February 5, 2023
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An 80-year-old recovering from surgery fought and shot a home invader on the Northwest Side, prosecutors say

February 3, 2023 CWBChicago

An 80-year-old man recovering from prostate surgery fought and shot a home invader who broke into his Chicago home this week, leaving the 13-time felon in critical condition, officials said.

Uptown

After Uptown shooting left bystander injured, 2 men are charged with possessing one gun. But nobody’s charged with shooting him.

February 2, 2023 CWBChicago

On a sunny Saturday afternoon last August, a shootout between a pedestrian and a drive-by gunman left a 59-year-old bystander shot near the Argyle Red Line station.

Loop

Loyola student who robbed Metra conductor for lunch money gets probation

February 2, 2023 CWBChicago

A Loyola University Chicago student who robbed a Metra train conductor because he was hungry and needed money for lunch before class has been sentenced to two years of probation.

Citywide

21 year sentence for Chicago man who robbed a convenience store while on electronic monitoring for robbing another convenience store

February 2, 2023 CWBChicago

A Cook County judge has sentenced a Chicago man to a whopping 21-year sentence for robbing a convenience store at gunpoint while he was on electronic monitoring for allegedly robbing another store.

Citywide

Tattoo artist sexually abused 3 customers while on bail for sexually assaulting two other customers, prosecutors say

February 2, 2023 CWBChicago

A Chicago tattoo artist was charged Wednesday with sexually assaulting or abusing three female customers, including a 17-year-old, while he was on bail for allegedly sexually assaulting two other female customers

Gold Coast

Downtown robber is ‘disabling’ victims with strikes to the head, Chicago police say

February 1, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a robber who has “disabled” two people by striking them in the head from behind before taking their valuables downtown.

Lincoln Park

Alleged Lincoln Park church burglar is accused of breaking into two more churches

February 1, 2023 CWBChicago

The man accused of burglarizing a Lincoln Park church at Christmastime was back in Chicago bond court on Wednesday to face allegations of burglarizing two more churches.

Loop

Woman gets probation for defacing memorial to slain Chicago police officer Ella French

February 1, 2023 CWBChicago

The woman who vandalized a memorial to slain Chicago Police Officer Ella French at the Thompson Center has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to a reduced charge

Lakeview

15-year-old is charged with carjacking woman in Lakeview parking garage

February 1, 2023 CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy has been charged with carjacking a woman inside a Lakeview parking garage on Tuesday evening, according to Chicago police.

Citywide

Chicago cop accused of forging records to beat traffic tickets won 70 dismissals — and paid just 10 times, records show

February 1, 2023 CWBChicago

Prosecutors on Tuesday accused a newly-retired Chicago cop of successfully contesting dozens of traffic tickets since 2009 by falsely reporting that his girlfriend had stolen his car 44 different times.

Lakeview

2 in custody after carjacking woman inside Lakeview parking garage

January 31, 2023 CWBChicago

Two suspects are in custody after a woman was thrown to the ground, kicked, and carjacked inside a Lakeview parking garage on Tuesday evening, according to a Chicago police report.

Citywide

Fleeing carjacker tosses cops to the pavement in daring getaway on Chicago’s South Side and it’s all on video

January 31, 2023 CWBChicago

Shocking dashcam video shows Illinois State Police troopers being flung to the pavement as they tried to arrest an SUV full of suspected carjackers in Chicago on Tuesday evening.

Magnificent Mile

Worried about potential looting, jittery Chicago police leaders order district cops to the Mag Mile again

January 31, 2023 CWBChicago

Jittery Chicago police leaders, worried about the potential for another round of organized looting in downtown Chicago, reassigned tactical units from several local districts to sit on the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street shopping districts overnight.

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An 80-year-old recovering from surgery fought and shot a home invader on the Northwest Side, prosecutors say

Citywide
February 3, 2023

After Uptown shooting left bystander injured, 2 men are charged with possessing one gun. But nobody’s charged with shooting him.

Uptown
February 2, 2023

Loyola student who robbed Metra conductor for lunch money gets probation

Loop
February 2, 2023

21 year sentence for Chicago man who robbed a convenience store while on electronic monitoring for robbing another convenience store

Citywide
February 2, 2023

Tattoo artist sexually abused 3 customers while on bail for sexually assaulting two other customers, prosecutors say

Citywide
February 2, 2023
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