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2 men freed after prosecutors reject charges for a shootout that left 4 injured, including a security guard

August 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Cook County prosecutors refused to file any charges following a Monday night shootout that left four men, including an armed security guard, injured in Little Italy, according to sources.

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July 21, 2022 CWBChicago

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Man stole Chicago cop’s patrol bike in Little Italy, prosecutors say

June 17, 2022 CWBChicago

Shawn Goodloe allegedly stole an on-duty Chicago police officer’s patrol bike while the cop was eating lunch in Little Italy on Wednesday.

Woman robbed outside West Town school on Thursday morning; cops eye links to another robbery, shooting nearby

June 16, 2022 CWBChicago

An employee of Christopher Columbus Elementary School was robbed at gunpoint as she exited her car near the school on Thursday morning.

Gunmen rob 7 during 90-minute spree on Saturday morning

June 12, 2022 CWBChicago

A group of armed robbers went on a hold-up spree Saturday morning, leaving at least seven victims their wake from Lincoln Park to Wicker Park to West Town. They remain at large.

#15: Four-time felon opened fire on a carload of victims, injuring 2 while on bond for felony gun case, prosecutors say

April 20, 2022 CWBChicago

A four-time felon who was on bond for his third felony gun case is one of the gunmen who opened fire on a carload of people, leaving two injured, prosecutors said.

Grand jury refuses to indict cop accused of punching handcuffed suspect. Prosecutors drop all charges.

March 1, 2022 CWBChicago

Less than two weeks after prosecutors filed felony charges against a Chicago cop and accused him of punching a handcuffed man in the groin, they have dropped charges.

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January 28, 2022 CWBChicago

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Career criminal gets 21 years for shooting passenger during robbery on CTA train

January 11, 2022 CWBChicago

A career criminal was sentenced Tuesday to 21 years in prison for shooting a CTA passenger in the back during a robbery at the UIC-Halsted station in February 2020.

Carjackings, up 447% since 2019, just keep on rolling in Chicago; cases reported in Wicker Park, Albany Park, and outside UIC hospital on Thursday

December 17, 2021 CWBChicago

At least four more carjackings were reported Thursday evening, including two in Albany Park and another in Wicker Park.

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2 men freed after prosecutors reject charges for a shootout that left 4 injured, including a security guard

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Man stole Chicago cop’s patrol bike in Little Italy, prosecutors say

Woman robbed outside West Town school on Thursday morning; cops eye links to another robbery, shooting nearby

Gunmen rob 7 during 90-minute spree on Saturday morning

#15: Four-time felon opened fire on a carload of victims, injuring 2 while on bond for felony gun case, prosecutors say

Grand jury refuses to indict cop accused of punching handcuffed suspect. Prosecutors drop all charges.

Protected: Members Only: Near West Side annual crime statistics 2013 – 2021

Career criminal gets 21 years for shooting passenger during robbery on CTA train

Carjackings, up 447% since 2019, just keep on rolling in Chicago; cases reported in Wicker Park, Albany Park, and outside UIC hospital on Thursday

Man charged with shooting food delivery driver on Ontario feeder ramp

73-year-old woman among 9 robbed from Bucktown to West Loop

Police investigate overnight shootings on Ontario feeder ramp and on Near North Side

Crime Stoppers offers reward for information about 15-year-old’s murder inside Warren Park

Chicago cops hunt skateboarding pervert in a series of attacks on women in Loop, South Loop

Uptown man gets probation for a 2020 incident that prosecutors initially called a hate crime

4 women charged with battering off-duty officer, taking his gun in Boystown

Loop shooting leaves 1 man dead, another injured overnight