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Home invasion rapist was identified after pawning the victim’s PlayStations, prosecutors say

November 11, 2026 6:45 PM Tim Hecke
A man accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman at gunpoint during a home invasion in Auburn Gresham last Friday morning was caught after detectives learned he pawned two PlayStations taken from the victim’s home, prosecutors said Wednesday.

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Man charged with raping 19-year-old at gunpoint after police response was delayed for hours

November 11, 2026 6:14 AM Tim Hecke
Prosecutors have charged a 55-year-old man with raping a 19-year-old woman at gunpoint during a home invasion in Auburn Gresham last Friday, an attack that the victim and others reported in nine 911 calls that went unassigned for hours because Chicago police had no officers available to respond.

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Woman waited hours for Chicago police response after being raped at gunpoint during home invasion

November 8, 2026 10:49 AM Tim Hecke
A woman who was raped at gunpoint by a home invader in Gresham waited for hours for Chicago police to respond to her emergency call because the district had no officers available to handle it, according to police dispatch recordings.

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Man killed his neighbor after warning the city for 4 days that he was going to do it: prosecutors

September 9, 2026 9:51 PM Tim Hecke
For four days, a Chicago man emailed the city’s Office of Inspector General warning that he planned to kill his neighbor. On the fifth day, according to prosecutors, he did. And, incredibly, it happened almost a year after Chicago police failed to arrest him for allegedly shooting another neighbor outside the same South Side two-flat.
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Driver hit woman on three-wheeler at 63 mph, asked if he had killed someone, then walked away: prosecutors

September 9, 2026 2:21 PM Tim Hecke
A driver was going 63 mph in a 30 mph zone when he slammed into a woman on a three-wheeled motorcycle, prosecutors said. Then he got out, asked a witness if he had killed someone, and walked away.

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17-minute search for shooting victim renews questions about mayor’s ShotSpotter decision

August 24, 2026 10:31 AM Tim Hecke
Two gunshot victims experienced delayed emergency responses on Sunday because people who heard the gunfire could give police only general locations, making it harder for officers to quickly find them. One victim, whose 911 call disconnected, appears to have waited 17 minutes for help to arrive.

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28 years for man who barricaded firefighters inside gasoline-soaked home while awaiting trial for 2005 murder case

August 19, 2026 3:42 PM Tim Hecke
A Chicago man who lured two firefighters into his home by reporting a gas leak, then barricaded them inside at knifepoint while awaiting trial in a decades-old murder case, has been sentenced to 28 years in prison, court records show.

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FBI offers $10K reward in South Side gas station shooting that left 2 dead, 2 injured

August 3, 2026 5:27 PM Tim Hecke
The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification of four gunmen who opened fire at an Auburn Gresham gas station last month, killing two people and critically injuring two others.

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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.

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15-year-old and two men charged with murdering boys in Auburn Gresham apartment building

June 28, 2026 1:28 PM CWBChicago
A 15-year-old boy joined two adult men in carrying out a double murder that left two teenagers dead and another man wounded inside an Auburn Gresham home last autumn, according to prosecutors.

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CPS counselor charged with sex crimes involving two former students

June 4, 2026 10:36 AM Tim Hecke
A Chicago Public Schools counselor who described himself as being committed to helping people recover from trauma is now accused of grooming two students, sexually assaulting one of them, and soliciting their sexually explicit images.

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CPD warns of armed robbers targeting people leaving South Side parties

May 11, 2026 5:38 PM CWBChicago
A group of armed robbers has been targeting people as they leave parties in the Chatham, Grand Crossing, and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods, police said, hitting victims at least nine times since February in what investigators have identified as a linked crime pattern. And five of those robberies happened on the same block.

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Concealed carry holder shot 3x burglar during garage break-in, prosecutors say

March 11, 2026 11:49 AM CWBChicago
A three-time convicted burglar is facing burglary charges again after a South Side homeowner allegedly caught him breaking into a garage and shot him in the leg.

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