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Man charged with carjacking Uber driver after cops learn his account ordered the doomed ride

November 25, 2024 6:50 PM CWBChicago
Prosecutors have charged a man with robbing and carjacking a rideshare driver after investigators determined that his Uber account was used to order the victim’s fateful ride, according to court records.

West Garfield Park

Man carjacked driver while on juvenile parole, adult parole, and pretrial release: prosecutors

November 15, 2024 8:48 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors have charged a man with carjacking a driver at gunpoint while on adult parole, juvenile parole, and pretrial release for a felony.

Roseland

2 more victims are found shot with no calls of gunfire in areas previously served by ShotSpotter

November 1, 2024 7:37 AM CWBChicago
Companies that want to pitch the city of Chicago on technology that could replace ShotSpotter’s gunfire sensors originally had until 3 p.m. today to get their paperwork turned in. But the city has extended the deadline for for proposals for services that sound a lot like ShotSpotter.

West Garfield Park

Funeral crowd ‘swarmed’ cop who tried to arrest a man with a gun, officials say

October 28, 2024 7:17 PM CWBChicago
A parolee and another man attacked a Chicago cop who was trying to catch someone who had a firearm outside a funeral gathering on the West Side, according to CPD reports.

West Garfield Park

Two charged with attacking cops outside memorial service

October 28, 2024 4:29 AM CWBChicago
Two men will be in court later today to face charges that they physically attacked Chicago police officers outside at a memorial service on the West Side this weekend.

CTA

Woman charged with robbery after her mom recognizes her in Chicago police bulletin

September 20, 2024 7:13 AM CWBChicago
Chicago police charged a woman with robbery after her mother identified her in CTA surveillance photos they released in a community alert last week.

West Garfield Park

Judge jails man accused of killing pedestrian while driving drunk on the Eisenhower

September 9, 2024 7:31 AM CWBChicago
Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with killing a pedestrian on the Eisenhower Expressway in December while driving under the influence.

Austin

ShotSpotter sends cops to murder scene that nobody called about, gets cops to another scene within seconds

August 20, 2024 7:39 PM CWBChicago
With just over a month to go before Mayor Brandon Johnson is slated to pull the plug on ShotSpotter, the gunfire detection system continues to help police find shooting victims that no one called 911 about and arrive at shooting scenes faster than if they had to wait for witnesses to call.

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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

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

November 8, 2026 10:49 AM

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

November 8, 2026 8:56 AM

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