September 2025 - Page 11 of 12

Instagram gun flex ends with federal machine gun indictment for Wicker Park man

September 4, 2025 9:29 AM Tim Hecke

Remember the viral Riis Park arrest where police tackled a scooter-riding gunman? That case just went federal.

Chicago man who shot his neighbor 2x in a year gets a decade in prison

September 4, 2025 7:06 AM Tim Hecke

A Northwest Side man who shot his neighbor twice in less than a year has been sentenced to a decade in prison.

Man charged with church burglary after CPD shares video with public

September 3, 2025 10:21 AM CWBChicago

A man has been charged with burglarizing a Chicago church after police released surveillance images and video footage and asked the public to help identify him.

South Side man shot dog, hid gun while carrying crack: prosecutors

September 3, 2025 9:40 AM CWBChicago

A South Side man with a history of gun convictions is accused of gunning down a small dog on his porch and then trying to hide the crime, prosecutors said in a detention petition.

5 robberies on 2 Logan Square blocks tied to Facebook Marketplace meet-ups

September 3, 2025 8:50 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a string of robberies in Logan Square targeting people who thought they were meeting up to sell items on Facebook Marketplace, only to be confronted by men who pulled a gun or turned violent to take the merchandise.

Migrant stalked and gunned down teens in Canaryville, prosecutors say; 1 dead, 1 badly injured

September 3, 2025 7:51 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say a Venezuelan migrant stalked a group of boys on 47th Street before slipping into a vacant lot and opening fire, killing 15-year-old Alex Durante and wounding a 12-year-old. Police tracked him home, allegedly securing the gunman’s clothes, the murder weapon, and a confession.

CPS to pay $700K to former Lincoln Park High School principals over unsubstantiated ‘sexual misconduct’ claims

September 2, 2025 7:08 PM Inside Publications

The Chicago Board of Education has agreed to pay $700,000 to John Thuet and Michelle Brumfield – the two former Lincoln Park High School [LPHS] principals abruptly fired in 2020 – closing their cases that lasted more than five years. This came after an ugly period at the North Side high school after claims of “adult on student sexual misconduct” shook the school community.

Serial burglar with growing criminal résumé gets 10 years for North Side spree

September 2, 2025 3:17 PM CWBChicago

A serial burglar with a rapidly growing criminal résumé has received a 10-year sentence for a string of residential break-ins on the North Side.

Gold chain snatchings spread across Grant Park, Riverwalk

September 2, 2025 1:49 PM CWBChicago

It’s happening again in the Loop. Chicago police are warning the public about a series of gold chain snatchings that have unfolded across Grant Park, the Riverwalk, and nearby streets — a crime pattern strikingly similar to the outbreak of necklace robberies that plagued downtown one year ago.

9 dead, 51 injured in Labor Day weekend violence across Chicago

September 2, 2025 6:58 AM CWBChicago

Chicago is emerging from a violent Labor Day weekend during which 59 people were shot, eight fatally, and ninth homicide victim drowned in Lake Michigan. The victims ranged in age from 14 to 63.

Lakefront shooting leaves man injured in Uptown

September 2, 2025 5:35 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot along Chicago’s lakefront north of Montrose Beach on Monday evening, marking Uptown’s fourth shooting of the year, a number that is well below the neighborhood’s typical performance.

Man charged with 9-year-old’s death at CTA station goes home — not even an ankle monitor

September 1, 2025 8:59 PM Tim Hecke

A Cook County judge has allowed a man with a long criminal history to await trial from home on electronic monitoring, rejecting prosecutors’ pressed to keep him detained after his actions allegedly led to the death of a 9-year-old autistic boy at a West Loop CTA station.

How many more women will he hurt? Man with long history of randomly attacking women strikes again in the Loop, officials say

September 1, 2025 7:27 PM Tim Hecke

A man with a long, violent history of randomly attacking women in downtown Chicago is accused of doing it again, this time knocking a 56-year-old woman unconscious and leaving her with severe facial fractures in the Loop.

Month: September 2025