Englewood

A 30-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly firing at two Chicago police officers during a gas station shootout in Englewood six years ago. Court records show he was on felony bail at the time of the crime.

We’re learning more about the man accused of trying to kill two Chicago police officers while speeding away from a railroad car burglary in Englewood last week. Among the new details: he went to prison for pointing a gun at a Chicago cop while fleeing from police in 2014.

Federal prosecutors say 34-year-old Janares Harrison robbed a US Bank branch in Englewood last month using a demand note written on mail addressed to his home.

Prosecutors say a 25-year-old fatally stabbed a 71-year-old panhandler outside an Englewood gas station—then waved goodbye as he calmly walked away. Surveillance video captured the entire encounter, which authorities called unprovoked.

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 52 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend while on electronic monitoring for a felony gun case. If all goes well for Arturo De La Mora, he will be out of prison in time to celebrate his 83rd birthday.

A 35-year-old woman faces a host of charges after she allegedly threatened to shoot her Uber driver and, once arrested, insisted her name was “Oprah.”

A grandmother’s routine shopping trip to a South Side Aldi took a horrifying turn when a gunman confronted her in the parking lot, stealing her SUV as her 6-year-old grandson stood nearby. Within an hour, the hijacker crashed the stolen car as Chicago cops moved in.

A man on electronic monitoring for a pending sexual assault and firearms case is accused of allowing his 13-year-old nephew to handle a loaded firearm, which discharged and killed the boy.

Three men shot a 72-year-old man during a robbery attempt in Englewood overnight, police said, but the victim waited a long time to get help because nobody called 911 to report the shooting and, unfortunately, the mayor disconnected the neighborhood’s ShotSpotters last year.

Chicago police officers found a 16-year-old boy shot dead among a large group gathered on an Englewood street overnight, according to CPD. Nobody called 911 about the shooting, but officers at the scene said it appeared the victim had been dragged across the street after being shot.

A man who escaped from electronic monitoring to mug a 92-year-old man at a South Side ATM has been given a 12-year prison sentence.