March 2026 - Page 7 of 9

Concealed carry holder shot 3x burglar during garage break-in, prosecutors say

March 11, 2026 11:49 AM CWBChicago

A three-time convicted burglar is facing burglary charges again after a South Side homeowner allegedly caught him breaking into a garage and shot him in the leg.

Man who carjacked woman while on bail for gun case walks free after guilty plea

March 11, 2026 8:15 AM CWBChicago

A man accused of carjacking a woman while awaiting trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm will not serve any time in an Illinois prison after pleading guilty in both cases, according to court records.

CPS teacher charged with attacking 5-year-old student in class

March 11, 2026 3:15 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago Public Schools teacher is accused of violently attacking a 5-year-old student inside a South Side classroom, allegedly pushing the boy to the floor, kicking him multiple times, and ripping off his hoodie during a confrontation that another staff member partially captured on video, prosecutors said.

Hate crime charge filed against man who randomly attacked 3 women in the Loop

March 10, 2026 1:06 PM Tim Hecke

A 36-year-old man with a history of unprovoked attacks on women in Chicago’s downtown neighborhoods is facing hate crime and battery charges after prosecutors said he attacked three women within blocks of each other on a single evening last week.

Cop fatally shoots driver who struck woman, CTA bus while fleeing stop tied to ‘possible’ expressway shooting: CPD

March 10, 2026 5:10 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago police officer shot and killed a driver Monday evening after the man struck a pedestrian and a CTA bus while attempting to flee an investigatory stop on the West Side, police said.

Man who threw root beer on Kim Foxx avoids jail, gets probation

March 9, 2026 5:07 PM Tim Hecke

The man convicted of tossing root beer in the face of former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday, bringing to an end a case that critics say highlighted the county’s two-tiered justice system, in which some victims appear to hold a premier status.

Dan Ryan Expressway carjacking accomplice gets 6 year prison sentence

March 9, 2026 11:57 AM Tim Hecke

A woman who helped a gunman carry out a brazen carjacking in the middle of the Dan Ryan Expressway, an incident that gained nationwide attention in a viral video, has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Security guard killed at River North nightclub, suspect in custody: report

March 9, 2026 10:16 AM Tim Hecke

A security guard working at a River North nightclub died early Monday after a man pushed him down a flight of stairs while he was trying to break up a fight, officials said. A suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

$500k settlement for man wrongly accused of murder — and ShotSpotter says the company helped clear him

March 8, 2026 8:20 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a 64-year-old man who spent nearly a year in jail after being charged with a 2020 murder that prosecutors later dropped. While some coverage has blamed the city’s now-removed ShotSpotter system, records show the technology detected a real gunshot and worked as designed. The problem, according to the company that operates it, was that Chicago police used the data in a way they had been explicitly warned not to.

Man shot woman in face while on pretrial release, prosecutors say; severed electronic monitor found in apartment

March 8, 2026 1:38 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man already on pretrial release shot a 20-year-old woman in the face and when cops tracked him down, they found a cut-off ankle monitor and two guns in his apartment, prosecutors said

Man shot during apparent Loop robbery attempt

March 8, 2026 8:44 AM CWBChicago

A 20-year-old man was shot during an apparent robbery attempt in the Loop on Saturday evening.

Ex-cop sexually assaulted girl, solicited child porn while on bail for child porn charges: prosecutors

March 7, 2026 10:14 AM Tim Hecke

A former south suburban police officer raped a teenage girl and paid her to create child pornography while he was on bond for a pending child pornography case, prosecutors said. Cook County Sheriff’s Police arrested 40-year-old Tory Bridgeforth at his home on Wednesday, the day before his trial on pending child pornography charges was set to begin.

3 gunmen pull off brazen daylight robbery outside Mag Mile boutique

March 7, 2026 9:08 AM CWBChicago

Three gunmen robbed a 30-year-old man as he walked away from a luxury boutique on the Magnificent Mile Friday afternoon, confronting him in a brazen daylight mugging on one of the area’s busiest street corners.

Month: March 2026