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Embattled Chicago cop quits after investigators recommend he be fired for the second time

May 2, 2023 10:30 AM CWBChicago

Officer Sammy Encarnacion quit last week after investigators recommended he be fired for discharging his weapon on duty last summer. It was the second active recommendation of firing he faced.

Man stabbed 71-year-old homeless man during robbery attempt at Jefferson Park CTA station: prosecutors

April 27, 2023 7:19 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a man with stabbing a 71-year-old homeless man during a robbery attempt at the Jefferson Park CTA station.

Chicago man who won $4 million wrongful prosecution lawsuit is charged with having a gun in his car

April 27, 2023 11:06 AM CWBChicago

A man who won a $4 million lawsuit against the city and Chicago police officers who allegedly framed him in a 2009 murder case is facing felony charges after cops said they found a ghost gun in his car during a traffic stop.

Man who fumbled gun, accidentally shooting 2 at a Christmas party, gets probation

April 23, 2023 7:02 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who was accused of accidentally shooting two people, including an 11-year-old, when he fumbled a gun at a Christmas party has received probation.

Trump bumper sticker helps Chicago cops crack anti-gay hate crime case: prosecutors

March 31, 2023 5:23 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police identified the man responsible for a series of anti-gay hate crimes because he is the only person in the area who bought a bumper sticker showing Donald Trump urinating on Joe Biden’s name, prosecutors said Thursday.

Jefferson Park

Embattled Chicago cop quits after investigators recommend he be fired for the second time

Man stabbed 71-year-old homeless man during robbery attempt at Jefferson Park CTA station: prosecutors

Chicago man who won $4 million wrongful prosecution lawsuit is charged with having a gun in his car

Man who fumbled gun, accidentally shooting 2 at a Christmas party, gets probation

Trump bumper sticker helps Chicago cops crack anti-gay hate crime case: 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