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Viral video: Gunman hijacked CTA bus, ordered driver through four red lights on Southwest Side, prosecutors say

November 7, 2026 6:54 AM Tim Hecke

A man armed with a handgun kidnapped a CTA bus driver and forced her to run four red lights along Pulaski Road before she escaped through the driver’s-side window and sought help aboard another passing bus, prosecutors said.

Concealed carry holder tried to shoot man 3 weeks after gun charges were dropped: prosecutors

October 15, 2025 8:13 AM CWBChicago

Less than a month after prosecutors dropped gun possession charges against a licensed concealed carry holder, that same man is back in custody, this time accused of trying to shoot someone on a Southwest Side street.

Cops pinged holdup victim’s phone to locate 2 men responsible for armed robbery spree, report says

December 20, 2024 6:15 PM CWBChicago

Two 18-year-old men committed three armed robberies on Tuesday afternoon and then got arrested when cops tracked them down by following pings from one of the victims’ phones, officials said. Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman detained Rashod Louis and Hamata Hampton on four counts of armed robbery.

Man carjacked 2 drivers in 2 hours ‘a few weeks’ after being taken off electronic monitoring, officials say

August 17, 2024 11:08 AM CWBChicago

Officials say a Chicago man carjacked two drivers in less than two hours “only a few weeks” after being taken off electronic monitoring in two other stolen vehicle cases.

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Viral video: Gunman hijacked CTA bus, ordered driver through four red lights on Southwest Side, prosecutors say

Concealed carry holder tried to shoot man 3 weeks after gun charges were dropped: prosecutors

Cops pinged holdup victim’s phone to locate 2 men responsible for armed robbery spree, report says

Man carjacked 2 drivers in 2 hours ‘a few weeks’ after being taken off electronic monitoring, officials say

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

Man gets 12 years for robbing Facebook Marketplace users in Chicago

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

Woman waited hours for Chicago police response after being raped at gunpoint during home invasion

Burglar caught after 14 cars are broken into on a single Irving Park block