November 2025 - Page 2 of 13

Shooting victim dies after lying unresponsive in the street for 10 minutes because nobody called 911

November 28, 2025 8:10 AM Tim Hecke

A man was shot and killed in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood shortly before midnight on Thanksgiving, but no one called 911 for about ten minutes after the gunfire, according to Chicago police. The neighborhood was served by the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection system for years until Mayor Brandon Johnson disconnected it in September 2024.

Man who shot Red Line passenger was supposed to be home on electronic monitoring, officials say

November 28, 2025 6:36 AM Tim Hecke

A man accused of shooting a concealed carry holder on the Red Line this summer was supposed to be confined to his home under one of the Cook County Chief Judge’s electronic monitoring programs, but he was instead on the streets, one of many violations he racked up in the weeks before the attack, according to court records reviewed by CWBChicago.

Red Line passenger stabbed during robbery on Thanksgiving morning

November 27, 2025 4:50 PM CWBChicago

A man was stabbed during a robbery aboard a Red Line train at the 47th Street station on Thanksgiving morning, according to Chicago police.

4 more people robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview East, bolstering concerns about surging holdup sprees

November 27, 2025 3:51 PM CWBChicago

A string of three robberies on Wednesday night into the early hours of Thanksgiving is adding to growing concerns that an armed robbery crew is taking root in Lakeview and Lincoln Park. The overnight holdups came amid a surge of similar incidents in the neighborhoods.

Logan Square man gets 9½-years for driving truck into picnickers

November 27, 2025 11:32 AM Tim Hecke

A Logan Square man who warned a neighbor to “watch what I’m going to do” moments before driving his pickup into a group of picnickers in 2021 was sentenced to more than nine years in prison on Wednesday, according to court records.

Car break-ins surge as Zoo Lights crowds flock to Lincoln Park

November 27, 2025 8:42 AM CWBChicago

A wave of car break-ins hit Lincoln Park last week in an area that draws large nighttime crowds heading to Zoo Lights at Lincoln Park Zoo, according to a Chicago police community alert.

Thanksgiving heist goes cold: Cops gobble up 3 late-night burglars at Mag Mile department store

November 27, 2025 6:03 AM Tim Hecke

Three men in police custody on Thanksgiving morning are probably wondering how their “early bird gets the Gucci” approach to holiday shopping collapsed so spectacularly. Chicago cops arrested the trio after they broke into the Saks Fifth Avenue department store on the Magnificent Mile late Wednesday night, apparently too eager for holiday shopping to wait

Video shows gunman in the Loop attack that left a 14-year-old dead.

November 26, 2025 3:57 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance footage of the gunman investigators believe is responsible for murdering a teenage boy and injuring a man in the Loop last Friday night.

Driver in fatal hit-and-run intentionally struck man, dragged him through Morgan Park: report

November 26, 2025 3:57 AM CWBChicago

A driver intentionally struck a 45-year-old man during a confrontation in a Morgan Park parking lot last week, dragged him beneath the vehicle, and fled the scene, Chicago police said.

CPD links 3 armed robberies in Lincoln Park and Lakeview, including latest Boystown attacks

November 26, 2025 3:57 AM CWBChicago

Four women were robbed in two incidents minutes apart in the Boystown area early Tuesday morning, and Chicago police now say the holdups are connected to another armed robbery in Lincoln Park the previous evening.

3 Venezuelan migrant teens randomly robbed and murdered a homeless man in the Loop, prosecutors say (Updated)

November 25, 2025 4:49 PM Tim Hecke

A 16-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy, both Venezuelan migrants, have been charged with murdering a homeless man during an early morning random attack in the Loop on Sunday, according to a detention proffer filed by prosecutors.

In new GoFundMe campaign, family identifies CTA fire attack victim for the first time

November 25, 2025 4:18 PM CWBChicago

For the first time since a woman was brutally set on fire while riding a Blue Line train in the Loop, her family has gone public with her name and photos in a GoFundMe campaign.

2 Venezuelan migrants, ages 14 and 16, murdered a homeless man in the Loop, officials say

November 25, 2025 2:21 PM Tim Hecke

Three Venezuelan migrants, all juveniles, were part of a group that attacked, murdered, and robbed a homeless man in the Loop over the weekend, according to prosecutors and a Chicago police report.

Month: November 2025

Shooting victim dies after lying unresponsive in the street for 10 minutes because nobody called 911

Man who shot Red Line passenger was supposed to be home on electronic monitoring, officials say

Red Line passenger stabbed during robbery on Thanksgiving morning

4 more people robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview East, bolstering concerns about surging holdup sprees

Logan Square man gets 9½-years for driving truck into picnickers

Car break-ins surge as Zoo Lights crowds flock to Lincoln Park

Thanksgiving heist goes cold: Cops gobble up 3 late-night burglars at Mag Mile department store

Video shows gunman in the Loop attack that left a 14-year-old dead.

Driver in fatal hit-and-run intentionally struck man, dragged him through Morgan Park: report

CPD links 3 armed robberies in Lincoln Park and Lakeview, including latest Boystown attacks

3 Venezuelan migrant teens randomly robbed and murdered a homeless man in the Loop, prosecutors say (Updated)

In new GoFundMe campaign, family identifies CTA fire attack victim for the first time

2 Venezuelan migrants, ages 14 and 16, murdered a homeless man in the Loop, officials say

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages

CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit

GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers