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Judge denies certificate of innocence for exonerated man, says she’s confident original murder conviction was proper

September 22, 2026 7:45 AM Tim Hecke

Frank Burrell spent about 20 years in prison for a 1999 murder conviction that was later overturned. On Thursday, a Cook County judge rejected his bid to be declared innocent of the crime, ruling that the evidence presented during a Certificate of Innocence proceeding did not undermine her confidence in the original conviction or the 32-year sentence he received.

15-year-old charged with killing Hyde Park Academy student at bus stop after school

September 10, 2026 8:20 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy is charged with murdering a Hyde Park Academy High School student as the victim left school earlier this year, an altercation that reportedly began as a dispute over a vape.

Man gets 40 years for murdering Hyde Park bartender walking home from his shift

September 4, 2026 12:36 PM CWBChicago

A judge this week sentenced a man to 40 years in prison for murdering a beloved Hyde Park bartender while he had three felony cases pending in juvenile court, two involving illegal gun possession and one involving armed carjacking.

Gunman shoots 3 at ‘large gathering’ in Hyde Park

May 26, 2026 8:32 AM CWBChicago

Three people were shot as Chicago police worked to disperse a large gathering along the lakefront in Hyde Park on Monday night, prompting police to quickly release surveillance images of the gunman and ask the public to help track him down.

Jogger finds concealed carry holder shot in Hyde Park. Lack of ShotSpotter delayed emergency response by 45 minutes

May 7, 2026 10:31 AM CWBChicago

A jogger found a man shot and critically injured in Hyde Park on Thursday morning, but the victim may have gone undiscovered for more than 45 minutes because the mayor disconnected the local ShotSpotter network in 2024, and the only call about gunfire in the area was not precise enough for police to locate him.

Man accused of $130,000 Chicago firehouse axe spree carried weapon ‘for protection from firefighters’

April 13, 2026 6:11 PM Tim Hecke

We’ve learned more about the alleged motives of the man accused of causing widespread damage in a string of axe attacks on property at Chicago firehouses over the past two months, and we now know just how much damage officials think he caused: $130,000.

Man charged with damaging vehicles outside Chicago firehouses; 21 felonies filed

April 12, 2026 12:16 PM CWBChicago

A man is now in custody, accused of taking an axe to firefighters’ vehicles across Chicago, with police effectively extinguishing a bizarre crime spree on the same Chinatown block where it began.

Chicago firehouses targeted in string of axe attacks

April 11, 2026 7:31 AM Tim Hecke

A man has been using an axe to chop up the cars of Chicago firefighters parked outside city firehouses — but you wouldn’t know that from reading CPD’s just-released public alert about the crime spree.

Six-time felon robbed 82-year-old woman inside her home, prosecutors say

March 18, 2026 9:29 AM Tim Hecke

A 32-year-old man is detained after he allegedly posed as a contractor, used intimidation tactics to gain entry to an 82-year-old woman’s South Side home, then robbed the victim of cash.

Thieves are stealing airbags from Honda Civics as national trend arrives in Chicago

January 18, 2026 6:16 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police are warning Hyde Park and East Hyde Park residents after at least three Honda Civics were broken into and stripped of their airbags in recent weeks, part of a nationwide surge in thefts driven by a lucrative black market for the safety devices.

Hyde Park

Judge denies certificate of innocence for exonerated man, says she’s confident original murder conviction was proper

15-year-old charged with killing Hyde Park Academy student at bus stop after school

Man gets 40 years for murdering Hyde Park bartender walking home from his shift

Gunman shoots 3 at ‘large gathering’ in Hyde Park

Jogger finds concealed carry holder shot in Hyde Park. Lack of ShotSpotter delayed emergency response by 45 minutes

Man accused of $130,000 Chicago firehouse axe spree carried weapon ‘for protection from firefighters’

Man charged with damaging vehicles outside Chicago firehouses; 21 felonies filed

Chicago firehouses targeted in string of axe attacks

Six-time felon robbed 82-year-old woman inside her home, prosecutors say

Thieves are stealing airbags from Honda Civics as national trend arrives in Chicago

Man gets 13 years for two Hyde Park carjackings while wearing ankle monitor for gun case

Hyde Park targeted in growing string of anti-Semitic vandalism incidents, CPD says

7 armed robberies in 2 hours ends with pursuit by CPD helicopter and ground units

Fugitive who killed himself as marshals moved in had escaped federal electronic monitoring in 2025: source

3 finalists to be Chicago’s top cop will be selected Thursday

15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession