September 2026 - CWB Chicago

CPD releases video of 2 gunmen in fatal Grand Crossing shooting

September 30, 2026 2:46 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police have released surveillance video showing two gunmen involved in the fatal shooting of a 26-year-old man at a Grand Crossing gas station Friday evening, hoping the footage will help generate tips that lead to an arrest.

Woman who kept dead mom in freezer to collect her Social Security checks faces federal fraud charges

September 30, 2026 2:15 AM CWBChicago

A Portage Park woman with a history of fraud convictions who kept her dead mother’s body in a freezer for nearly two years so she could continue collecting the woman’s Social Security checks is now facing federal fraud charges.

Off-duty CPD sergeant punched 17-year-old girl in the head during viral video confrontation, prosecutors say

September 30, 2026 1:41 AM Tim Hecke

A veteran Chicago police sergeant was caught on video threatening a group of teenagers during an off-duty confrontation in Garfield Ridge, then allegedly punched a 17-year-old girl in the head when she kept recording him, prosecutors say. CWBChicago first reported on the confrontation and published the video on August 10, the day after it happened. Now, charges are filed.

Man charged with attempted murder of CPS teacher on CTA bus

September 29, 2026 1:53 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago Public Schools teacher was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently random attack while riding a CTA bus home from work earlier this month, an incident police never disclosed publicly and that the public is only learning about now because a woman who saw the crime scene posted about it on social media.

44 people apply to be Chicago’s next top cop. Some possible names stand out early

September 29, 2026 7:53 AM Tim Hecke

The search for Chicago’s next police superintendent has produced 44 applicants, including current and former Chicago Police Department members and law enforcement leaders from across the country, as the city’s police oversight commission moves into the interview phase, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability announced Monday.

Woman who pushed Taylor Swift concertgoer onto Blue Line tracks gets 54 month sentence

September 28, 2026 4:42 PM CWBChicago

A woman charged with attempted murder for pushing a Taylor Swift fan onto the Blue Line tracks as the victim headed to one of the superstar’s concerts at Soldier Field in 2023 has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.

Man accidentally triggered machine gun instead of power drill, striking 1-year-old girl in head: prosecutors

September 28, 2026 4:09 PM Tim Hecke

The man who shot and gravely wounded a 1-year-old girl inside a Chicago Lawn home over the weekend intended to pull the trigger on an electric drill but accidentally pulled the trigger on a machine gun in his other hand, unleashing a burst of bullets that struck the child in the back of the head, prosecutors said Monday.

2 charged after string of spa robberies stretched from Bucktown to Evanston

September 28, 2026 11:41 AM Tim Hecke

Two men have been charged in connection with a string of violent spa robberies on a single night in July that stretched from Bucktown to the Evanston border.

15-time felon posed as cop to rob 3 men on Northwest Side, prosecutors say

September 27, 2026 2:02 PM Tim Hecke

A 15-time felon who has repeatedly posed as a police officer to rob people allegedly did it again on the Northwest Side last month, using a fake patrol car with flashing blue lights to stop three men, then driving off with their wallets after claiming he was going to his SUV to “run their IDs.”

As early voting begins, Illinois officials seek to reassure public about election security, integrity

September 27, 2026 11:42 AM Capitol News Illinois

With early in-person and mail-in voting now underway in Illinois, state and local election officials insisted Friday that the state’s voting system is being run fairly and accurately.

Father, son charged with attempted murder after North Side road rage attack

September 27, 2026 8:08 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago father and son are facing attempted murder charges over an alleged rush-hour road rage attack that left a driver needing more than 20 stitches. One of the men, prosecutors say, was already on felony pretrial release for burglary at the time of the attack.

Hit-and-run driver gets 4 years for killing Uber Eats courier in Austin

September 27, 2026 5:46 AM CWBChicago

A hit-and-run driver who killed a 27-year-old woman as she made an Uber Eats delivery in Austin with her almost 2-year-old son strapped into her car has been given a four-year prison sentence.

Online trash talk ends in Lincoln Square shooting, police say

September 26, 2026 7:50 PM CWBChicago

Online trash talk between a man and his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend preceded a shooting that left the 26-year-old man wounded on a Lincoln Square street corner Saturday afternoon, police said.

Month: September 2026