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Man charged with attempted murder in Jefferson Park Blue Line shooting

October 22, 2026 4:33 AM CWBChicago

A three-time felon who was once caught firing 15 rounds in a Wicker Park intersection is now charged with attempted murder for firing shots during an altercation outside the Jefferson Park Blue Line station this summer, according to Chicago police.

Police seek 2 suspects after multiple shooters open fire at Jefferson Park station

August 15, 2026 2:00 PM CWBChicago

A suspect is in custody, but Chicago police are looking for two more after multiple shooters opened fire on a victim outside the Jefferson Park Blue Line station Saturday morning. The victim was not injured.

One charged after group assaults man at Jefferson Park train station

August 5, 2026 4:25 PM CWBChicago

A group of six people assaulted a 34-year-old man near the Jefferson Park CTA station Tuesday morning, according to a witness and Chicago police, who took one man into custody at the scene.

McLovin no more: Driver with Superbad-inspired plate pleads guilty in Kennedy Expressway shooting

May 2, 2026 3:45 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to shooting at another vehicle on the Kennedy Expressway, an arrest prosecutors said was made easier because the victim remembered the gunman’s Superbad-inspired license plate: MCLOVN6.

Man gets 10 years for shooting woman who believed he wouldn’t do anything in her ‘nice White neighborhood’

January 20, 2026 6:40 PM Tim Hecke

A Skokie man was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Tuesday for shooting a woman in the face during an early-morning argument in her “nice White neighborhood” on the Northwest Side in November 2023.

Gunman wearing ankle monitor fired shots at Chicago cop during pursuit: prosecutors

October 30, 2025 6:43 PM Tim Hecke

A man accused of shooting at a Chicago police officer during a pursuit in Jefferson Park on Monday afternoon was wearing a court-ordered electronic monitoring bracelet from an earlier case at the time of the incident, prosecutors said Thursday.

Driver arrested after firing at cops, crashing twice in Northwest Side pursuit

October 27, 2025 6:26 PM CWBChicago

A man was taken into custody Monday afternoon after allegedly ramming two Chicago police vehicles and firing a gunshot at officers during a pursuit on the Northwest Side, according to CPD.

His ankle monitor linked him to 2 FedEx robberies. Now, it’s prison time.

October 25, 2025 6:34 PM CWBChicago

A man who robbed two FedEx drivers while wearing an ankle monitor for a pending gun case on the Northwest Side has pleaded guilty and received a four-year prison sentence.

19-year-old robbed six stores at gunpoint across Chicago: cops

September 14, 2025 6:19 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old Chicago man is accused of going on a monthlong stickup spree that targeted six businesses from Jefferson Park to Beverly before he was arrested on a CTA bus with a loaded handgun. CPD issued a community alert about the robbery pattern last month.

Jefferson Park

Man charged with attempted murder in Jefferson Park Blue Line shooting

Police seek 2 suspects after multiple shooters open fire at Jefferson Park station

One charged after group assaults man at Jefferson Park train station

McLovin no more: Driver with Superbad-inspired plate pleads guilty in Kennedy Expressway shooting

Man gets 10 years for shooting woman who believed he wouldn’t do anything in her ‘nice White neighborhood’

Gunman wearing ankle monitor fired shots at Chicago cop during pursuit: prosecutors

Driver arrested after firing at cops, crashing twice in Northwest Side pursuit

His ankle monitor linked him to 2 FedEx robberies. Now, it’s prison time.

19-year-old robbed six stores at gunpoint across Chicago: cops

Gunman robs businesses in Brighton Park, Jefferson Park, Bucktown

Man shot while sitting in car in Jefferson Park

Former cop pleads guilty to killing husband in gun struggle

Man robbed 2 FedEx drivers while wearing an ankle monitor: prosecutors

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

Woman waited hours for Chicago police response after being raped at gunpoint during home invasion

Burglar caught after 14 cars are broken into on a single Irving Park block