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Month: August 2026
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Scooter thief is stealing rides across the North Side, CPD says
Chicago police are warning North Side residents about a man suspected of stealing electric scooters in a series of daytime thefts. In a new community alert, CPD linked the man to seven scooter thefts since June. However, CWB Chicago has received emails from readers reporting similar incidents, suggesting the pattern may extend beyond the cases identified by police.
CTA
Man accused of trying to light Molotov cocktail at CTA bus stop is back in custody after going AWOL on ankle monitor
The man accused of trying to ignite a Molotov cocktail at a CTA bus stop, then going missing for weeks after a Cook County judge denied prosecutors’ request to keep him in jail, is back in custody. Court records show the Cook County Sheriff’s Office arrested Marshun Kimber, the subject of three outstanding warrants, shortly after CWB Chicago profiled him in a report Wednesday morning.
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Alderman’s office raised concerns about funeral home a year before 56 bodies were found, records show
Nearly a year before 56 decomposing bodies were found at the South Chicago Chapel, sparking outrage and calls for reform, a Chicago alderperson’s office complained to city officials twice within a week that residents were complaining about odors from the business and noted in the second complaint that the business owner had a history of mishandling human remains.