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Man robbed 5 people at gunpoint of Pokémon cards: CPD

April 2, 2026 10:22 AM CWBChicago

A 23-year-old Chicago man is facing five felony robbery charges after he allegedly used Facebook Marketplace to set up meetings with sellers before pulling a gun and stealing their Pokémon cards, according to the Chicago Police Department.

Anime trading card sales are ending in armed robberies in Gage Park, police say

March 29, 2026 12:32 PM CWBChicago

A man has robbed at least three people at gunpoint of anime trading cards after luring each victim by responding to social media marketplace listings, Chicago police said.

Roofer killed worker in pay dispute, fled to Mexico for 5 years: prosecutors

January 26, 2026 12:07 PM Tim Hecke

A roofing contractor shot and killed an employee during a dispute over $1,500 in unpaid wages and then fled to Mexico for five years before being arrested and extradited to face murder charges, prosecutors said over the weekend.

Gang shooting leaves 1 dead, 2 injured outside KFC in Gage Park

January 9, 2026 7:14 AM CWBChicago

Three men were shot, one fatally, while sitting inside a pickup truck in a fast-food restaurant parking lot in the Gage Park neighborhood on Thursday night, according to Chicago police. Witnesses said the shooting appeared to be gang-related.

Cop killer gets life in prison — but Illinois ‘criminal justice reform’ makes him eligible for release in 40 years

December 17, 2025 2:39 AM Tim Hecke

A Cook County judge on Tuesday sentenced the man who murdered on-duty Chicago Police Officer Andrés Vásquez Lasso to life in prison, but a law passed in 2023 will allow him to seek release after serving 40 years because he was under 21 when he committed the crime.

Thief raided CPD auto pound to steal GameStop merchandise from smash-and-grab crew’s getaway car: prosecutors

December 3, 2025 11:14 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a Chicago Heights man skipped the GameStop burglaries entirely and stole the merchandise straight from a Chicago Police Department evidence vehicle inside the city’s auto pound.

ICE called him a ‘suspected shooter’ in a Chicago mass murder — then quietly deported him

November 1, 2025 5:49 PM Tim Hecke

Federal agents once hailed Ricardo Granadillo Padilla’s arrest as a major break in a Chicago mass shooting that left three men dead and five others wounded in Gage Park. Homeland Security called him a “suspected shooter” tied to a Venezuelan gang. But no charges were ever filed and officials quietly deported him to Venezuela. The triple homicide remains unsolved.

Woman received package from Mexico containing pounds of meth and pot, prosecutors allege

September 17, 2025 10:58 AM CWBChicago

A 40-year-old woman is facing serious drug trafficking charges for allegedly receiving a package from Mexico that was packed with pounds of methamphetamine and cannabis.

SUV driver ran red light, killed 22-year-old man in Gage Park crosswalk

August 10, 2025 5:37 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are searching for the driver of an SUV that struck and killed a 22-year-old man in Gage Park early Saturday morning before fleeing the scene.

‘Pit Enforcer’ no more: Hellcat driver with cop costume gets probation for having gun at street takeover

July 19, 2025 9:26 AM Tim Hecke

A Missouri man who wore a police costume and allegedly brought a gun and a flamethrower to a Gage Park street takeover last year has been sentenced to probation.

Couple charged in violent hijacking of construction worker sold his stolen phone at Walmart, prosecutors say

May 31, 2025 5:42 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man and a woman with violently attacking and robbing a 50-year-old man during a vehicular hijacking, after surveillance video allegedly captured them selling the victim’s stolen cellphone for cash at a Walmart.

2 ‘suspected’ gunmen in December mass shooting busted by ICE; crime tied to Venezuelan prison gang

May 21, 2025 2:18 PM Tim Hecke

Federal officials say they have arrested two Venezuelan migrants in connection with the December 2 mass shooting that left three dead and five injured at a house party in Chicago.

Double-murder suspect was on felony pretrial release, court records show

March 27, 2025 7:30 PM Tim Hecke

The man accused of killing his brother and his sister-in-law in their home and then trying to kill another victim inside a nearby tavern was on felony pretrial release for a narcotics charge at the time of the attacks, according to court records.

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