January 2026 - Page 9 of 10

Three juveniles charged with armed robberies in Lincoln Square and West Ridge

January 6, 2026 8:15 PM CWBChicago

Three boys, ages 15, 16, and 17, are charged with committing two armed robberies in Lincoln Square and West Ridge on Monday night, police said.

Man who shot two CPD officers gets 91 years, said he hoped officer would die

January 6, 2026 6:39 PM Tim Hecke

A judge has sentenced Jeffon Williams to 91 years in prison for shooting two Chicago police officers during a 2020 traffic stop in Homan Square. Prosecutors said Williams later told investigators he hoped one of the officers would die.

Second man charged in ‘brutal’ Red Line robbery in the Loop

January 6, 2026 9:26 AM CWBChicago

A second man is now charged in connection with a “brutal” summertime robbery of a man aboard a Red Line train in the Loop.

Macy’s sells beer? Man accused of taking $1,200 in merchandise including a cold one

January 6, 2026 6:11 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who allegedly tried to walk out of Macy’s flagship store in the Loop with more than $1,200 worth of merchandise, including a beer, now faces a felony retail theft charge.

Driver crashed at 80 mph near UIC campus, left passenger to die in wreckage: prosecutors

January 5, 2026 5:26 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say a 29-year-old man crashed into a median at 80 mph near the University of Illinois Chicago campus and then ran away, leaving his female passenger to suffer in the wreckage for 30 minutes before she was discovered and later pronounced dead.

Police surge on CTA Red Line leads to two gun arrests in Loop

January 5, 2026 7:57 AM CWBChicago

A recently announced surge of Chicago police patrols on Chicago Transit Authority train lines is already paying dividends, with cops taking two men into custody within days for allegedly carrying loaded firearms on CTA Red Line platforms in the Loop, according to CPD and court records.

Murderer will keep $3 million CTA payout because state can no longer sue to recover inmate prison expenses

January 5, 2026 6:14 AM Tim Hecke

The woman on the cusp of receiving nearly $3 million from the CTA in a personal injury lawsuit, despite being imprisoned until the year 2076 for murdering and dismembering her landlord, will benefit handsomely from a 2019 law that eliminated the state’s ability to recover expenses from convicted killers and rapists.

Man sexually assaulted 12-year-old he met on Instagram: prosecutors

January 4, 2026 6:42 PM Tim Hecke

A 22-year-old man from Ecuador has been detained on charges that he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a 12-year-old Chicago girl he met through Instagram, according to prosecutors.

South Shore killing marks Chicago’s first homicide of the new year — on January 3

January 4, 2026 5:53 PM CWBChicago

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has determined that a man found shot inside a South Shore apartment on Saturday morning was a homicide victim, marking the first murder of the new year in Chicago.

He attacked and robbed pregnant woman in the Loop while on electronic monitoring, officials say

January 4, 2026 6:22 AM Tim Hecke

A convicted felon who attacked and robbed a pregnant woman inside a CTA station in the Loop was on electronic monitoring at the time of the crime, despite warnings to a Cook County judge that the man was violating his stay-at-home orders, according to court records.

$3 million CTA payout ordered for woman who killed, butchered landlord while personal injury case was pending

January 3, 2026 5:27 AM Tim Hecke

The CTA must pay $3 million to a woman who killed and dismembered her North Side landlord after an Illinois appeals court ruled that a trial judge properly shielded jurors from learning about the then-pending murder case during her personal injury lawsuit against the transit agency.

Burglars are forcing their way into Bridgeport apartments, police warn

January 3, 2026 4:47 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police issued a community alert warning of a series of home break-ins reported over the past two weeks in the Bridgeport neighborhood. In each case, the prowler forced an apartment door open and stole property from inside.

Electronic monitoring escapee sentenced to 16 years for shooting at deputy

January 2, 2026 8:26 AM Tim Hecke

A repeat felon who escaped electronic monitoring while awaiting trial for multiple sexual assaults has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for trying to kill the Cook County sheriff’s office investigator who attempted to take him back into custody.

Month: January 2026