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Woman who allegedly stabbed CTA worker in Loop is charged with misdemeanor

August 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say Quinton Joiner stabbed a CTA worker in the neck, but they only charged her with a misdemeanor.

Sentences: 9 years for Old Town shooting; probation for Albany Park sex case; more

July 18, 2021 CWBChicago

Here are the court outcomes for some stories you may remember reading on CWBChicago.

Cops seek hammer-wielding man in a series of incidents around Boystown

July 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Cops in the Lakeview neighborhood are on the lookout for a man who has been threatening and robbing people while armed with a hammer over the past few days, according to a source.

Prosecutors charge woman with CTA bus attack, man with robbery at Loop L station

July 15, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man and a woman with separate attacks on the CTA system — one on a bus in Lincoln Park and the other on a Loop train platform.

Probation for 2 men charged with robbery after good Samaritan intervened at Southport Brown Line

July 8, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men who faced felony charges after good Samaritans intervened in a robbery aboard a Brown Line train at Southport last year have been sentenced to probation.

Teens rob woman on Loop train platform; another woman robbed in Streeterville

June 24, 2021 CWBChicago

A teenage boy faces robbery charges after he allegedly battered and robbed a woman on a Loop “L” platform Wednesday evening. Another woman was robbed about an hour later in Streeterville.

Up to a dozen teens beat, rob girl at Chicago Red Line station

June 16, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a group of teenagers chased, beat, and robbed a 16-year-old at the Chicago Red Line station on Tuesday evening,

Felon (who’s on probation and bond) hid a gun on Grand Red Line platform, prosecutors say

June 15, 2021 CWBChicago

A convicted felon who’s on probation for a felony and on bond for a misdemeanor faces gun charges after police responded to a call of a large group fighting and a person with a gun on a River North CTA platform.

#22: Man charged with attempted murder of CTA bus driver was AWOL in felony DUI case, prosecutors say

June 10, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man who opened fire on a CTA bus driver this week after being told to wear a mask was AWOL in a felony aggravated DUI case at the time.

17-year-old faces gun charge after boy’s shot on Lincoln Park High School grounds

June 2, 2021 CWBChicago

The 17-year-old boy who was shot outside Lincoln Park High School on Tuesday evening is not cooperating with police investigators, Ald. Michele Smith (43rd) said in an email to her constituents Wednesday afternoon.

Man charged with committing 2 robberies in an hour Sunday

June 1, 2021 CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with pulling off two robberies early Sunday — one at the North-Clybourn Red Line station and another near the Belmont Red Line station.

Edgewater man planted fake pipe bomb near Bryn Mawr Red Line, prosecutors say

May 16, 2021 CWBChicago

An Edgewater man is charged with planting a fake pipe bomb that cause a massive police response near the Bryn Mawr Red Line station last weekend.

Man robbed at knifepoint on Red Line downtown, police say

May 13, 2021 CWBChicago

A Mag Mile hotel employee was robbed at knifepoint on a Red Line train downtown Wednesday evening, according to a CPD report.

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