June 2026 - Page 5 of 10

Woman tried to kill 4 Chicago cops while on pretrial release for a gun case: prosecutors

June 19, 2026 10:37 AM Tim Hecke

A 19-year-old woman who on pretrial release in a felony gun case tried to kill four Chicago police officers by repeatedly firing at them during a vehicle pursuit on the Southwest Side, according to prosecutors.

Grant Park cross-burner gets released by Cook County’s most liberal judge

June 19, 2026 4:45 AM Tim Hecke

In a courtroom at 26th and California on Thursday, two CWB Chicago story arcs came face to face: the effectiveness of facial recognition as a law enforcement tool and the frequency with which Judge D’Anthony Thedford refuses to grant detention petitions. The coincidental combo came after sheriff’s deputies brought Merlin Lu into Courtroom 102 to face hate crime, arson, and other charges for the high-profile cross-burning incident in Grant Park last week.

CTA predator who terrorized women and girls for years gets 9-year sentence, must register as sex offender for life

June 18, 2026 3:51 AM Tim Hecke

A man who has repeatedly targeted women and girls on the CTA received a nine-year prison sentence on Thursday after pleading guilty to three separate cases, court records show. Once he is released, Robert L. Cook, 28, will be required to register as a sex offender for life.

Man found shot, slashed in burning South Loop apartment dies

June 18, 2026 3:18 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives have launched a death investigation after a man was found shot, slashed, and suffering from smoke inhalation inside a burning South Loop apartment on Wednesday evening.

Man charged with murdering Uptown condo board president who asked him to leave property

June 17, 2026 11:22 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors have charged an Uptown man with murdering a neighborhood condo board president who was reportedly trying to escort him out of a residential complex where his presence violated a recently issued protective order.

City Council overwhelmingly rejects parental accountability ordinance targeting teen takeovers, trends

June 17, 2026 10:52 PM Tim Hecke

An effort to revive a stalled ordinance aimed at holding parents accountable for their children’s behavior at so-called “trends” and “takeovers” failed Wednesday, as 30 of the City Council’s 50 aldermen voted against the revised proposal.

Wicker Park man accused of killing kittens, buying look-alike replacements faces jury trial Monday

June 17, 2026 3:30 PM Tim Hecke

A Wicker Park man charged with killing at least six kittens, then replacing each one with a look-alike bought off Craigslist so his mother would not catch on, will head to a jury trial that is now to begin Monday.

Aldermen revive stalled ordinance to hold parents accountable for behavior at ‘trends’ and ‘takeovers’

June 17, 2026 1:21 PM CWBChicago

A group of Chicago aldermen will try again to pass an ordinance that would hold parents accountable for certain crimes and ordinance violations committed by their children, arguing that headline-grabbing violence at “teen trends” and street takeovers demonstrate the need for stronger consequences.

Suburban cop sentenced to 5 years for shaking down drivers during traffic stops

June 17, 2026 10:54 AM CWBChicago

A former south suburban police officer who used traffic stops as opportunities to shake down motorists for cash and drugs has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison.

Brothers win $27 million lawsuit after stranger invades their Streeterville hotel room

June 17, 2026 10:22 AM Tim Hecke

Two brothers have won a $27 million lawsuit they filed against a Streeterville hotel after a stranger allegedly forced his way into one of their rooms and attempted to sexually assault one of them in November 2022, according to court records.

Gunman who carjacked 66-year-old woman in front of her grandson gets 18-year sentence

June 16, 2026 6:33 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man will spend years in prison for carjacking a grandmother at gunpoint while her 6-year-old grandson stood nearby during a shopping trip to a South Side grocery store.

Drunk, unlicensed driver killed Uber passenger returning from graduation celebration, prosecutors say

June 16, 2026 2:43 PM Tim Hecke

A 25-year-old man heading home from a friend’s graduation celebration never made it back to Wheaton after a drunken, unlicensed driver plowed into his Uber as they sat stopped in traffic on the Eisenhower Expressway, prosecutors said.

Grant Park cross burner was sending a message to ‘MAGA Christian nationalist supporters’ of Donald Trump

June 16, 2026 12:31 PM Tim Hecke

The University of Illinois Chicago senior who says he set a cross on fire in Grant Park last week insists he had no idea burning crosses are associated with the Ku Klux Klan. But in a television interview, Merlin Lu said his protest was aimed at “MAGA Christian nationalist supporters.”

Month: June 2026