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Gunfire goes unreported, leaving 3 shooting victims waiting for help in areas once served by ShotSpotter

January 12, 2026 12:49 PM Tim Hecke

Three shooting victims experienced delayed emergency responses on Sunday night and early Monday after no one called 911 to report gunfire, forcing one victim to flag down police and leaving another waiting more than eight minutes before officers found her.

Detectives ask for help ID’ing suspects in CTA robbery

November 17, 2025 1:37 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying three men accused of robbing a 16-year-old boy on a Green Line platform in Bronzeville.

Brothers sentenced to prison for shooting partygoers at family gathering

November 12, 2025 6:58 AM CWBChicago

Two brothers have been sentenced to prison for opening fire during a family gathering in Bronzeville that left two women wounded as relatives celebrated a girl’s prom.

$2 million settlement OK’d for CPS student who was sexually assaulted by school security guard

September 26, 2025 9:54 AM CWBChicago

The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday unanimously approved a $2 million settlement with a former student who was groomed and sexually assaulted by a security guard at Paul L. Dunbar Career Academy in Bronzeville.

Armed men use gay dating app to lure victims into Bronzeville robbery trap: CPD

July 25, 2025 5:20 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a series of armed robberies in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood that began as dating app hook-ups.

Jeep, gun stolen from Chicago Police Department headquarters parking lot

July 20, 2025 5:26 AM Tim Hecke

A crew of car thieves pulled off a doozy on Saturday morning by stealing a Jeep from the parking lot of Chicago Police Headquarters, smashing through the entrance gate, and making a clean getaway.

7 armed robberies in 2 hours ends with pursuit by CPD helicopter and ground units

June 26, 2025 7:38 PM Tim Hecke

We’ve learned many new details about an armed robbery spree that, with the help of the Chicago Police Department helicopter, ended with four men in custody last week. Two of the accused men have already spent time in prison for previous robberies.

Sunshine brings crowds, guns to Chicago’s lakefront

June 4, 2025 6:55 PM Tim Hecke

Sun’s out, guns out, the saying goes and Monday’s beautiful weather apparently brought plenty of guns to Chicago’s lakefront. Chicago police officers arrested at least three people for allegedly possessing firearms at the lakefront between noon and 10 p.m., according to CPD and court records.

Bronzeville

Gunfire goes unreported, leaving 3 shooting victims waiting for help in areas once served by ShotSpotter

Detectives ask for help ID’ing suspects in CTA robbery

Brothers sentenced to prison for shooting partygoers at family gathering

$2 million settlement OK’d for CPS student who was sexually assaulted by school security guard

Armed men use gay dating app to lure victims into Bronzeville robbery trap: CPD

Jeep, gun stolen from Chicago Police Department headquarters parking lot

7 armed robberies in 2 hours ends with pursuit by CPD helicopter and ground units

Sunshine brings crowds, guns to Chicago’s lakefront

17-year-old is charged with ‘revenge’ shooting of student outside Phillips Academy High School

2 felons, both on pretrial release, carjacked woman and robbed man minutes apart: prosecutors

New details revealed in emergency room knife attack

Bystanders detain robbery, carjacking suspect until Chicago cops arrive

2 charged with robbery after pausing getaway to grab McDonald’s on the victim’s credit card: CPD report

Fugitive who killed himself as marshals moved in had escaped federal electronic monitoring in 2025: source

3 finalists to be Chicago’s top cop will be selected Thursday

15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession