April 2026 - Page 6 of 9

‘You’re next’: Woman charged after Gold Coast shovel rampage goes viral

April 13, 2026 7:05 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago woman is facing felony charges after a viral weekend video appeared to show her smashing the windshield of a Chicago police squad car with a shovel in the Gold Coast.

Man accused of $130,000 Chicago firehouse axe spree carried weapon ‘for protection from firefighters’

April 13, 2026 6:11 PM Tim Hecke

We’ve learned more about the alleged motives of the man accused of causing widespread damage in a string of axe attacks on property at Chicago firehouses over the past two months, and we now know just how much damage officials think he caused: $130,000.

11-time felon AWOL from mail theft case was found stealing mail again, officials say

April 13, 2026 10:05 AM CWBChicago

An 11-time convicted felon who had been dodging a mail theft-related court case is back behind bars after a Chicago cop allegedly saw him walking out of a Northwest Side apartment building with a bundle of stolen mail.

30 people shot across Chicago this weekend, a 50% increase from last year

April 13, 2026 9:08 AM CWBChicago

Warm weekend weather helped drive a sharp year-over-year increase in shootings across Chicago, according to information released by the Chicago Police Department. While only one homicide was reported, 29 other people were wounded by gunfire, with victims ranging in age from 13 to 46.

Man gets 24 years for library attack that left two victims with skull fractures

April 13, 2026 7:34 AM Tim Hecke

A man who randomly and violently attacked a 4-year-old boy at the Belmont Brown Line station in Lakeview in 2021 is now going to prison for 24 years for another random attack: the horrific beating of two workers and a 77-year-old patron at a Chicago Public Library branch.

‘What the f*** did you do?’: Man murdered ex’s new partner as child stood nearby, prosecutors say

April 12, 2026 6:14 PM Tim Hecke

A Humboldt Park man is accused of murdering his ex-girlfriend’s new partner with a single gunshot as the victim waited outside the woman’s home with her child just steps away.

Man charged with damaging vehicles outside Chicago firehouses; 21 felonies filed

April 12, 2026 12:16 PM CWBChicago

A man is now in custody, accused of taking an axe to firefighters’ vehicles across Chicago, with police effectively extinguishing a bizarre crime spree on the same Chinatown block where it began.

Gunmen fire dozens of shots in the West Loop, striking homeless man in the foot

April 12, 2026 11:15 AM CWBChicago

At least four masked gunmen jumped out of a vehicle and opened fire outside a West Loop corner Sunday morning, spraying 30 to 40 rounds at a restaurant that was closed at the time and wounding a 20-year-old homeless man who was asleep nearby.

Woman escapes after shooting 3 men on NW Side

April 12, 2026 9:46 AM CWBChicago

A woman shot three men and fled moments before Chicago police officers arrived on the scene early Sunday morning in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Illegal migrant gets 10 years for forcing Venezuelan women to work as prostitutes

April 12, 2026 2:21 AM Tim Hecke

A Venezuelan man living in the United States without legal status has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in a trafficking operation that prosecutors say forced migrant women into prostitution across Chicago and its suburbs

‘At least 10’ high schoolers attacked and robbed a man as he walked home from work in Roscoe Village, alderman says

April 11, 2026 7:10 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man walking home from work at a Roscoe Village pizzeria was surrounded, beaten, and robbed by “at least ten” high school-age boys in what the local alderman described as a “brutal attack.”

Dishwasher who killed co-worker in front of patrons at City Winery gets 24 years

April 11, 2026 5:58 PM Tim Hecke

A 12-time convicted felon who murdered a co-worker in front of patrons and fellow employees at City Winery has been sentenced to 24 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder this week, according to court records.

Snapchat videos lead to federal gun charges against Chicago man: : ‘Gotta reload these b****es’

April 11, 2026 10:03 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man faces a federal weapons charge after he essentially handed investigators their entire case by posting a series of Snapchat videos of himself handling firearms, roaming rival gang territory while armed, and even firing a handgun into the air while identifying himself as a gang member, according to court records.

Month: April 2026