March 2026 - CWB Chicago

Non-compliant offender with two warrants tried to murder Chicago cop: prosecutors

March 31, 2026 6:35 PM CWBChicago

A non-compliant sex offender with two active warrants, now accused of trying to murder a Chicago Police Officer, bragged to cops who arrested him that he just got out of prison for beating other police officers, prosecutors say.

Man sexually attacked woman in Loop parking garage before bystanders intervened, prosecutors say

March 31, 2026 5:37 PM Tim Hecke

A Crystal Lake man with a long history of violent offenses is charged with sexually attacking a woman inside a Millennium Park parking garage Monday morning, a crime that prosecutors say was stopped only by witnesses who beat the assailant with a water bottle and a wet floor sign.

Three $100,000 rewards offered for mail theft crew that is pounding Chicago residential buildings

March 31, 2026 1:44 PM CWBChicago

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service is offering three separate $100,000 rewards for information leading to the arrest and conviction of three mail thieves who have been targeting residential buildings citywide.

CTA robbery suspect freed on an ankle monitor robbed somebody else 4 days later: prosecutors

March 31, 2026 1:14 PM CWBChicago

After prosecutors charged Emile Hobson with robbing a woman on the CTA late last year, a judge ordered him to be kept in jail, saying he was too dangerous to be trusted to an ankle monitor. But another judge reversed that decision and put Hobson on an ankle monitor, which court records show he immediately violated, and, according to prosecutors, then robbed yet another victim.

Woman shot while walking near the Magnificent Mile

March 31, 2026 6:54 AM CWBChicago

A woman was shot while walking at one of the busiest intersections along the Magnificent Mile on Monday evening, the unintended victim of a gunman who was trying to shoot someone else nearby, Chicago police said.

2 men charged with robbing boy at Green Line station (one was on pretrial release for having a gun at the same stop)

March 30, 2026 5:59 PM CWBChicago

One of two men charged with robbing a 17-year-old boy at a CTA Green Line station was already on pretrial release for allegedly carrying a gun at that same station, court records show.

Excessive force complaints against Chicago cops soar, but only 4% were sustained last year

March 30, 2026 4:30 PM Tim Hecke

Excessive force complaints against Chicago cops are soaring, WTTW reported recently. What they did not report is that very few of those complaints are found to be legitimate.

Man found unconscious on NW Side street has died; homicide suspected

March 30, 2026 2:27 PM CWBChicago

A 25-year-old man found bleeding and face-down on a Northwest Side street corner early last week has died, and sources familiar with the investigation say he appears to have been beaten to death.

Man charged with burglarizing Loyola students’ apartments, neighbor’s garage

March 29, 2026 1:39 PM CWBChicago

A convicted burglar is facing new charges for allegedly burglarizing Loyola University students’ apartments and another resident’s garage, incidents that saw him arrested three times before a judge finally detained him.

Anime trading card sales are ending in armed robberies in Gage Park, police say

March 29, 2026 12:32 PM CWBChicago

A man has robbed at least three people at gunpoint of anime trading cards after luring each victim by responding to social media marketplace listings, Chicago police said.

In 911 call, 75-year-old CCL holder admits to double murder: ‘They got on my #$%@ nerves!’

March 29, 2026 10:20 AM Tim Hecke

A 75-year-old Chicago man called 911 the night of March 7, identified himself, and told the operator he had just murdered his girlfriend of 25 years and her sister. When asked why, he allegedly replied, “They got on my m*********ing nerves.”

Boy shot inside Loop hotel as downtown sees most year-to-date shootings since at least 2019

March 29, 2026 9:06 AM CWBChicago

A 14-year-old was shot inside a downtown Chicago hotel overnight, and police say he refused to cooperate with officers who responded to the scene.

6x felon gets 15 years for back-to-back carjackings, including one outside migrant shelter

March 28, 2026 5:42 PM CWBChicago

Marcus Montgomery’s serious criminal history got a little more serious on Friday after he pleaded guilty to committing two carjackings in 30 minutes in late 2024, one in Old Town and the other outside the now-shuttered migrant shelter at the Salt Shed.

Month: March 2026