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Loop: Man inappropriately touched two girls outside State Street store, prosecutors say

July 15, 2020 3:47 PM CWBChicago

Michael Garrett allegedly touched two girls who were with adults on the State Street shopping district, police said.

15-year-old boy OK after bullet grazes his head in Grant Park

July 15, 2020 1:56 AM CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy is in good condition after a bullet grazed his head Tuesday evening when shots were fired in Grant Park, according to Chicago police. The boy does not appear to be the intended target.

Police release more videos of suspected arsonists from May riots

July 14, 2020 7:43 PM CWBChicago

Authorities released more videos as they try to track down dozens of people who are suspected of setting arson fires during civil unrest in late May and early June.

Armed, unlicensed Walgreens guard shot man in gift card dispute, prosecutors say

July 14, 2020 5:45 PM CWBChicago

An on-duty, armed Walgreens security guard shot a man in the Loop this weekend during a dispute over a gift card, prosecutors said Tuesday. The guard is not licensed to carry a firearm and is awaiting trial for allegedly breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home and beating her with a baseball bat

Loop: CVS burglar caught red-handed with bag of prescription drugs

July 13, 2020 12:09 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police caught a burglar red-handed as he tried to leave a Loop drugstore with thousands of dollars worth of inventory this weekend, prosecutors said.

Suburban man charged with firing gun at off-duty DePaul security guard in Loop

July 12, 2020 4:52 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors said Armando Munoz Jr. fired a gun at an off-duty DePaul University guard who was driving to work in the Loop.

Woman pepper-sprayed bus driver, Uber driver, and pedicab pilot in cross-Loop spree, prosecutors say

July 12, 2020 4:13 AM CWBChicago

Less than a year ago, the accused woman was portrayed in a media report as a shining example of how electronic monitoring “exacerbates existing bias in the criminal legal system.” Needless to say, she was not pleased to hear on Saturday that she would be going onto electronic monitoring again.

Suspect detained after man’s shot on State Street in Loop

July 12, 2020 3:31 AM CWBChicago

Police said an argument between two men escalated until one of them took out a handgun and shot the other one on the first block of South State around 8:40 p.m.

Cops again warn about group of robbers targeting Red Line passengers

July 11, 2020 2:04 PM CWBChicago

For the second time in less than a week, Chicago police are warning CTA passengers about a robbery crew that is targeting victims along the Red Line between Lincoln Park and the Loop.

Loop: Carjacker steals car with woman in back seat, then lets her go 10 miles away

July 11, 2020 7:40 AM CWBChicago

It all started around 12:30 a.m. Saturday, when cops tried to pull over a Pontiac for running a red light near Wacker Drive and Michigan Avenue.

At least 6 are robbed Wednesday morning, including college student in the Loop

December 6, 2023 7:00 PM

Several people were robbed during a string of holdups Wednesday morning, including a college student in downtown Chicago and several victims in Logan Square. Some of the robberies appear to be related.

Repeat DUI driver ‘nearly killed’ motorcyclist, judge says before ordering him jailed

December 6, 2023 9:15 AM

A Chicago man who was severely injured in a crash while driving drunk in 2012 will be detained to await trial after prosecutors accused him of badly injuring a motorcyclist while driving drunk this summer.

Judge releases man accused of pushing 79-year-old woman to the ground near CTA station

December 6, 2023 7:56 AM

After telling Judge David Kelly that a Chicago man had pushed a 79-year-old woman to the ground, causing her to hit her head on the cement, and had spread bloody saliva on a nurse who was treating him at a hospital, they asked Kelly to keep him in jail as a public safety threat.