September 2025 - Page 4 of 12

Prosecutors: Man murdered brother in dispute over parking tickets and weed

September 22, 2025 7:20 PM Tim Hecke

A family feud over unpaid parking tickets and marijuana sales ended in murder on the city’s West Side last summer, officials said as they laid out their case against an Elgin man.

Hit-and-run driver killed young mom delivering food with child in her car: prosecutors

September 22, 2025 1:53 PM CWBChicago

A hit-and-run driver killed a 27-year-old woman as she made an Uber Eats delivery with her young son strapped into her car just steps away, prosecutors say. Now, nearly two years later, charges have finally been filed.

One year after mayor unplugged ShotSpotter, another shooting victim dies with nobody reporting gunfire

September 22, 2025 12:36 PM Tim Hecke

A 53-year-old man was found shot to death on a West Pullman street Sunday afternoon, a murder committed without any 911 calls reporting gunfire in the area.

27 shot, 4 fatally, over the weekend — fewer than last year, more than pre-pandemic

September 22, 2025 11:33 AM CWBChicago

Twenty-seven people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, four of them fatally. The tally marks an improvement from the same weekend in recent years but remains higher than some pre-pandemic years.

Lincoln Park arrest exposes law that lets sex offenders become massage therapists

September 22, 2025 6:45 AM Tim Hecke

Did you know registered sex offenders can become licensed massage therapists in Illinois? We didn’t either, until a recent arrest in Lincoln Park sent us digging. And what we found is one of those “wait, how is this even possible?” stories that state lawmakers apparently don’t want to talk about.

Shots fired! Police union boss calls Chicago mayor ‘piece of garbage’ for saying law enforcement a ‘sickness’ to be ‘eradicated’

September 21, 2025 7:02 PM Tim Hecke

The head of the union representing Chicago’s front line police officers is blasting Mayor Brandon Johnson for calling law enforcement a “sickness” that he plans to “eradicate.” Also speaking out about the mayor’s comments, albeit in a more measured tone, is Cook County State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke.

Man is charged with trying to kill 2 Chicago cops in 2019 — while on felony bail

September 21, 2025 2:26 PM Tim Hecke

A 30-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly firing at two Chicago police officers during a gas station shootout in Englewood six years ago. Court records show he was on felony bail at the time of the crime.

Prosecutors: Migrant stabbed two other migrants at West Side birthday party

September 21, 2025 9:04 AM CWBChicago

A birthday party in East Garfield Park turned violent earlier this month when a 42-year-old Venezuelan migrant stabbed two fellow migrants during a series of confrontations, prosecutors said.

2 shot during West Loop altercation, 1 fatally

September 21, 2025 8:03 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are questioning two people after a man was shot and killed during a confrontation in the West Loop overnight. Initial reports suggest the gunman also accidentally shot one of his own friends.

Crew that robbed Uber driver at gunpoint while cops watched gets sent to prison

September 20, 2025 7:26 PM CWBChicago

Four men accused of robbing an Uber driver at gunpoint while undercover Chicago police officers looked on have been sentenced to prison terms ranging from eight to 11 years.

Attacker struck man in the head after exiting Addison bus, police say

September 20, 2025 6:36 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help as they try to identify a woman who attacked a man after they both stepped off a CTA bus in Irving Park last month.

Ex-con guilty of killing bouncer, wounding man at Lyon’s Den hookah lounge

September 20, 2025 12:27 PM Tim Hecke

A Cook County jury on Friday found 33-year-old Jimmy Chamberlain guilty of murdering a bouncer and wounding another man during a New Year’s Day 2023 shooting at the Lyon’s Den hookah lounge in Wicker Park.

Victim disarms gunman during bar shooting, returns fire; 2 hurt

September 20, 2025 10:53 AM CWBChicago

A Brighton Park bar shooting took a dramatic turn when one of the victims wrestled the gun away from the attacker and returned fire, police said. Two 43-year-old men were wounded inside Mario & Sandra’s late Friday, and witnesses believe the gunman may also have been shot before fleeing in a red Jeep Compass.

Month: September 2025