February 2026 - CWB Chicago

Popeye’s worker fired gun at customers who wanted to split the check, prosecutors claim

February 28, 2026 6:22 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a fried chicken restaurant drive-thru worker opened fire on a customer’s car because they wanted to split the check after he had already rung up the purchase.

Thanksgiving Day killer thought victim was pulling on car doors in the neighborhood, prosecutors say

February 28, 2026 9:26 AM Tim Hecke

A suburban man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal Thanksgiving Day slaying of a man in Garfield Ridge, a killing prosecutors say stemmed from suspicions that the victim was pulling on car doors in the neighborhood.

Outrageous! Red Line robber was wearing an ankle monitor for a Red Line robbery he committed while wearing an ankle monitor: allegations

February 28, 2026 8:40 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man is accused of robbing a Red Line passenger last week while on electronic monitoring for robbing another CTA passenger last year. Incredibly, he was on electronic monitoring at the time of last year’s robbery, too.

166 pounds of meth in suburban man’s garage results in 6-year prison sentence

February 28, 2026 7:36 AM CWBChicago

A Cicero man accused of storing more than 166 pounds of methamphetamine in garbage bags inside his garage has been sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug delivery charges.

Suspect sought in shooting of 14-year-old in the Loop

February 28, 2026 3:48 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance images of the person they believe to be responsible for shooting a 14-year-old boy in the Loop earlier this month.

DUI driver offered cop $400 bribe, expected to ‘test positive for being a man’: report

February 27, 2026 8:39 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police say an intoxicated man fell asleep behind the wheel of a running SUV in Pilsen, then tried to hand an officer $400 in cash to avoid a DUI arrest, saying he “gotta get the f*** up outta here.”

Man shot 14-year-old during Kennedy Expressway road rage altercation: ISP

February 27, 2026 8:02 AM CWBChicago

An Avondale man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing a gun at another vehicle during a road rage confrontation on the Kennedy Expressway last week, injuring a 14-year-old boy.

Man charged with killing father, son in jewelry store robbery

February 27, 2026 7:05 AM Tim Hecke

A U.S. Marshals task force has arrested a 35-year-old West Side man in St. Louis in connection with the fatal shooting of a father and son at their family-owned jewelry store in Little Village last autumn, Chicago police said.

Bystanders narrowly escaped Rogers Park gunfire, video shows

February 26, 2026 8:34 AM CWBChicago

Newly surfaced video shows how close bystanders came to being struck during Tuesday night’s shooting in Rogers Park, capturing nine shots fired beneath a Howard Street overpass as pedestrians scrambled and a storefront’s glass door shattered.

Kids locked themselves in bathroom as serial burglar ransacked their Logan Square home: prosecutors

February 26, 2026 7:49 AM CWBChicago

A 62-year-old man accused of burglarizing a suburban auto dealership earlier this month skipped court and days later broke into two Chicago homes, including one where two children hid in a bathroom while he gathered the family’s valuables, prosecutors said.

Chicago man gets nearly 10 years for robbing utility workers at gunpoint

February 25, 2026 6:29 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 116 months in federal prison for robbing three electrical workers at gunpoint in broad daylight, a crime prosecutors say was part of an escalating pattern of high-value thefts dating back to when the defendant was 16 years old.

Woman accused of murdering Uber Eats driver during carjacking on Facebook: ‘if u missing a car, u can come get it! We don’t want it!!’

February 25, 2026 6:25 PM Tim Hecke

Shortly after an Uber Eats driver was killed while trying to get his minivan back from carjackers outside Loretto Hospital early Monday morning, the woman now accused of killing him fired up her Facebook.

Gunmen fire shot during bump-and-run robbery in River North, police say

February 25, 2026 12:21 PM CWBChicago

Four masked gunmen fired a shot into the pavement during a brazen bump-and-run robbery in the heart of River North early Wednesday, according to Chicago police.

Month: February 2026