November 2025 - Page 8 of 13

Migrant attacked coworker with running power saw during construction site fight: prosecutors

November 12, 2025 11:59 AM Tim Hecke

A Venezuelan migrant working at a Chicago construction site has been detained on attempted murder charges after allegedly attacking a coworker with a running concrete saw, according to prosecutors.

2 Chicago cops serve suspensions for drunken brawl at Wrigleyville pizzeria

November 12, 2025 8:34 AM Tim Hecke

Two Chicago police officers who brawled with restaurant employees following a Cubs game while off-duty in 2019 have completed year-long suspensions imposed under a disciplinary settlement, according to a recently released Civilian Office of Police Accountability report.

Brothers sentenced to prison for shooting partygoers at family gathering

November 12, 2025 6:58 AM CWBChicago

Two brothers have been sentenced to prison for opening fire during a family gathering in Bronzeville that left two women wounded as relatives celebrated a girl’s prom.

3 wounded as shoplifter opens fire on security guard at Bronzeville grocery store

November 11, 2025 7:05 PM CWBChicago

Three people were wounded Tuesday morning when a shoplifter opened fire on a security guard inside a Jewel-Osco in the Bronzeville neighborhood, Chicago police said.

Chicago physician had ‘fake doctor’ examine patients, write prescriptions while he traveled the globe: prosecutors

November 11, 2025 2:39 PM Tim Hecke

A River Forest physician has been detained on allegations that he allowed an unlicensed student to examine patients and issue prescriptions under his name while he was out of the country for months at a time, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

Chicago’s worst burglar is sentenced to prison again — for the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th time

November 11, 2025 11:26 AM Tim Hecke

Lifelong criminal Vance Patton has been sentenced to six years in prison for committing a string of break-ins, including a couple less than 48 hours after he last got out of prison. The convictions are the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th times he has been sentenced to prison.

Man charged after 11-pound fentanyl bust tied to Mexican cartel: complaint

November 11, 2025 6:47 AM Tim Hecke

Federal agents arrested a man in Aurora after he allegedly delivered more than 11½ pounds of suspected fentanyl to an undercover officer during a sting operation tied to a Mexico-based drug trafficking network, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.

Knife-wielding man wanted for stabbing woman at UIC-Halsted station

November 11, 2025 6:15 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of stabbing a woman on the UIC-Halsted Blue Line platform late Saturday night.

ICE conspiracies swirl around Little Village double murder, but video tells the truth

November 10, 2025 8:16 PM Tim Hecke

After a father and son were murdered during a robbery at their Little Village jewelry store, social media lit up with wild claims. Some posts claimed that residents were too afraid of ICE to call 911, while others even suggest that federal agents personally carried out the murder. Surveillance video sets the record straight.

Month: November 2025

Migrant attacked coworker with running power saw during construction site fight: prosecutors

2 Chicago cops serve suspensions for drunken brawl at Wrigleyville pizzeria

Brothers sentenced to prison for shooting partygoers at family gathering

3 wounded as shoplifter opens fire on security guard at Bronzeville grocery store

Chicago physician had ‘fake doctor’ examine patients, write prescriptions while he traveled the globe: prosecutors

Chicago’s worst burglar is sentenced to prison again — for the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th, and 25th time

Man charged after 11-pound fentanyl bust tied to Mexican cartel: complaint

Knife-wielding man wanted for stabbing woman at UIC-Halsted station

ICE conspiracies swirl around Little Village double murder, but video tells the truth

15 years for carjacking a man while Chicago cops shined their squad car spotlight on him

Another fatal shooting highlights gap left by mayor’s ShotSpotter shutdown

4 killed, 9 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings as violence dips to 8-year low

Protected: Members Only: William Swetz transcripts

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