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Man sexually assaulted woman at CTA station three days after being paroled for his 10th felony: prosecutors

June 6, 2023 12:34 AM CWBChicago

Three days after being paroled for his tenth felony last week, Anthony Richardson sexually assaulted a woman who passed out from drug use inside a downtown Chicago train station, prosecutors say.

Chicago man tried to sexually assault woman on Blue Line, touched second woman: prosecutors

May 28, 2023 6:32 AM CWBChicago

CHICAGO — Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with repeatedly punching a woman during an attempted sexual assault aboard a Blue Line train and inappropriately touching another woman on the train line the next night.

Woman charged with shooting ‘disrespectful’ man on Red Line train

May 22, 2023 7:11 PM CWBChicago

The woman who shot a man on a Red Line train in the Loop over the weekend told Chicago police she did it because the guy was disrespectful, prosecutors say.

Man gets 3 years for attacking woman at Lakeview bus stop, but prosecutors drop sexual assault charges

May 22, 2023 7:31 AM CWBChicago

The man who was initially charged with trying to sexually assault a woman at a Chicago Transit Authority bus stop last summer has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a three-year sentence.

Man shot on Red Line train in the Loop; unrelated shooting reported in nearby South Loop

May 21, 2023 6:04 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot during an argument on a Red Line train at Roosevelt on Saturday evening, Chicago police said.

Homeless man tried to rob off-duty Chicago cop on the Orange Line: prosecutors

May 16, 2023 4:49 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a homeless man with trying to rob an off-duty Chicago cop and the officer’s family on an Orange Line train. It’s the sixth time he’s been arrested this year.

Seeing double? Suspects in recent CTA robbery bulletins may be the same people

May 14, 2023 11:12 AM CWBChicago

Surveillance images included in two Chicago police bulletins about robberies on CTA train platforms this month appear to show the same suspects.

Cops looking for 3 suspects from CTA robbery in the Loop

May 13, 2023 9:20 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are asking for help identifying three more people suspected of committing an armed robbery on a Loop CTA platform.

Blue Line robber busted after 2 relatives identify him from police bulletin: prosecutors

May 13, 2023 8:12 AM CWBChicago

A man is charged with attacking and robbing a CTA passenger after his relatives recognized him in news reports about the crime and turned him in to Chicago police.

CTA worker gets 6 years for shooting unruly customer at 95th Street Red Line station

May 11, 2023 7:49 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago Transit Authority customer service agent has been sentenced to six years for shooting an intoxicated customer at the 95th Street Red Line station last year.

Man robbed Loop hotel one day after they fired him: prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:38 AM

Prosecutors say a Chicago man robbed the JW Marriott Hotel one day after the company fired him.

#12: Man shot at, tried to kill Chicago cops while on parole and felony bail, prosecutors say

June 8, 2023 4:02 AM

On parole for two felony gun cases, on bond for allegedly possessing a stolen motor vehicle, and with a fresh gunshot wound in one arm, Earnest Lockett opened fire on a marked Chicago police squad car this week, prosecutors said.

6 weeks after hit-and-run driver killed a construction worker on Lake Shore Drive, friends are raising money, cops investigating

June 7, 2023 6:26 PM

Friends are trying to raise money for Kenny Hernandez, the road construction worker who was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Lake Shore Drive in April.