September 2025 - Page 3 of 12

2-year-old died from drug overdose: medical examiner

September 25, 2025 6:48 PM CWBChicago

A 2-year-old girl found unresponsive in a stroller on the West Side this summer died from a drug overdose, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office found, classifying her death as a homicide.

Life in prison for man who murdered 2 Hyde Park High School students

September 25, 2025 5:25 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man who murdered two Hyde Park High School students after a chance encounter at a gas station has been sentenced to life in prison. Prosecutors said Laroy Battle gunned down 17-year-old Jasean Francis and 16-year-old Charles Riley in a South Shore alley after the boys noticed a gun in his waistband.

Man accused of groping 5 women, including Loyola students, in Rogers Park

September 25, 2025 12:52 PM CWBChicago

A 39-year-old man is accused of sexually abusing or touching at least five women in Rogers Park on Sunday evening, including three Loyola University students, before campus police detained him, according to court records.

Court no-shows have suburban jail bursting at the seams under cashless bail, sheriff says

September 25, 2025 8:26 AM Tim Hecke

Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain says Illinois’ cashless bail system has nearly doubled his jail population in just two years, with defendants released under the new law failing to appear in court and landing back behind bars on warrants.

Migrant knocked woman unconscious, raped her in NW Side alley: prosecutors

September 25, 2025 7:12 AM Tim Hecke

A Nicaraguan migrant has been detained after prosecutors accused him of brutally attacking and raping a 54-year-old woman in a Northwest Side alley.

18-year-old gets 20 years for murdering robbery victim — while on parole for attempted murder

September 24, 2025 7:27 PM Tim Hecke

A South Side man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering another man during an armed robbery last year. Devon Holly, who turned 18 late last month, was already on juvenile parole for attempted murder when he killed the man.

Chicago cop used his badge to buy guns for Mexican smuggler: feds

September 24, 2025 5:32 AM Tim Hecke

Federal prosecutors are accusing a Chicago cop of using his status as a law enforcement officer to buy guns in Indiana and Illinois for an accomplice who funneled them to Mexico.

Girl, 17, shot outside South Loop grocery store

September 24, 2025 4:52 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are questioning a store security guard after a 17-year-old girl was shot outside a South Loop Jewel-Osco on Tuesday night.

Man who shot good Samaritan near Oakwood Beach gets 7 years

September 23, 2025 7:54 PM Tim Hecke

William Hunter, 56, pleaded guilty today to shooting a good Samaritan who tried to defuse his shouting match with a meter maid near Oakwood Beach. Judge Thomas Byrne sentenced him to seven years in prison.

West Loop contractor robbed at gunpoint — by a man on probation for a gun case: prosecutors

September 23, 2025 2:53 PM Tim Hecke

Police had warned about armed crews robbing contractors’ vans. On September 3, it happened in the West Loop, where prosecutors say 20-year-old Corshun Williams pointed an assault rifle at a contractor while accomplices stole tools.

Trans woman gets 25 years for murdering roommate, hiding body in cupboard

September 23, 2025 12:53 PM Tim Hecke

A 23-year-old trans woman has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering her South Shore roommate with a hammer and lamp, then hiding his body in a kitchen cupboard for days.

Man murdered girlfriend while on pretrial release for a felony case, prosecutors say

September 23, 2025 9:13 AM Tim Hecke

A 22-year-old South Side man with a history of gun convictions is now charged with murdering his girlfriend in front of multiple witnesses while on felony pretrial release.

Supreme Court: judges can’t invent detention powers under cashless bail law

September 23, 2025 7:08 AM Tim Hecke

The Illinois Supreme Court has overturned a Cook County judge who jailed a woman indefinitely after declaring the state’s no-cash-bail system unconstitutional. Aimee Stewart missed multiple court dates on a stolen car charge and was locked up for more than six months after Judge Steven Rosenblum said the SAFE-T Act tied his hands. The unanimous ruling freed Stewart and underscored that judges cannot create new detention powers outside the law.

Month: September 2025