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Driver who searched ‘how to stash a Jaguar’ after hitting pedestrian during police chase gets 6 years

February 8, 2026 10:06 AM Tim Hecke
A 32-year-old man who badly injured a pedestrian while fleeing police in a car and then searched the internet for advice on “how to stash a Jaguar” has been sentenced to six years in prison.

Chatham

Paroled 6-time felon charged with shooting woman, trying to shoot cops

January 26, 2026 1:08 PM Tim Hecke
Prosecutors have charged a paroled six-time felon with shooting a woman inside a South Side apartment and then trying to shoot the Chicago police officers who chased him into an alley, an encounter that ended with officers returning fire and seriously wounding the suspect. No officers were injured.

Chatham

Cops shot paroled 6-time felon who opened fire on them after shooting woman, officials say

January 24, 2026 8:59 AM Tim Hecke
Chicago police officers shot a man who opened fire on them after he shot a woman in Chatham on Friday night, according to the police department. CWBChicago has learned that the suspect is a six-time convicted felon who has been on parole since being released from prison in September.

Chatham

Feds charge man with gun possession months after being paroled for robbery at downtown hotel

January 14, 2026 12:53 PM Tim Hecke
A Chicago man who received a five-year prison sentence in 2023 for forcing his way into a woman’s downtown hotel room at gunpoint is now facing federal firearms charges after allegedly being caught with a loaded pistol just months after his parole.

Chatham

Argument over dishes ends with Chatham woman shooting roommate in front of child: prosecutors

September 7, 2025 9:06 AM CWBChicago
A Chatham woman is accused of shooting her roommate in front of children during an argument over unwashed dishes, prosecutors said.

Austin

Paroled robber charged with luring victim into robbery trap via Facebook Marketplace

September 5, 2025 9:11 AM CWBChicago
A five-time convicted felon who was paroled for attempted robbery in April is accused of going right back to his old ways by luring people into robbery traps via Facebook Marketplace. Prosecutors say Marvio Banks, 25, also known as “Santana Glee,” targeted victims in Austin and Chatham this summer.

Chatham

Hit-and-run driver badly injured pedestrian, then searched online for ‘how to stash a Jaguar,’ prosecutors say

August 17, 2025 6:51 PM Tim Hecke
An Illinois State Police pursuit ended with a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian badly injured. Antonio Jackson is now charged with the crime after investigators allegedly found internet searches on his phone for phrases like “how to stash a Jaguar” as well as screenshots of Citizen app coverage of the pursuit.

Chatham

16-year-old carjacker murdered Uber driver, pulled his body from the car and tried to drive away: prosecutors

August 7, 2025 8:25 PM Tim Hecke
A 16-year-old Dolton boy is facing murder and armed robbery charges for allegedly murdering an Uber driver during a carjacking attempt on the South Side last week.

Chatham

‘Make a noise so police can find you’: Victim’s 911 call led cops to rapist, prosecutors say

August 6, 2025 6:42 PM CWBChicago
A 35-year-old man accused of luring a teenager from a South Side gas station and raping her in his garage while she cried for help on a live 911 call has been ordered detained pending trial.

Auburn Gresham

Victims found bleeding in streets of 2 former ShotSpotter areas as witnesses stay silent

August 1, 2025 9:01 AM Tim Hecke
A man and a 19-year-old woman were shot on back-to-back nights in two Chicago neighborhoods where the city’s ShotSpotter gunfire detection network once operated—but in both cases, nobody called 911 to report the gunfire.

Chatham

‘SLIME’: Man on parole for his 3rd gun case faces charges in connection with death of CPD Officer Krystal Rivera

June 21, 2025 1:32 PM Tim Hecke
A man sporting a tattoo across his throat reading “SLIME,” on parole for his third adult gun case, has been charged with possessing yet another firearm in the moments before Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera was unintentionally shot and killed by her partner on June 5.

Chatham

Prosecutors reveal new details of unintentional shooting death of Chicago police officer

June 8, 2025 6:14 PM Tim Hecke
A Chicago police officer, intending to shoot a man pointing a gun at him on Thursday, unintentionally shot and killed fellow officer Krystal Rivera as she chased a second suspect down a nearby hallway, prosecutors said Sunday.

Chatham

Man who confronted fallen officer with a rifle had 6 active arrest warrants, Chicago police say

June 8, 2025 5:11 AM Tim Hecke
The man who confronted fallen Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera and other officers with a rifle inside a Chatham apartment had six active arrest warrants, including one for a felony in Cook County, according to the Chicago Police Department and court records.

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