” on MSNBC when asked if 5,000 more cops would make Chicago safer. Hours later, word leaked he had tapped Sheila Bedi—Northwestern professor, civil rights attorney, and longtime defund-the-police advocate—as his new director of strategy.

Feds say Chicago woman intervened in ICE operation, threatened agent’s child

August 27, 2025 7:22 AM Tim Hecke

Two Chicago women are facing federal charges after prosecutors say they smashed an ICE vehicle’s windows and fought Homeland Security agents during a Sunday enforcement raid on West Jackson Boulevard. One allegedly shouted, “I’d pop both of they ass” before lunging toward an officer’s gun.

2 teens hospitalized after mob attack in Beverly park; charges expected

August 26, 2025 8:39 PM Tim Hecke

A large group of attackers beat two 15-year-old boys inside Munroe Park in Beverly earlier this month, leaving both victims hospitalized, according to Chicago police. The filing of charges is imminent, a source familiar with the incident told CWBChicago.

$10K reward for information about murder near future Bally’s casino site

August 26, 2025 7:03 PM CWBChicago

Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information that solves the murder of a man near the future site of Bally’s casino in River West.

Orange Line robber pulled train’s emergency lever to escape: prosecutors

August 26, 2025 1:53 PM Tim Hecke

A man who is no stranger to the justice system is back in custody after allegedly robbing a 63-year-old man on an Orange Line train in the Loop last Wednesday morning.

Boy, 17, charged with shooting robbery victim on North Side soccer field

August 26, 2025 9:15 AM CWBChicago

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with shooting another teen during a daylight robbery on a West Rogers Park soccer field last month.

Machine-gun toting carjacker was arrested with another gun just 20 days earlier: prosecutors

August 26, 2025 7:46 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who was arrested late last month after allegedly running from police with a gun is now accused of robbing and carjacking a man with a machine gun just three weeks later.

Teen charged after brutal River North attack is caught on video

August 26, 2025 7:02 AM Tim Hecke

A 17-year-old boy has been charged with attacking three people in River North early Saturday morning in a brutal assault that was captured on video and spread widely online. The victims, two men and a woman, were hospitalized in fair condition.

$100K shoplifting raid at Mag Mile store; bystander says ‘I’ve always wanted to see this in real life’

August 25, 2025 2:08 PM Tim Hecke

Christmas may still be months away, but Chicago’s shoplifting crews are already stocking up. On Sunday evening, about 10 people stormed the Louis Vuitton inside Nordstrom on the Magnificent Mile and hauled away as much as $100,000 in handbags.

Month: August 2025