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Two Chicago men head back to prison for burglarizing fitness center locker rooms. Again.

April 30, 2023 1:44 PM CWBChicago

Two Chicago men with long histories of burglarizing fitness center locker rooms are back in prison for doing it again.

30-time felon charged with stealing scooters after being released early for being a skilled mechanic

April 24, 2023 7:54 AM CWBChicago

A 30-time convicted felon who got out of prison early for demonstrating exceptional skills as a mechanic is charged with stealing scooters in Lincoln Park and downtown Chicago again.

13-year sentence for carjacking a woman outside Old Town grocery store

April 21, 2023 8:16 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 13 years for carjacking a woman outside an Old Town grocery store in 2019, according to court records.

Man is caught riding a stolen scooter during ‘large group’ incident, prosecutors say — about an hour after cops warned about a scooter theft pattern

April 16, 2023 7:37 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man was caught driving a stolen scooter during a “large group” incident in the Loop on Saturday evening — about an hour after Chicago cops warned about a scooter theft crime pattern.

18-time felon gets time served for stabbing CTA bus driver in the hand

April 5, 2023 11:39 AM CWBChicago

An 18-time convicted felon received a sentence of time served for allegedly stabbing a Chicago bus driver who confronted him about stealing another passenger’s wallet.

‘Jail-eating man’ sentenced to prison for another string of gym burglaries, stealing a Maserati

March 27, 2023 11:41 AM CWBChicago

Lamont Cathey, known as the “jail-eating man’ for his habit of consuming parts of the Cook County Jail and other detention facilities, is heading back to prison after pleading guilty to committing another string of fitness center burglaries in Chicago.

Man robbed North Side gas station while armed with garden hose nozzle, prosecutors say

March 17, 2023 11:10 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man remains jailed today after prosecutors accused him of robbing a Goose Island gas station while armed with a garden hose nozzle.

Man gets 16 years for carjacking woman, escaping electronic monitoring to Nebraska

March 15, 2023 11:00 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 16 years for carjacking a woman at gunpoint in Old Town nearly four years ago, then running away to Nebraska about a month after being released on electronic monitoring.

Mail thief burglarized Lakeview apartment building mail room 14 times in 9 weeks, prosecutors say

February 12, 2023 12:58 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with burglarizing a Lakeview apartment building’s mail room 14 times last year, starting just five weeks after he was sentenced to probation for mail theft.

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January 29, 2023 2:57 PM CWBChicago

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Chicago man allegedly found with $1.2 million in meth and fentanyl is now charged with assaulting federal agents

May 26, 2023 5:36 AM

The Chicago man charged with possessing a pill-making machine and $1.2 million worth of meth and fentanyl faces new charges for allegedly driving a stolen car toward federal agents who tried to arrest him.

Police union wellness center hopes to stem rising officer suicide rate

May 25, 2023 8:16 PM

With a suicide rate higher than other big cities, Chicago’s police union has established a mental health wellness center for its members.

DNA on robbery victim’s car results in charges 18 months later

May 25, 2023 7:54 PM

Nearly 18 months after an armed robber shot a woman behind a Logan Square grocery store, prosecutors filed charges in the case Thursday, claiming that the Chicago man’s DNA was found on the victim’s car.