September 2025 - CWB Chicago

6 years for sexually assauling an unconscious woman at downtown CTA station

September 30, 2025 7:09 PM Tim Hecke

A man who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman in a River North CTA station elevator just three days after leaving Stateville prison has been sentenced to six years.

Illinois law prohibits sheriffs from assisting ICE. Some wish they could

September 30, 2025 10:37 AM Capitol News Illinois

As the U.S. government escalates immigration raids in Illinois and nationwide, some Illinois sheriffs are expressing support and a desire for greater cooperation with federal immigration enforcement despite state laws that limit their involvement.

Mail thief, package room burglar get ‘fresh starts’ at Cook County drug court

September 30, 2025 9:11 AM Tim Hecke

A serial mail thief who once used postal master keys to raid mailboxes and a burglar who punched through a wall to steal packages are among the newest graduates of Cook County’s Drug Treatment Court. Both say years of addiction fueled their crimes, but now they’re sober and rebuilding their lives.

Cellular store robbers barricaded victims with a refrigerator before fleeing with bags of iPhones: FBI

September 30, 2025 8:43 AM Tim Hecke

A hidden GPS inside a stolen iPhone led federal agents to four men accused of robbing a Plainfield cell phone store of $92,000 in Apple products, barricading victims with a refrigerator, and fleeing in a rented Chrysler Pacifica.

7 years for mugging, trying to carjack victims in the Loop

September 30, 2025 7:51 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for a violent string of robberies and attempted carjackings in the Loop in late 2023.

4 years after murder in the middle of Division Street, charges are filed

September 30, 2025 7:05 AM Tim Hecke

A 45-year-old Chicago man has been charged with murder in the 2021 Old Town shooting death of Dimontie Wallace. Prosecutors say Jason Cribbs pulled a gun and shot Wallace in the chest during a fistfight on Division Street.

Uptown panhandler broke 82-year-old woman’s knee after she denied his request for money: prosecutors

September 29, 2025 6:59 PM CWBChicago

A panhandler shoved an 82-year-old woman to the ground outside an Uptown fast food restaurant, breaking her knee, because she didn’t give him money, officials said as a judge ordered the accused man detained pending trial.

4 charged with assaulting federal agents at suburban ICE facility

September 29, 2025 10:13 AM Tim Hecke

Four people face federal charges in connection with this weekend’s clash between federal agents and protesters at an immigration detention facility in west suburban Broadview.

‘A consistent intent to kill’: 2008 attempted murderer faces a new, full-blown murder charge in Chicago

September 29, 2025 7:59 AM Tim Hecke

A man who once served a lengthy prison sentence for attempted murder is back in court, this time facing full-blown first-degree murder charges tied to a July 2023 murder in Back of the Yards.

15 years for man who lured robbery victims to his home while wearing an ankle monitor

September 29, 2025 7:36 AM CWBChicago

A West Side man who lured four men to his home and robbed them while he was supposed to be confined by an ankle monitor for a pending machine gun possession case has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Convicted murderer among drivers allegedly caught with guns during traffic stops in Chicago

September 29, 2025 7:09 AM CWBChicago

Chicago’s police oversight panel is moving to restrict CPD traffic stops, but the Cook County Sheriff’s Office is not bound by those rules. Recent stops by sheriff’s deputies turned up guns and led to felony charges, including one against a convicted murderer.

CPD diver rescues runaway dog from Chicago River drainpipe

September 28, 2025 6:58 PM CWBChicago

Faroe the Pit Bull Terrier had quite an adventure Saturday on the Chicago River. It started with him running away, winding up in a drain pipe, and eventually being rescued by a Chicago Police Department diver.

Man stabbed girl 15x after she ignored his ‘Good morning’ greeting, prosecutors say

September 28, 2025 6:25 PM CWBChicago

A 60-year-old man is accused of randomly stabbing a teenage girl more than a dozen times in Little Village after she ignored his greeting of “Good morning” while walking to the gym, prosecutors said.

Month: September 2025