July 2026 - CWB Chicago

50 years for Logan Square man who murdered girlfriend, hid body in duffel bag

July 31, 2026 6:24 PM Tim Hecke

A Logan Square man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday for murdering his girlfriend and stuffing her body inside a duffel bag that sat in his bedroom for days before police found her remains during a well-being check.

Concealed carry holder shot woman who was trying to break up a fight outside The Dime, prosecutors allege

July 31, 2026 5:46 PM Tim Hecke

A 39-year-old Aurora woman remains hospitalized with devastating injuries nearly two months after she was shot after leaving a Lincoln Park bar. On Friday, prosecutors charged a concealed-carry holder who had been drinking at the club that night with trying to kill her and tying the shooting to The Dime, the same bar that city officials have connected to an unrelated fatal shooting in July.

String of armed robberies raises fears of new robbery crew on the prowl

July 31, 2026 11:27 AM CWBChicago

A string of armed robberies and carjackings Thursday and Friday morning is raising concerns that a robbery crew may be reviving tactics that terrorized Chicago neighborhoods during the 2022 and 2023 robbery spree.

Uptown man confronts car burglars, gets robbed at gunpoint instead

July 31, 2026 11:21 AM CWBChicago

An Uptown man who stepped outside to confront two people breaking into his car ended up being robbed at gunpoint by the pair early Friday, according to Chicago police.

Milwaukee street takeover investigation leads to federal explosives charge for man with Chicago connections

July 31, 2026 10:08 AM Tim Hecke

A man with Chicago ties reached a federal plea deal this week after a Milwaukee Police Department investigation into illegal street takeovers resulted in agents uncovering a cache of homemade and commercial-grade fireworks in his garage, according to a new court filing. Luqman Kattoum, 21, signed an agreement to plead guilty to misdemeanor unlawful storage

Woman critically injured when dirt bike slams into bicyclist on Lakefront Trail, CPD says

July 30, 2026 10:00 PM CWBChicago

A woman riding her bike on the Lakefront Trail suffered catastrophic injuries after a man on a motorized dirt bike crashed into her in the Gold Coast, according to Chicago police, who are now trying to track him down.

Man charged in June shooting near Lincoln Park nightlife corridor

July 30, 2026 8:38 PM Tim Hecke

A man has been charged with shooting a woman near a popular Lincoln Park bar strip on June 7, an incident that rattled neighbors even before a second, unrelated shooting just yards away turned fatal in July.

Blue Line sex attacker found guilty but mentally ill, gets 9 years

July 30, 2026 5:07 PM CWBChicago

A man accused of repeatedly punching a woman during an attempted sexual assault aboard a Blue Line train and inappropriately touching another woman on the train line the next night has been found guilty but mentally ill and sentenced to prison, court records show.

Teen dies after being found shot on South Side street. There were no ‘shots fired’ calls and ShotSpotter has been removed

July 30, 2026 1:38 PM Tim Hecke

A 17-year-old boy was found shot nine times in the middle of a South Side street after a passerby called 911 to report a person down. Police say nobody reported hearing gunfire, leaving detectives trying to determine when the shooting occurred. The case is the latest in a former ShotSpotter coverage area where victims were not quickly discovered after the system was removed.

Suspected mail thief killed man in 75 mph crash on NW Side, officials say

July 30, 2026 9:55 AM CWBChicago

A suspected mail thief sped away from Chicago police at nearly 75 mph, ran a red light, and crashed into another car, killing a man on the Northwest Side earlier this year, prosecutors said as they filed charges against the man.

Video shows four masked gunmen ambushing Auburn Gresham gas station

July 30, 2026 7:59 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are searching for four masked gunmen who opened fire on an Auburn Gresham gas station earlier this month, killing two people and critically wounding two others.

Messy power struggle engulfs CPD superintendent search as oversight commissioners split along ideological lines

July 29, 2026 6:55 PM Tim Hecke

A bitter internal dispute has erupted inside the city’s police oversight commission as a majority of members are trying to remove one of two commissioners leading the search for Chicago’s next police superintendent, threatening to inject political infighting into one of the city’s most consequential decisions.

Lawsuit claiming CPD targets Black and Latino drivers gets class action status

July 29, 2026 4:11 PM CWBChicago

A federal judge has allowed a major civil rights lawsuit challenging Chicago Police Department traffic stop practices to move forward on behalf of thousands of Black and Latino drivers, marking the latest chapter in a legal battle over how and why the department conducts street and vehicle stops.

Month: July 2026