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Forest Preserve rape suspect is linked by DNA with odds of 1 in 14 septillion, prosecutors say

June 4, 2026 12:20 PM Tim Hecke
The man accused of attacking and sexually assaulting a woman at a Northwest Side forest preserve on May 23 has been linked to the crime by DNA evidence that prosecutors say places him at the scene at odds of 14 septillion to one.

North Park

Man charged in LaBagh Woods sexual assault after week-long manhunt

May 30, 2026 4:50 PM CWBChicago
After a week-long manhunt, prosecutors on Saturday charged a man with sexually assaulting a woman at a Northwest Side forest preserve last weekend.

Albany Park

Man charged after alleged string of drug, gun sales in Jewel-Osco parking lot

February 24, 2026 12:01 PM CWBChicago
A Northwest Side man is accused of launching a lucrative street-level drug operation in grocery store parking lots and selling a firearm to an undercover officer, beginning just one day after he pleaded guilty in an unrelated felony case and was given a chance to keep the charge off his record.

North Park

Pizza delivery driver robbed at gunpoint on Northwest Side

January 31, 2026 10:07 AM CWBChicago
A pizza delivery driver was robbed at gunpoint by three suspects in the 5800 block of North Bernard Street on Friday night. The robbery unfolded at approximately 9:30 p.m. when the driver arrived with a delivery order from a Rogers Park pizzeria.

Citywide

Work van burglary crew is armed with guns, Chicago police warn

June 23, 2025 3:11 PM Tim Hecke
Chicago police are investigating a series of vehicle burglaries and criminal damage incidents targeting work vans in the North Park and Irving Park neighborhoods. CPD said the burglars are all armed with handguns.

North Park

Crowd beats, robs community safety liaison in Gompers Park

May 20, 2025 7:55 AM Tim Hecke
A community safety liaison was beaten and robbed by a group of people as he patrolled Gompers Park on the Northwest Side, prosecutors said as they filed charges against a man accused of participating in the beating.

North Park

50-year sentence for leader of armed robbery and kidnapping crew that struck across Chicago and suburbs

May 8, 2025 3:18 PM Tim Hecke
A federal judge has sentenced a man to 50 years in prison for committing a string of violent kidnappings in the city and suburbs nearly six years ago. Sedgwick Williams, 48, worked with at least four accomplices, three of whom are awaiting sentencing and a fourth who has since died.

North Park

Burglar posed as exterminator to steal from elderly couple’s home, officials say

March 31, 2025 1:16 PM CWBChicago
CHICAGO — Prosecutors are accusing a man of posing as an exterminator to steal property from an elderly couple’s home on the Far North Side. So-called “ruse burglars” pose as utility crews, cops, city inspectors, and other service workers to gain access to homes. They usually target older senior citizens, who may be more trusting or
North Park

Mather High School student shot another student on the NW Side, prosecutors say

February 28, 2025 8:52 PM CWBChicago
A Mather High School student is charged with shooting another student on the Northwest Side two weeks ago. Uriel Arteaga, 17, was ordered detained as a public safety risk by Judge Antara Rivera.

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Fugitive who killed himself as marshals moved in had escaped federal electronic monitoring in 2025: source

November 10, 2026 9:23 AM

3 finalists to be Chicago’s top cop will be selected Thursday

November 10, 2026 8:22 AM

15th person accused of Chicago murder or attempted murder while on felony release this year

November 9, 2026 9:43 AM

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

November 9, 2026 7:09 AM

Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time gets 2-year prison sentence — for gun possession

November 8, 2026 7:08 PM

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