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Home invaders beat, rob woman in Lincoln Park

October 9, 2019 3:45 AM CWBChicago

Her story is horrifying: The men knocked on her door and forced their way in with such force, the door broke. She was held at gunpoint, beaten, and tied up by the offenders who demanded to know where “the money” is.

Man stabbed in River North overnight

October 9, 2019 3:19 AM CWBChicago

An argument in the River North neighborhood ended with a man being stabbed repeatedly in the back early Wednesday, police said. No one is in custody.

His sentence for committing 11 robberies? About 8 months each.

October 8, 2019 6:09 PM CWBChicago

Christopher Taylor pleaded guilty to six muggings in the Lakeview and LIncoln Park neighborhoods and to robbing several cellular stores. He received a sentence of 7 years.

Dog walker charged with taking “upskirt” pix downtown

October 8, 2019 1:10 PM CWBChicago

Police said they saw the man lower his phone under a woman’s dress as she walked in the Loop. “Multiple” images of the woman’s undergarments were found on his phone, officers said.

Rapper “G Herbo” gets probation in gun case

October 8, 2019 7:10 AM CWBChicago

Here are the court outcomes for some gun-related cases we told you about on CWBChicago, including one involving rapper Herbert “G Herbo” Wright.

How do you get accused of stealing 4 bikes in 3 months? Like this.

October 7, 2019 8:29 PM CWBChicago

Most people go through life without ever being accused of stealing a bicycle. Paul Martin has been arrested three times in three months to face charges for four separate bike thefts.

Lakeview: Girl, 14, charged in robbery attempt near Belmont Red Line… More…

October 7, 2019 6:48 PM CWBChicago

Three girls, one only 14, are charged in Saturday’s robbery. Also in this report: Another mugging is reported on the Red Line near Belmont. And a reported “active shooter” turned out to be nothing of the sort.

Charges filed in shooting near Mag Mile

October 7, 2019 4:14 PM CWBChicago

One of the accused men was struck in the head with a crowbar during an altercation that resulted in a 20-year-old being shot in the hand near Chicago and Wabash Avenues early Sunday, police said.

Recent arrests in River North and the West Loop

October 6, 2019 11:12 PM CWBChicago

Here are some recent arrests made by Chicago police in the West Loop and River North neighborhoods.

Cops: CTA pick-pockets strike 7 more times in subway

October 6, 2019 7:23 PM CWBChicago

A pick-pocket team that Chicago police warned about recently has struck at least seven more times in the downtown subway system, cops say.

Man robbed Loop hotel one day after they fired him: prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:38 AM

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed the JW Marriott Hotel one day after the company fired him.

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.