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Retired FBI supervisor charged with soliciting 16-year-old boy at Logan Square gym

October 9, 2026 8:02 AM Tim Hecke

A retired FBI supervisory special agent is being held in Cook County after prosecutors accused him of soliciting a 16-year-old boy in a Logan Square gym’s steam room. Prosecutors also described an alleged incident involving a witness at the same health club two days earlier.

Burglary crew hit 9 businesses in 2 hours from Lincoln Park to Humboldt Park, cops say

October 1, 2026 10:58 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are looking for four people who broke into nine businesses during a fast-moving overnight spree that stretched from Lincoln Park to Humboldt Park early Tuesday, targeting cash registers, gaming machines and merchandise.

Man charged with attempted murder of CPS teacher on CTA bus

September 29, 2026 1:53 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago Public Schools teacher was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently random attack while riding a CTA bus home from work earlier this month, an incident police never disclosed publicly and that the public is only learning about now because a woman who saw the crime scene posted about it on social media.

Lime scooter, Four Loko and fingerprints: How CPD tracked down alleged Logan Square shooter

September 18, 2026 2:33 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say Brandon Sims mistook two men watching a World Cup game on a Logan Square porch for rival gang members, then opened fire, killing one and shooting another. A Lime scooter account and a Four Loko can helped police track him down.

Prosecutors: 2 cops hit by buckshot during 17-hour SWAT standoff with Lightfoot neighbor

September 17, 2026 8:09 AM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors say 2 CPD officers were struck by buckshot during a 17-hour Logan Square standoff, while a SWAT officer’s ballistic shield was hit by a bullet. Police recovered dozens of handgun casings and shotgun shells.

Marathon SWAT standoff continues near Lightfoot home in Logan Square

September 8, 2026 6:39 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago police remained locked in an extended standoff Tuesday morning with a man barricaded inside his Logan Square home, just a few doors down from the residence of former Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Chicago police issue third warning about Northwest Side store robber

August 24, 2026 11:47 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police have issued a third warning about a man suspected of robbing Northwest Side stores seven times since July 31. Police say he has continued striking despite two earlier alerts and released images of the suspect for the first time.

Armed robbery crew fires shot at witness during hour-long spree, CPD reports say

August 6, 2026 8:35 AM Tim Hecke

A string of armed robberies and carjackings swept across Humboldt Park, West Garfield Park and nearby neighborhoods Wednesday morning, with at least seven incidents reported in roughly an hour. The similarities have detectives watching for signs that a new robbery crew may be emerging in an area that endured years of nearly nightly holdup sprees.

50 years for Logan Square man who murdered girlfriend, hid body in duffel bag

July 31, 2026 6:24 PM Tim Hecke

A Logan Square man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday for murdering his girlfriend and stuffing her body inside a duffel bag that sat in his bedroom for days before police found her remains during a well-being check.

606 Trail sex attack suspect chased down by neighbors armed with baseball bat: prosecutors

July 2, 2026 9:05 AM Tim Hecke

Good Samaritans armed with an aluminum baseball bat chased down and detained a man accused of attacking and attempting to sexually assault a woman who was jogging on the 606 Trail in Logan Square on Sunday morning, prosecutors said.

Boy, 16, charged with takeover robbery at downtown diner and 5 other crimes since January

May 9, 2026 6:40 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police have charged a 16-year-old boy in connection with the armed takeover robbery of a downtown diner last month, and they say he was part of a crew that has terrorized people and businesses across the city since January.

Burglar gets unexpected lesson from late-working bar manager

May 8, 2026 7:22 AM CWBChicago

A five-time convicted burglar is charged with breaking into a Logan Square bar just three weeks after he burglarized a convenience store and then failed to appear in court, according to court records. He got arrested because the bar manager stayed late that night to train new employees.

Downtown diner robbery crew linked to at least 4 other holdups, carjackings in the past week: CPD

April 24, 2026 8:39 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago detectives have connected the armed takeover robbery of a 24-hour Near North Side diner early Thursday to a roving holdup crew they believe has struck at least five times in six days, leaving a trail of frightened restaurant workers, a pistol-whipped customer, and a carjacked rideshare driver in their wake.

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