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Man found stabbed to death near Metra tracks in Avondale

July 8, 2025 10:14 AM CWBChicago

A 39-year-old man was found dead early Tuesday morning in Avondale, according to Chicago police.

Machine gun charges filed after ATF agent sees illegal weapons in Instagram post

June 15, 2025 8:20 PM Tim Hecke

An 18-year-old Chicago man is facing federal charges for selling two machine gun conversion devices to an undercover agent who saw them in an Instagram post, according to a criminal complaint. The devices, also known as “Glock switches,” are an illegal modification that can convert some pistols into fully-automatic machine guns.

25-time felon gets 10 years for burglarizing Northwest Side homes

June 4, 2025 6:58 PM CWBChicago

A 25-time convicted felon was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Wednesday for committing a series of residential burglaries on Chicago’s Northwest Side while on parole for 19 armed robberies from 1991.

6 time felon becomes 12 time felon by pleading guilty to robbery and burglary spree

April 29, 2025 6:08 AM Tim Hecke

A six-time convicted felon doubled his felony conviction total to 12 on Monday by pleading guilty to committing six robberies and burglaries on the city’s Northwest Side, primarily at restaurants, in late 2023.

Car burglars are staking out fitness center parking lots across the NW Side, police say

April 27, 2025 6:11 PM CWBChicago

Attention gym rats: Somebody is targeting cars in fitness center parking lots on the Northwest Side. Chicago police have issued a community alert about the crime pattern, which started in January and seems to be picking up steam.

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January 29, 2025 9:45 PM CWBChicago

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Gunmen robbed 3 businesses in 90 minutes. Now Chicago cops need help tracking them down.

December 30, 2024 7:40 PM CWBChicago

Detectives have released surveillance video of an armed robbery crew that held up three businesses in less than two hours earlier this month. Investigators hope someone will see the footage and help them identify the perpetrators.

Gunmen rob 3 people from Christmas Eve into Christmas morning

December 25, 2024 1:46 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating three armed robberies that occurred late Christmas Eve into early Christmas morning. So far, no arrests have been announced.

Armed robbers targeted 3 stores in 90 minutes, attack clerk, mug customer

December 8, 2024 7:12 AM CWBChicago

Four armed men robbed three stores in under 90 minutes on Friday morning, punching one store’s employee and also robbing a customer at one location, according to Chicago police.

Man robbed 4 people at gunpoint within 90 minutes (while on felony pretrial release), prosecutors claim

December 7, 2024 7:50 PM CWBChicago

A man on pretrial release for a stolen vehicle case will be spending more of his time behind bars now that prosecutors are accusing him of robbing four people at gunpoint within 90 minutes.

Robber poses as security guard, repair tech to mug people at ATMs, police warn

November 13, 2024 12:53 PM CWBChicago

A man is posing as a security guard or service technician to rob people at ATMs on the North and Northwest Sides, according to Chicago police. He has struck at least six times since October 1, including three times this week.

Gunmen open fire after Avondale car crash, injuring bystander

August 9, 2024 6:06 AM CWBChicago

A bystander was shot after a van loaded with men opened fire on another car following a traffic crash in Avondale overnight, according to Chicago police.

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