September 2025 - Page 2 of 12

DNA, paint tie driver to hit-and-run crash that killed 81-year-old bicyclist

September 28, 2025 10:56 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who prosecutors say sped through a stop sign, fatally struck an 81-year-old bicyclist, and then fled the scene is facing charges but will remain free while awaiting trial.

Facebook Marketplace robber who escaped by running into police station lobby gets probation

September 28, 2025 10:36 AM Tim Hecke

A man who robbed someone during a Facebook Marketplace meetup in a Chicago police station parking lot and tried to escape by running into a CPD station lobby has been sentenced to probation.

Violent 16-time felon attacked stranger with hammer, then escaped on a CTA bus: prosecutors

September 28, 2025 9:38 AM Tim Hecke

A 16-time convicted violent felon is back behind bars after prosecutors said he launched a brutal, unprovoked hammer attack on a senior citizen in Auburn Gresham this summer.

Facebook Marketplace deal ended with carjacking, prosecutors say

September 27, 2025 7:56 PM Tim Hecke

A 26-year-old man from downstate Ashton has been detained on a vehicular hijacking charge after prosecutors said he stole a Jeep Grand Cherokee from a Chicago man during what was supposed to be a Facebook Marketplace transaction.

Portage Park man received parcel containing a pound of cocaine from Mexico: prosecutors

September 27, 2025 11:17 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say a Portage Park man was busted after accepting a package containing more than a pound of cocaine that U.S. Customs agents had rigged with alarms and tracking devices. The man, described as a “foreign national” with multiple warrants, is accused of trafficking narcotics into Chicago.

Sex offender charged with viewing child porn inside Bucktown library

September 27, 2025 5:35 AM CWBChicago

A non-compliant registered sex offender has been ordered jailed pending trial after he was allegedly caught viewing child pornography on a tablet at a Chicago Public Library branch in Bucktown, according to court filings.

20 years for going on armed robbery spree while on ankle monitor

September 27, 2025 3:59 AM CWBChicago

A man accused of committing a string of armed robberies on the North Side over two days while on electronic monitoring for a pending gun case has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Payback? 1 dead, another wounded in suspected retaliatory shooting in Uptown

September 27, 2025 3:15 AM Tim Hecke

Two people were shot, one fatally, in Uptown late Friday night in what multiple law enforcement sources say was almost certainly a retaliatory strike tied to another murder in the neighborhood earlier this month.

South Loop security guard accused of shooting ‘known shoplifter’ goes home on ankle monitor

September 26, 2025 5:40 PM CWBChicago

A Cook County judge denied prosecutors’ request to detain a South Loop grocery store security guard who allegedly shot a 17-year-old girl Tuesday night, releasing her instead on electronic monitoring.

The future is here: CPD drone tracks gunman near Soldier Field, reports say

September 26, 2025 10:58 AM Tim Hecke

In a sign of things to come as law enforcement tools evolve with the times, a Chicago police drone team is being credited with tracking down a man who allegedly fired shots outside Soldier Field this month.

$2 million settlement OK’d for CPS student who was sexually assaulted by school security guard

September 26, 2025 9:54 AM CWBChicago

The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a $2 million settlement with a former student who was groomed and sexually assaulted by a security guard at Paul L. Dunbar Career Academy in Bronzeville.

Career criminal gets 6 years for robbing musician of $10,000 violin in the Loop

September 26, 2025 8:48 AM CWBChicago

A man with a long criminal history has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to robbing a musician of a $10,000 violin aboard a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop. The violin, handmade by the victim’s brother, has never been recovered.

‘Peacekeeper’ arrested after taking swing at Chicago cop in viral video

September 25, 2025 11:13 PM Tim Hecke

A video circulating online this week showing Chicago police arresting two men, including one who took a swing at a cop on camera, has an interesting and increasingly familiar twist: the guy who took the swing identified himself at the scene as one of the city’s “peacekeepers.”

Month: September 2025