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River North

2 injured when out-of-town cop’s gun fires inside River North hotel room

May 27, 2023 5:37 PM CWBChicago

An off-duty Michigan police officer shot himself in the hand and injured another person while handling his firearm in a downtown Chicago hotel room on Saturday afternoon.

Boystown

Carjackings reported in Gold Coast, Boystown overnight

May 23, 2023 10:38 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking in Boystown and a similar hijacking attempt in the Gold Coast.

Citywide

Chicago man formed $1.2 million worth of meth and fentanyl into pills resembling real medications, prosecutors say

May 16, 2023 4:20 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with manufacture-delivery of fentanyl after federal and state investigators linked him to a pill-making machine and nearly $1.2 million worth of fentanyl-laced methamphetamine pills that were disguised as genuine prescription medications.

River North

Video shows the aftermath of shootout that left 3 injured in River North

May 14, 2023 8:25 PM CWBChicago

New video shows the unsettling scene along Hubbard Street moments after a gunfight between the occupants of two vehicles left three bystanders injured in downtown Chicago early Sunday.

River North

3 people shot in River North nightlife district

May 14, 2023 5:23 AM CWBChicago

Three men were shot when at least two gunmen began exchanging shots between two vehicles in a River North bar district overnight, Chicago police said.

Near West Side

Chicago boys charged with 16 armed robberies and carjackings. They’re 15 and 16 years old.

May 11, 2023 7:31 AM CWBChicago

Two boys, ages 15 and 16, are charged in connection with dozens of armed robberies and carjackings reported across the city during late March, Chicago police said.

Citywide

Venezuelan migrant arrested 3 times since arriving in Chicago 3 weeks ago: prosecutors

May 9, 2023 7:19 PM CWBChicago

A Venezuelan migrant has been arrested three times since he arrived in Chicago three weeks ago, authorities said Tuesday as he appeared in felony bond court on a retail theft charge.

Near North

Probation for man who entered downtown apartment, spooned and fondled women inside

May 9, 2023 7:30 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man accused of entering another apartment in his building and sexually abusing two women who were sleeping inside has been sentenced to probation.

River North

20 years for man who sexually assaulted 3-year-old in Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonald’s restroom

May 2, 2023 2:07 PM CWBChicago

Christopher Puente of Chicago has been sentenced to 20 years for sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl in the Rock ‘n’ Roll McDonald’s restroom.

CTA

Arrested 76 times since 2014, man gets 5 years for trying to sexually assault a woman at Roosevelt CTA station

April 30, 2023 5:53 AM CWBChicago

A man who has been arrested in Chicago 76 times since 2014 received a five-year sentence for trying to sexually assault a disabled woman at the Roosevelt CTA station.

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Lakeview

Man killed during possible robbery attempt in Lakeview East

May 27, 2023 6:43 AM

A man was shot and killed during a possible robbery attempt in Lakeview East overnight. He is the second person shot in the immediate area in two days, according to Chicago police.

Citywide

Woman tried to smuggle drug-saturated paper worth $125,000 into Cook County jail, officials say

May 26, 2023 8:24 PM

A woman who works for a contractor at the Cook County jail tried to smuggle drug-soaked papers into the facility so they could be cut up and sold to inmates, officials said.

Lincoln Park

Shots fired at North Avenue Beach

May 26, 2023 2:41 PM

Memorial Day is off to an ominous start as Chicago police investigate shots fired at North Avenue Beach on Friday afternoon.

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