January 2026 - Page 6 of 10

Chicago tow truck driver charged in vehicle theft scheme, officials say

January 15, 2026 2:21 PM CWBChicago

A Department of Streets and Sanitation employee is accused of using his position as a city tow truck driver to help thieves steal multiple vehicles, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Thursday.

Parolee among three accused of firing guns before expressway rollover crash

January 15, 2026 9:46 AM Tim Hecke

Three men, including a recent parolee, are charged with firing guns down a West Side street Sunday afternoon before attempting to flee police in a chase that ended with a violent rollover crash on the Eisenhower Expressway, according to Chicago police reports.

Chicago woman sentenced to 6 years for participating in two shootings in one morning

January 15, 2026 8:37 AM CWBChicago

A woman who allegedly served as the driver during an expressway shooting and later shot her own boyfriend in Old Town has been sentenced to six years in prison. Alana Carroll, 23, resolved the cases by pleading guilty to aggravated battery by discharging a firearm and discharging a firearm toward an occupied vehicle, court records show.

Man knocked out four victims in series of Loop, Mag Mile robberies: prosecutors

January 14, 2026 7:31 PM Tim Hecke

An East Chicago man is accused of participating in five violent robberies in the Loop and along the Mag Mile last summer, crimes in which four of the victims were knocked unconscious.

Suburban man killed his son’s emotional support dog: prosecutors

January 14, 2026 6:47 PM Tim Hecke

A Bloomingdale man is being held without bond after prosecutors said he killed his son’s emotional support dog while on felony pretrial release.

Feds charge man with gun possession months after being paroled for robbery at downtown hotel

January 14, 2026 12:53 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man who received a five-year prison sentence in 2023 for forcing his way into a woman’s downtown hotel room at gunpoint is now facing federal firearms charges after allegedly being caught with a loaded pistol just months after his parole.

Two men charged in violent Red Line robbery after one is found carrying victim’s ID

January 14, 2026 10:00 AM Tim Hecke

Two men are charged with committing a violent early-morning robbery on a CTA Red Line train in October, with one suspect allegedly caught six days later using a fake name while in possession of the victim’s stolen identification, according to prosecutors and court records.

Two juveniles sexually assaulted woman at suburban Walgreens: prosecutors

January 14, 2026 5:00 AM Tim Hecke

Two teenagers from Lisle are charged with sexually assaulting a woman inside a Walgreens washroom in Naperville.

Killer recorded himself stabbing sleeping man on Blue Line train in the Loop: prosecutors

January 13, 2026 5:36 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man recorded himself fatally stabbing a sleeping passenger on a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop last Saturday morning, then filmed the aftermath as the dying man was discovered by transit security officers, prosecutors said Tuesday.

8-time felon fired AK pistol from Lamborghini, then crashed into CPD squad car, police say

January 13, 2026 12:01 PM Tim Hecke

A 34-year-old man with eight prior felony convictions has been detained on a host of charges after allegedly firing an AK-style pistol from a red Lamborghini, which he proceeded to crash into a marked Chicago police squad car.

Burglar caught on camera breaking stolen cash drawer on CTA platform

January 13, 2026 10:57 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are searching for a man they say is responsible for a series of burglaries targeting North Side businesses since mid-December, stopping at least once to break open a stolen cash drawer on the Argyle Red Line platform.

CTA murder: Good Samaritan’s gun taken, used to kill man he tried to save

January 13, 2026 8:13 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man is charged with first-degree murder following a violent confrontation on a CTA Pink Line train that left one man dead and another injured in the Loop.

Violent carjacker gets 17 year federal prison sentence

January 13, 2026 6:42 AM Tim Hecke

A federal judge has sentenced a Chicago man to 17 years in prison for a violent carjacking spree that targeted two victims at gunpoint, including a Northwestern doctor who uses crutches after contracting polio as a child, according to court records.

Month: January 2026