March 2026 - Page 8 of 9

Men who raped woman after kidnapping her from Boystown bar are sentenced to prison

March 7, 2026 7:41 AM Tim Hecke

Two men who kidnapped a woman from a popular Boystown bar and took turns sexually assaulting her at a North Side apartment were sentenced to more than a decade in prison Friday, court records show.

Parolee tried to kill 4 Chicago cops who heard bullets ‘whizzing’ past them: prosecutors

March 6, 2026 9:09 AM Tim Hecke

A felon on parole for illegal gun possession shot at four Chicago police officers who were sitting in marked patrol cars on the South Side early Monday, and the officers heard bullets “whizzing” past them as the gunman fired from behind a parked vehicle, prosecutors said Thursday.

Pay me! Cop shot by Dexter Reed files counterclaim against his estate

March 6, 2026 8:00 AM CWBChicago

The Chicago police officer shot by Dexter Reed during a March 2024 traffic stop has filed a counterclaim against Reed’s estate, alleging battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

Woman sues Target for not hiring her because she has a pending robbery case

March 6, 2026 7:03 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago woman with a pending robbery case is suing Target, accusing the retail giant of violating Illinois civil rights law by rescinding a conditional job offer after discovering her unresolved criminal case.

Migrant shot ex’s new boyfriend during day care drop off: prosecutors

March 5, 2026 9:21 AM Tim Hecke

A 23-year-old Venezuelan migrant is accused of lying in wait outside a South Side day care center and shooting his former partner’s new boyfriend as the couple arrived to drop off a child.

2 detained after carjacking woman near her Northwest Side home

March 5, 2026 8:45 AM CWBChicago

Two suspects are in custody after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint as she stepped out of her car near her Northwest Side home Wednesday night.

Armed men violently mug woman in Lincoln Park

March 5, 2026 8:23 AM CWBChicago

Two men violently mugged a 21-year-old woman at gunpoint in Lincoln Park Thursday morning, pulling up alongside her in a sedan and forcing her against a wall before fleeing with her belongings, Chicago police said.

Magnificent Mile mail thief caught with 52 credit cards gets 4-year sentence

March 4, 2026 5:44 PM CWBChicago

A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he was allegedly caught stealing mail near the Magnificent Mile while carrying 52 stolen credit cards and counterfeit postal service master keys, court records show.

Man shot during online sales meetup, police link incident to similar robberies

March 4, 2026 5:11 PM CWBChicago

A 37-year-old man was shot and critically wounded last week on the West Side after what was supposed to be a routine online sales transaction turned into a robbery. Now, Chicago police say the men responsible for the crime carried out at least two similar incidents in recent weeks.

Parolee charged with trying to kill 4 Chicago cops

March 4, 2026 11:11 AM Tim Hecke

A man who got a sweetheart plea deal for a serious gun case in December is accused of trying to kill four Chicago police officers Monday morning in the Gresham neighborhood.

Burglars targeted 88-year-old Bridgeport woman in sneaky scheme, prosecutors say

March 4, 2026 9:28 AM Tim Hecke

Two suburban men used a ruse about construction work to get inside an elderly woman’s Bridgeport home to steal money and jewelry from right under her nose, prosecutors say. Now, one of them has been locked up to await trial, while the other is on an ankle monitor.

Illinois bill would reclassify fentanyl overdoses as ‘poisonings,’ but coroners say it’s ‘basically lying’

March 4, 2026 7:13 AM The Center Square

Some Illinois lawmakers want to rebrand fentanyl deaths as “poisoning” instead of “overdose,” but coroners say the change would force them to lie on death certificates.

Fugitive who killed father-son jewelry store owners in Little Village was on felony pretrial release, prosecutors say

March 3, 2026 7:42 PM Tim Hecke

The man who shot and killed the father and son operators of a family jewelry store in Little Village late last year was AWOL from two felony cases at the time of the murders, prosecutors said Tuesday. And, they said, Muhammad Thomas was also wanted in one of those cases when he allegedly shot another victim during a carjacking attempt in 2023.

Month: March 2026