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Father’s Day weekend shootings soar 100% in Chicago as city sees bloodiest day since 2024


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Father’s Day weekend shootings soar 100% in Chicago as city sees bloodiest day since 2024

The Father’s Day weekend in Chicago saw 42 people shot or killed citywide, a 100% increase from the same weekend last year, according to preliminary reports. The victim total likely remained below 50 because of rainy weather that moved into the area, as no shootings were reported after 6:15 a.m. Sunday.

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Gunshot victim found lying on West Side street that used to be monitored by ShotSpotter

A 20-year-old man was found critically wounded with a gunshot to the head on Chicago's West Side early Saturday, and police say there were no calls of shots fired before he was found — a scenario that has become familiar since Mayor Brandon Johnson disconnected the city's gunfire detection network nearly two years ago.

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Man charged with sexually assaulting woman after carrying her unconscious into downtown hotel: prosecutors

Prosecutors have accused a 29-year-old man of carrying an unconscious woman into a downtown hotel where he sexually assaulted her before she woke up hours later with no memory of what happened.

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CTA train operator hit by flying glass as shootout erupts on Dan Ryan

A CTA train operator was struck by flying glass Sunday morning when a shootout among occupants of three vehicles on the Dan Ryan Expressway sent a bullet through the window of his train car, according to Chicago police officers who responded to the scene.

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Trooper with broken leg and concussion climbed from wrecked squad car to help 3x drunk driver, prosecutors say

A Chicago woman already on court supervision for her second DUI, and driving on a license suspended for a prior DUI, is accused of seriously injuring an Illinois State Police trooper in a West Side crash. Prosecutors say her blood alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit at the time.

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Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:18 GMT

Man shot during robbery on the NW Side


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Man shot during robbery on the NW Side

A suspect is in custody after a 24-year-old man was shot during an armed robbery Monday evening on the Northwest Side, Chicago police said.

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Chicago man gets 28 years for murdering cab driver during carjacking caught on camera

A Chicago man will spend nearly three decades in prison after pleading guilty Monday to the murder of a cab driver who was yanked from his taxi and struck by a passing car during a carjacking on the South Side.

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Rapper whose release party preceded Chicago’s worst mass shooting of all time is arrested — for gun possession

The rapper whose album release party in River North last summer preceded the deadliest mass shooting in Chicago history is now being held in the Cook County Jail after Chicago police allegedly found a stolen handgun beneath her driver's seat during a traffic stop last week.

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Wicker Park’s serial kitten killer avoids prison with last-minute plea deal

A Wicker Park man accused of killing and torturing a series of kittens, then replacing each one with a look-alike purchased through Craigslist, avoided prison Monday by accepting a resurrected plea deal moments before jury selection was set to begin.

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2026-06-24 CWB Chicago

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 11:00:22 GMT

Chicago man convicted of running meth pipeline to Iowa on Greyhound buses


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Chicago man convicted of running meth pipeline to Iowa on Greyhound buses

A Chicago man who allegedly hauled methamphetamine to Iowa on Greyhound buses, sold it to customers, then returned home to restock before making the trip again, has been convicted on federal drug trafficking charges.

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$75 million Medicaid fraud scheme paid for luxury cars, jewels, and a Lake Michigan yacht named ‘Butt Nekkid’

Federal prosecutors say the owner of an Oak Lawn methadone clinic pulled off a Medicaid fraud scheme so massive that it generated more than $75 million in billings, including claims for alcohol and drug counseling provided to a patient who had been shot in the head and was on the verge of being declared brain dead.

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Bank robber who spilled loot during Loop getaway gets 40 months in prison

A 24-year-old first-time bank robber who managed to fumble nearly every part of his getaway, including spilling the cash he had just stolen while running through the Loop, has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison.

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Random murder of Divvy bike rider in Grant Park is solved with license plate reader technology: prosecutors

Chicago police used license plate reader technology to quickly locate witnesses and then make an arrest in the completely random murder of a Divvy bike rider in Grant Park last week, prosecutors said as they charged a 19-year-old man with the murder.

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Gunmen open fire on couple sitting in car in West Rogers Park

A 30-year-old woman was shot Tuesday morning when two armed men approached the vehicle she was sitting in with her boyfriend and opened fire in West Rogers Park, according to a preliminary Chicago Police Department report.

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Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:00:06 GMT

Deported felon allegedly offered stranger a pound of meth and an AK-47 in a truck dealership parking lot. It was a federal informant


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Deported felon allegedly offered stranger a pound of meth and an AK-47 in a truck dealership parking lot. It was a federal informant

A Mexican national who was previously deported from the United States returned illegally, then tried to launch a drug-and-guns business relationship with a stranger he met in a Chicago truck dealership parking lot by offering to sell him a pound of methamphetamine and an AK-47, according to federal court records. That stranger turned out to be a federal informant.

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Thou shalt not carjack a priest: Teen gets 4 years for Holy Name hijacking attempt

A man who was on parole for armed robbery when he tried to carjack a priest outside Holy Name Cathedral, sparking a struggle inside the priest's SUV in front of the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, has been sentenced to four years in prison.

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Judge acquits ex-CTA worker of murder in Blue Line beating death, gives probation for lesser charge

A former CTA customer service agent who was charged with murder after a man he beat at a downtown Blue Line station died has been sentenced to two years of probation, after a judge found him guilty of less-serious aggravated battery charges at a bench trial, court records show.

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New: Grant Park cross-burner, charged with anti-Christian and anti-Black hate crimes, took time to smoke a cigarette at fire scene

When Merlin Lu burned a cross in Grant Park earlier this month, prosecutors charged him with two hate crimes. Now, court records reveal who, exactly, he is accused of targeting: Black people and Christians. The details emerged from court filings and police reports that became available after Lu's initial court appearance.

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North Side murder suspect kept dismembered woman’s body in refrigerator, prosecutors say

A West Rogers Park man already facing murder charges in the random rooftop slaying of an air conditioning repairman is now charged with concealing the death and dismembering the body of a woman found in his refrigerator.

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Paroled Boystown rapist with ankle monitor accused of groping 6-year-old, but her mom’s photo cracked the case


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Paroled Boystown rapist with ankle monitor accused of groping 6-year-old, but her mom’s photo cracked the case

A man on parole, house arrest, and electronic monitoring for raping a woman in a Boystown alley 19 years ago sexually abused a 6-year-old girl at a South Side bus stop last weekend, prosecutors say. But the girl's mother managed to take a picture of the man before he got away, and an anonymous tipster recognized him when Chicago police released the image to the public earlier this week.

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He stabbed a Blue Line passenger because eye contact ‘triggers’ him, officials say

A 28-year-old man told Chicago police he randomly stabbed a stranger aboard a CTA Blue Line train in the Loop because eye contact "triggers" him, officials said during a court hearing Wednesday

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Double murder rocks Northwest Side block with just 130 reported crimes in 25 years

Two men were shot and killed Thursday afternoon in a quiet Northwest Side neighborhood, bringing a rare burst of violence to a block in the Dunning community area that has been largely untouched by violent crime for decades, according to Chicago police.

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Man shot victim, stole his wallet and phone as he lay wounded in NW Side alley: prosecutors

A 24-year-old man who was shot and then robbed as he lay on the ground in a Northwest Side alley this week dragged himself to the street for help after his attacker fled with his wallet and phone, prosecutors said Thursday. Chicago police caught up with the attacker just minutes later, allegedly finding him still carrying the victim's belongings and the handgun allegedly used in the attack.

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Assailant shoved 69-year-old down Red Line staircase, Chicago police say

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a suspect who pushed a 69-year-old man down the stairs inside a CTA station near the Magnificent Mile on Wednesday afternoon.

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Parolee gets 18 years for hate crime stabbing at South Side halfway house

A Chicago man was sentenced Tuesday to 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to trying to kill a fellow halfway house resident because the victim was gay, Cook County prosecutors say.

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Caught on camera: Calumet City man charged with shooting two people at 79th Street Red Line station


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Caught on camera: Calumet City man charged with shooting two people at 79th Street Red Line station

A Calumet City man is charged with shooting two people at the 79th Street Red Line station earlier this year, and prosecutors say the entire thing was caught on video.

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Man charged with beating, robbing Bally’s employee inside casino restroom

A 32-year-old man is facing robbery charges after prosecutors said he and three other assailants attacked and mugged a Bally's Chicago employee inside a restroom at the company's temporary River North casino late last year.

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Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:00:13 GMT

Armed robbers shoot man in River North


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Armed robbers shoot man in River North

A 32-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot during an armed robbery in River North early Sunday, according to Chicago police. The attack happened near the same spot where four people were targeted in a mass shooting late last year.

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Man indicted in West Loop, Old Town mail theft burglaries that cost victims up to $100K

A man accused of burglarizing apartment buildings in Chicago's West Loop and Old Town to steal residents' identities has been indicted in a case involving 13 victims, including three older than 60, prosecutors say.

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Concealed carry holder detained after shooting man during ‘verbal altercation’ in West Rogers Park

A concealed carry license holder is in police custody after he shot a homeless man during an altercation in West Rogers Park early Saturday, according to a preliminary Chicago police report.

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After a year of airbag thefts, Chicago police announce an arrest

Chicago police have arrested a 26-year-old man in connection with a string of airbag thefts on the Near West Side and in the West Loop, marking one of the few arrests to come out of a citywide theft surge that has left more than 2,000 car owners without airbags so far this year.

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18-year-old with 11 pending juvenile cases robbed a Subway while on electronic monitoring, prosecutors say


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18-year-old with 11 pending juvenile cases robbed a Subway while on electronic monitoring, prosecutors say

A Chicago man who already had eleven open juvenile cases and was on electronic monitoring walked into a West Side Subway restaurant in May, threatened a cashier at gunpoint, jumped the counter, and fled with the cash register, prosecutors say.

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Suburban man used Facebook to broker illegal gun sales, ATF says

Federal prosecutors have charged a suburban Stickney man with possessing and transferring a machine gun after they say he sold three firearms and a machine gun conversion device to undercover buyers during two transactions in May.

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15-year-old and two men charged with murdering boys in Auburn Gresham apartment building

A 15-year-old boy joined two adult men in carrying out a double murder that left two teenagers dead and another man wounded inside an Auburn Gresham home last autumn, according to prosecutors.

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Gunman shoots man in parked car in West Rogers Park, may have targeted others in the area

A man was wounded in a shooting while sitting in his parked car in West Rogers Park early Sunday, and police are investigating whether the gunman also fired at another nearby vehicle moments later.

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Migrant who carried loaded gun, fake grenade onto CTA bus walks free after plea deal — now wanted on shoplifting case

A Venezuelan migrant accused of carrying a loaded handgun and an inert grenade aboard a CTA bus has received a one-year prison sentence but will not serve any additional time behind bars. Now, Jose Yepes is again wanted by authorities after failing to appear in court this month in a separate shoplifting case that has been pending since 2024, according to court records.

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$10K reward offered after CTA worker is killed in apparent carjacking outside 98th Street railyard entrance

Police now believe the CTA worker found fatally shot outside the agency's 98th Street railyard entrance early Monday was killed during a carjacking, and Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the arrest or indictment of those responsible.

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3 arrested after assaulting TV news crew on lakefront, threatening people with rifle in neighborhoods

Three men are in custody after a CBS2 reporting team was threatened and their news van was damaged near the Adler Planetarium on Monday afternoon, officials said. The men are also suspected of threatening other people with a rifle in other neighborhoods before and after the lakefront incident, according to an officer familiar with the investigation.

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34 arrested during Chicago Pride Parade festivities, police say

Chicago police arrested 34 people during the 2026 Chicago Pride Parade and its aftermath in Boystown on Sunday night into the early hours of Monday, a CPD spokesperson said — a number that falls almost exactly in line with the long-term average recorded by CWB Chicago since we began tracking the event's data in 2013.

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‘I need those keys’: Chicago man gets 8-years for robbing postal worker while on electronic monitoring

A Chicago man who robbed a U.S. Postal Service letter carrier of a master key while wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet has been sentenced to eight years in federal prison, officials announced Monday.

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DUI driver was seen drinking over a 12-hour period, including while working as a bartender, before fatal Loop crash

A Chicago man is detained after prosecutors said surveillance video showed him consuming alcohol at various times over 12 hours, including during a shift he worked as a bartender, before getting behind the wheel while intoxicated and plowing into a disabled car on the Kennedy Expressway, killing two people.

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CTA rail employee found slain outside 98th Street yard in area no longer covered by ShotSpotter

A man identified in employment records as a CTA rail employee was found shot to death outside the agency's 98th Street railyard entrance early Monday. Nobody reported the gunfire when it occurred, likely because the shooting took place on a remote overpass. However, that bridge was monitored by the city's ShotSpotter gunfire detection network until Mayor Brandon Johnson disconnected the system in 2024.

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5 gunmen fire dozens of shots, killing 1, injuring another in River North

Five gunmen jumped out of a car and opened fire on a River North street corner overnight, spraying dozens of rounds and leaving one man dead and another injured. Now, Chicago police are working to track down the killers.

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Purported Tren de Aragua member avoids prison after pleading guilty to selling rifles to undercover ATF agents

A Venezuelan man whom prosecutors said was a suspected member of the Tren de Aragua street gang received an 18-month sentence after pleading guilty to selling firearms last summer to undercover ATF agents in Chicago, court records show. But Jose Vasquez Hernandez, 31, did not spend any time in an actual prison once the state applied its standard 50% sentence reduction and gave him credit for time already served in the Cook County Jail.

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Older drivers won’t need road test until they’re 87 under new Illinois law taking Wednesday

A new law taking effect tomorrow raises the age at which Illinois drivers must pass a road test to renew their license from 79 to 87.

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Chicago man gets 12+ years for robbing suburban bank with fire extinguisher


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Chicago man gets 12+ years for robbing suburban bank with fire extinguisher

A Chicago man who used mace and a fire extinguisher to rob a suburban bank has been sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to the crime, according to court records.

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River North shooting was a ‘gang-on-gang targeted hit,’ alderman says

An overwhelming display of firepower by five gunmen who killed a man on a River North street corner on Wednesday morning was a “gang-on-gang targeted ‘hit’ and not a random act,” according to the local alderman, who said the victim had been targeted in gang shootings before.

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Venezuelan gangsters beat man to death after kidnapping him from Chicago park — then called his mom to tell her where the body was: prosecutors

Federal officials say three Tren de Aragua gang members kidnapped an 18-year-old man from a South Side park this spring, beat him to death, shot his body multiple times, and then called his mother from Venezuela to tell her where she could find the body. Only two of the accused men have been publicly identified, but records show they were both supposed to be on court-ordered electronic monitoring at the time of the murder.

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3 accused of carrying loaded guns during post-Pride Parade street party, one allegedly had two pistols

We've learned more details about the three people accused of possessing firearms during the post-Pride Parade festivities around Boystown on Sunday night into Monday morning — including the fact that police say one of the men was actually carrying two firearms. And, CPD reports show, all three of the accused men are from the suburbs.

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Cops seek 4 men after double murder rocks quiet Northwest Side block


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Cops seek 4 men after double murder rocks quiet Northwest Side block

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying four men caught on camera near the scene of a daylight double murder that shattered the usual calm of a Northwest Side block last week.

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Man who flipped off CTA camera during Red Line robbery gets 16-year prison sentence

After five people robbed a woman on a Red Line train in September 2024, Chicago police released CTA surveillance images of the suspects and asked the public for help identifying them. In one photo, one of the robbers looked directly into the camera and defiantly extended his middle finger toward the lens. Now, the bird-flipping robber is flying away to prison with a 16-year sentence.

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State representative accused of sexual harassment could be expelled if he doesn’t quit, speaker warns

Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch is calling on Rep. Harry Benton to resign, five months after removing him from the Democratic caucus over sexual harassment allegations. If Benton refuses, Welch says he'll move to expel him from the House.

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606 Trail sex attack suspect chased down by neighbors armed with baseball bat: prosecutors

Good Samaritans armed with an aluminum baseball bat chased down and detained a man accused of attacking and attempting to sexually assault a woman who was jogging on the 606 Trail in Logan Square on Sunday morning, prosecutors said.

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Man driving ‘homemade’ go-kart shoots cop during traffic stop, gets shot in return: CPD


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Man driving ‘homemade’ go-kart shoots cop during traffic stop, gets shot in return: CPD

A man shot a Chicago police officer who stopped him for driving what officials described as a "homemade" vehicle in South Shore on Friday evening, prompting the officer to return fire and critically injure the suspect.

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Man accused of groping, dragging nanny to ground, sending baby stroller toward traffic in South Loop

A man is facing charges for allegedly groping a nanny and dragging her to the ground while she pushed a one-year-old child in a stroller in the South Loop, sending the stroller rolling toward nearby traffic.

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He served time for a CTA hammer attack, now he’s charged with another Red Line robbery

Curtis Tyler served time for attacking a Red Line passenger with a hammer in 2021. He's now charged again in connection with a new gun threat and a separate robbery, both on the Red Line.

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7 people shot at huge West Side street party while cops were already at the scene


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7 people shot at huge West Side street party while cops were already at the scene

At least seven people were shot during a large street gathering in the East Garfield Park neighborhood early Sunday morning, according to Chicago police. Multiple shooters are believed to be responsible for the shootings, which unfolded while CPD officers, including at least one commander and a deputy chief, were already on the scene because of the size of the crowd.

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Trucker was on his phone when he killed man changing tire on I-80, prosecutors say

A tractor-trailer driver was using his phone when he struck and killed a motorist who was changing a flat tire on a suburban expressway last month, prosecutors say.

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Man who got 1 year in CTA ‘busjacking’ incident now gets 3 years for mugging Red Line passenger (He’s already out)

Maurice Lowry made headlines in 2021 for supposedly "busjacking" a CTA bus, then received a one-year gun possession sentence. Now he's pleaded guilty to robbing a man on the Red Line. But, thanks to the state's 50% sentence reduction law and credits earned in jail, he won't have to worry about living in an actual prison this time, either.

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Carjackers arrested while trying to sell stolen car back to victims, CPD says

A pair of alleged carjackers are being held in the Cook County jail after prosecutors said they made a spectacularly bad decision: trying to sell the hijacked car back to its owner just hours after taking it at gunpoint. Their plan unraveled when Chicago police squad cars happened to drive past as the cash-for-car exchange was underway and the victim decided to flag down the cops rather than pay money for his own car.

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Worker stabbed while closing Riverwalk on Sunday night


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Worker stabbed while closing Riverwalk on Sunday night

A 19-year-old man was stabbed while closing the Chicago Riverwalk on Sunday night, according to a preliminary police report, and the assailant remains on the loose.

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Man predicted he will ‘get right back out’ after trying to rob CTA passenger while wearing ankle monitor: court docs

A man who was already on electronic monitoring for allegedly punching a suburban police officer is now detained after prosecutors said he tried to rob a CTA passenger in Lakeview while armed with a sledgehammer, then confidently told cops he would "get right back out."

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COPA clears Chicago cop who killed man who tried to take her gun during off-duty robbery

Chicago's police oversight agency has cleared a police officer who fatally shot a man after he tried to rob her of her firearm during an off-duty encounter outside her Washington Heights home, according to newly released records.

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Man gets 31 years for South Loop murder of promising high school senior


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Man gets 31 years for South Loop murder of promising high school senior

Jordan Parks was sentenced to 31 years in prison after pleading guilty on Monday to murdering 18-year-old Cameron Rayford, a promising high school senior who was weeks away from graduation when he was killed in a South Loop drive-by shooting in 2023.

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2 teens with active warrants mugged woman in the Loop, CPD says

Two teenage boys with active arrest warrants are facing robbery charges after Chicago police said they took part in an attack on a woman in the Loop on Sunday night.

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Parolee burglarized 2 NW Side homes while wearing IDOC ankle monitor, prosecutors say

A Chicago man who avoided serving any prison time after pleading guilty to a felony gun case in March is now behind bars after prosecutors said he committed two residential burglaries while on parole— and while wearing an Illinois Department of Corrections ankle monitor.

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Indian national goes to federal prison for defrauding seniors with computer pop-up box scam


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Indian national goes to federal prison for defrauding seniors with computer pop-up box scam

A foreign national who ran a "tech support" fraud scheme out of India that targeted senior citizens across the United States, including a Chicago woman, has been sentenced to six years and one month in federal prison, federal prosecutors said, even though he has continued to claim that he was unaware that his subordinates were carrying out the massive fraud.

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Video released of suspect in slaying of CTA worker outside 98th Street railyard entrance; emergency response delayed by ShotSpotter removal

Chicago police have released surveillance video of a man they believe is responsible for the fatal shooting and carjacking of CTA worker Thomas “Kevin” Barlow outside the agency's 98th Street Railyard entrance on State Street last week.

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Judge releases man accused of touching woman on CTA bus

A woman told police a man touched her on a CTA bus, and police say they have now caught the man they were looking for. But a Cook County judge has refused to keep him in jail or place him on an ankle monitor, according to court records.

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Gunman fires at least 20 rounds, killing man on Near North Side

Police are searching for a gunman who fired at least 20 rifle rounds, killing a man on the Near North Side overnight.

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Fired Markham cop clears first hurdle in lawsuit over chief’s order to free convicted murderer who allegedly had gun in car


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Fired Markham cop clears first hurdle in lawsuit over chief’s order to free convicted murderer who allegedly had gun in car

A federal judge has refused to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former Markham police officer who claims she was fired after reporting that the city's police chief ordered her to release a convicted murderer she arrested after allegedly finding a loaded handgun in his car during a traffic stop.

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Nearly every state joins Illinois to push for federal crackdown on robocall scammers

Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul and his counterparts from nearly every state are urging the federal government to take stronger action against robocall scammers, essentially arguing that regulators have spent so long developing rules to tame the industry that scammers have already shifted to tactics that make the government's proposed regulations obsolete.

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Rolling gun battle leaves woman critically injured at Englewood bus stop, CPD says

A rolling gunbattle between the occupants of two cars left a woman critically injured as she sat at a CTA bus stop in Englewood on Tuesday night, Chicago police said. But a witness provided cops with a completely different version of events.

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34-time convicted felon gets 25 years for firing a shot during River North robbery; accomplice got 10 years


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34-time convicted felon gets 25 years for firing a shot during River North robbery; accomplice got 10 years

A man convicted on 30 felony counts stemming from a violent robbery in 1997, including attempted murder and home invasion, was sentenced to 25 years in prison Thursday for a 2023 armed robbery inside a River North parking garage, where prosecutors said he fired a gun at a victim who was running away.

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16-year-old boy charged in triple murder, robbery in Chatham

A 16-year-old boy has been charged with participating in a shooting and robbery that left three people dead and a fourth injured in Chatham. He’s the second person charged. Prosecutors said a group of teens and adults spent hours in a bedroom smoking marijuana and handling a rifle before one of the accused pulled out a handgun and opened fire, then stole the rifle.

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Chicago hate crime reports plunge even after city made reporting easier

Despite creating new ways for residents to report bias incidents and expanding efforts to identify potential hate crimes, the number of hate crimes reported to the Chicago Police Department has dropped sharply. CPD records show hate crime reports are down 30% compared with the first half of last year and 54% from the same period in 2024, with declines across every major protected class.

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COPA clears cop who exchanged shots with car burglars outside his home


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COPA clears cop who exchanged shots with car burglars outside his home

A police oversight agency has cleared a Chicago police officer who exchanged gunfire with car burglars who opened fire on him during a confrontation outside his West Lawn home last year, according to newly released records.

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Man gets 63 years for murdering Wicker Park hookah lounge doorman on New Year’s Day 2023

A Cook County judge on Friday sentenced a man to 63 years in prison for killing a bouncer and injuring another person during a shooting outside a Wicker Park hookah bar early on New Year’s Day 2023.

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After ‘disgraceful week’ for Illinois House Democrats, Republicans call for more transparency, accountability

After one House Democrat was indicted this week and another resigned amid an ethics investigation last week, House Republicans are calling for transparency and accountability.

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Street drugs found in Bucktown apartment where two women were discovered dead


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Street drugs found in Bucktown apartment where two women were discovered dead

Autopsies performed Saturday on Shirley Colon, 36, and Taina Rios, 40, were inconclusive, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office, which is awaiting toxicology and other laboratory results before determining how the women died.

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Cops fires shot at ‘sideshow’ driver who nearly ran him over in Grant Park, source says

A Chicago police officer fired a shot at a vehicle that drove toward him during a stunt driving "sideshow" in Grant Park overnight, according to a law enforcement source.

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Suburban school chief used work credit card for porn sites, golf gear, and gift cards, prosecutors say

The former superintendent of a suburban school district has been charged with stealing more than $10,000 by using a school-issued credit card to pay for personal expenses, including adult-content websites, golf equipment, and Visa gift cards, according to the Cook County State's Attorney's Office.

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Whoops! West Side drug dealer in big trouble after customer turns out to be undercover ATF agent

A West Side man arrested five times in 13 months on drug dealing allegations by Chicago police is now facing federal charges after prosecutors say one of his customers turned out to be an undercover ATF agent. Federal prosecutors charged 32-year-old Rishone Raspberry with distributing fentanyl after he allegedly sold nearly 2 ounces of the drug to an undercover agent on May 27.

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10x felon escapes from electronic monitoring — until he’s found in the Governor’s back yard


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10x felon escapes from electronic monitoring — until he’s found in the Governor’s back yard

A man on pretrial release in a felony retail theft case that he picked up while already on pretrial release for another shoplifting charge disappeared from the Cook County chief judge's electronic monitoring program for 11 days before authorities found him again — in the back yard of Gov. JB Pritzker's Gold Coast mansion, court records show.

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Shooting victim found by passersby as Chicago continues to wait for mayor’s promised ShotSpotter replacement

Passersby found a gunshot victim lying near a Chicago Lawn intersection overnight, marking another case of a delayed emergency response after nobody called 911 to report gunfire in a neighborhood that was once monitored by the city's gunfire detection network.

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Edgewater man acquitted of murder, but judge says he hid victim’s body in fridge

An Edgewater man has been found not guilty of killing a man prosecutors alleged he had been in an on-again, off-again relationship with, but a judge did find him guilty of hiding the victim's body inside his apartment refrigerator.

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CPD camera operator spots gunman moments before deadly Logan Square shooting

Two men were shot, one fatally, moments after they were seen walking with an armed man in Logan Square late Saturday night, according to Chicago police and CPD radio transmissions. The gunman remains at large.

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Cop justified in shooting armed bar patron, but partner crossed the line with critique of doorman’s search practices, COPA says


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Cop justified in shooting armed bar patron, but partner crossed the line with critique of doorman’s search practices, COPA says

A Chicago police officer acted within department policy when he shot a man in the head after the man fired a gun during a struggle inside a Brighton Park bar, according to findings from the Civilian Office of Police Accountability. But the agency recommended disciplinary action for the officer's partner, who criticized the bar's security staff moments after the shooting by saying, "Whoever f****** searched him is a retard."

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North Center firearms restraining order search nets 20 guns, including machine gun, officials say


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North Center firearms restraining order search nets 20 guns, including machine gun, officials say

A Chicago man is being held in Cook County Jail after Sheriff's Police investigators said they recovered a fully automatic weapon, dozens of additional guns, and thousands of rounds of ammunition while executing a firearm restraining order at his home.

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Man who killed House of Blues patron with single punch gets 5 years, avoids murder charge under Illinois ‘one-punch’ rule


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Man who killed House of Blues patron with single punch gets 5 years, avoids murder charge under Illinois ‘one-punch’ rule

A man who fatally punched a House of Blues patron outside the River North venue in November 2023 was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter, according to court records. Jamie Miller, 32, was originally charged with murder. But prosecutors were unlikely to win that charge at trial, based on nearly a century of Illinois case law holding that a person cannot reasonably expect a single punch to kill someone.

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Red Line gunman who left rider paralyzed gets 10-year sentence

A 21-year-old man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for shooting a CTA Red Line passenger in 2021, leaving the victim paralyzed from the waist down and without the use of his hands.

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2 more teens charged in ‘Lakeview goons’ mob attack, bringing total to 7

Chicago police have arrested two more juveniles in connection with a mob attack and robbery linked to a group that Ald. Scott Waguespack has called the “Lakeview Goons,” bringing the total number of juveniles charged in the case to seven. The 16-year-old boys, whom a source identified as twin brothers, surrendered Tuesday at Area Three Police Headquarters at Belmont and Western.

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Suburban man jailed after driving car toward cop during Grant Park ‘sideshow’

A 20-year-old Burbank man is accused of nearly running over a Chicago police officer while fleeing an illegal car sideshow in Grant Park early Sunday, prompting the officer to fire one shot at the vehicle. No one was shot, but the officer suffered a rolled ankle after falling during the incident, according to police. Footage recorded by passengers in the car is now being used as evidence against the driver.

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Retired chief: Court records back up Venezuelan gang warnings that reporters dismissed


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Retired chief: Court records back up Venezuelan gang warnings that reporters dismissed

For more than a year, many Chicago-area news outlets questioned whether Tren de Aragua had a real presence in Chicago or Illinois, often suggesting concerns about the gang were politically motivated. Now, court records, federal investigations, criminal prosecutions and guilty pleas have documented defendants prosecutors identified as having connections to the gang. Retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel argues that journalism must follow the evidence, even when the facts challenge a ...

Package delivery man tried to lure 13-year-old girl on NW Side, police say

Chicago police are warning Northwest Side residents about an attempted child luring involving a package delivery man who allegedly propositioned a 13-year-old girl on her front porch.

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10% of electronic monitoring participants are AWOL, Cook County chief judge says, as high-profile violations continue to mount

A new report shows 10% of Cook County's electronic monitoring participants are AWOL and high-profile crimes continue to be committed by people who are supposed to be on house arrest — including a brutal Tren de Aragua kidnapping and murder committed while wearing an ankle monitor and an escapee found in the governor’s back yard.

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Man arrested with machete on CTA twice in 3 days


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Man arrested with machete on CTA twice in 3 days

A Chicago man is accused of carrying a machete on a CTA train just two days after a judge released him to await trial on an earlier machete arrest, and questions are now being raised about why he wasn't hit with a more serious charge the first time around, one that could have kept him detained from the start.

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Felon gets 9 years in federal prison for gas station gunfight that left Divvy employee injured

A Chicago man who fired at an occupied minivan during a gunfight at a South Side gas station, leaving a bystander injured, has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison.

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Woman slashes man’s neck near Magnificent Mile


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Woman slashes man’s neck near Magnificent Mile

A man is in critical condition after a woman slashed his neck during a fight near the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street Beach on Saturday night, according to Chicago police.

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9-time felon gets 25 years for stomping woman to death during robbery aboard Red Line train in the Loop

A nine-time convicted felon who savagely beat and stomped a 61-year-old woman to death during a robbery attempt aboard a Red Line train in the Loop has been sentenced to 25 years in prison after a judge found him guilty but mentally ill of the January 4, 2024, murder.

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Suburban cop sent confidential police information to suspect in shooting case, prosecutors say

A Bellwood police officer is accused of sending confidential information from a law enforcement database to the owner of a car that was involved in a shooting and advising the owner to get rid of the vehicle and its license plates.

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Deadly shooting near Lincoln Park bar is second in a month for troubled nightlife strip


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Deadly shooting near Lincoln Park bar is second in a month for troubled nightlife strip

A man is in custody after a bar-goer was shot and killed Sunday night on a Lincoln Park nightlife strip, just steps from where a woman was shot last month, according to Chicago police.

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15 years for man who fired machine gun at off-duty cop during road rage altercation on the Stevenson

A Chicago man who fired a machine gun at an off-duty Chicago police officer during a road rage altercation on the Stevenson Expressway has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, court records show.

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Appeals court upholds 15-year sentence for man in $1 million Brink’s robbery

A suburban man who received a 15-year federal prison sentence after pleading guilty to being part of an armed robbery crew that robbed a Brink’s armored car courier of more than $1 million as she serviced a bank ATM has lost an appeal in which he argued, among other things, that his brain was not fully developed when he committed the crime.

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Before Lincoln Park murder, 911 callers reported a street fight and an armed man, but CPD had no cops available


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Before Lincoln Park murder, 911 callers reported a street fight and an armed man, but CPD had no cops available

Chicago's 911 center received multiple calls of suspicious activity, a fight, and even a man with a gun in the nearly 40 minutes that preceded the fatal shooting of a man on a troubled Lincoln Park bar strip late Sunday night, CPD radio transmissions show. But the local police district was in a "backlog" for nearly two hours, meaning dispatchers did not have any patrol units available to handle incoming service requests, and those calls did not generate a police response until it was ...

Man who livestreamed himself with illegal machine gun before cops tackled him at Riis Park is going to federal prison

A 21-year-old Chicago man who livestreamed himself riding through Riis Park while showing off a loaded handgun equipped with an illegal machine gun conversion device was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison.

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911 dispatcher monitored open phone line as gunman threatened hostages, shot SWAT officer in Albany Park

A man shot a 67-year-old woman during a domestic altercation and then shot a Chicago police SWAT officer who responded to the scene in Albany Park on Monday, while a police dispatcher monitored the standoff through an open phone line. He is now in custody.

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Concealed carry holder was involved in fatal Lincoln Park bar strip shooting, CPD report says

A 30-year-old man was shot and killed during a brawl outside a Lincoln Park bar Sunday night, and a CPD report indicates two shooters were involved. One, a 25-year-old concealed carry holder, returned to the scene about 45 minutes later, surrendered his gun and told police he was involved. The second remained at large.

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Man charged with shooting woman, SWAT officer during Northwest Side standoff


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Man charged with shooting woman, SWAT officer during Northwest Side standoff

A 42-year-old man is charged with trying to kill three people, including a Chicago Police Department SWAT officer, during an armed standoff and hostage situation at his Albany Park home on Monday.

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Ooops! Facebook Marketplace robber busted after showing off victim’s watch in TikTok video, prosecutors say

A man who set up what he thought would be a Facebook Marketplace sale of two luxury watches ended up solving his own armed robbery case after spotting the alleged robber wearing one of the stolen timepieces in a TikTok video, according to Cook County prosecutors.

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CPD forces Lincoln Park bar to close after linking it to fight, fatal shooting

The city has shuttered a Lincoln Park bar that officials linked to the fatal shooting of a man in the neighborhood on Sunday night, according to the local alderman. The Dime, 2263 North Lincoln Avenue, was closed Tuesday morning under a summary closure order signed by Chicago Police Interim Supt. Fred Waller, Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) announced Tuesday afternoon.

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Chicago man used gay hookup app, Instagram to lure victims into sexual assaults, blackmail scheme

A Chicago man allegedly turned a gay hookup and Instagram into hunting grounds, luring men into consensual encounters, sometimes with promises of big cash payouts, before trapping them in a cycle of sexual violence, secret recordings, extortion, and terror that, in one case, culminated in an armed home invasion, according to Cook County prosecutors.

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Feds prepare to deport alleged Tren de Aragua member after Cook County let him walk for selling rifles to undercover ATF agents


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Feds prepare to deport alleged Tren de Aragua member after Cook County let him walk for selling rifles to undercover ATF agents

Federal agents arrested purported Tren de Aragua member Jose Vasquez Hernandez on Wednesday for deportation to Venezuela, just months after Cook County released him without serving additional prison time for illegally selling firearms to an undercover ATF agent. Vasquez Hernandez, who prosecutors said was in the country illegally and a member of a transnational criminal organization, walked free after pleading guilty in state court to an unlawful firearm delivery charge despite a ...

Barricaded gunman fired 9 shots through apartment door, wounding 67-year-old woman and SWAT officer: prosecutors

A Chicago man opened fire through his apartment door nine times during a Monday standoff, striking his girlfriend's mother in the face and later wounding a SWAT officer who was trying to break down the door with a battering ram, according to prosecutors.

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Boy, 15, found dead on West Side porch as ShotSpotter gap leaves gunfire unreported. Again.

A 15-year-old boy was found shot on a West Side back porch early this morning. No one called 911 to report gunfire. The block hasn't had ShotSpotter coverage since Mayor Johnson cut the system in September 2024.

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Federal jury convicts 3 men of violently robbing 14 bars and liquor stores across Chicago, firing shots, and terrorizing victims

Three members of a violent robbery crew that terrorized Chicago liquor stores, convenience stores, and bars have been convicted by a federal jury after prosecutors tied them to the crimes through social media posts, cellphone location data, jail phone calls, and surveillance video. The hold-ups include takeover robberies of bars during business hours, including the Irish Nobleman Pub in West Town.

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Governor says electronic monitoring escapee arrested in his yard ‘landed in a very unlucky circumstance’


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Governor says electronic monitoring escapee arrested in his yard ‘landed in a very unlucky circumstance’

Nearly two weeks after CWB Chicago revealed that a 10-time convicted felon wearing an electronic monitoring bracelet was arrested in the back yard of Governor JB Pritzker's Gold Coast mansion, the governor is publicly addressing the incident for the first time.

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Man murdered while sitting in car in Edgewater

A 21-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Edgewater early Friday, marking the neighborhood's second homicide of the year, according to Chicago police.

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Robbery suspect caught trying to cut off ankle monitor with bolt cutters at Home Depot

A Chicago man accused of robbing a restaurant owner at gunpoint is back in jail after prosecutors say he tried to cut off his ankle monitor in the bolt cutter aisle at Home Depot.

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Teen murdered 13-year-old less than two hours after getting out of juvenile jail, prosecutors say

Less than two hours after getting home from the Cook County Juvenile Department of Corrections, prosecutors say 17-year-old Javar Woods fatally shot his 13-year-old accomplice during an attempted car theft in South Chicago. Deantwan McKeever lay wounded for about 24 minutes before someone found him and called 911. A Cook County judge has ordered Woods detained on a first-degree murder charge.

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Judge tosses burglary case against fugitive who scaled down Streeterville high-rise to escape US Marshals


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Judge tosses burglary case against fugitive who scaled down Streeterville high-rise to escape US Marshals

A fugitive wanted in two states for burglary and larceny scaled the balcony from his 39th-floor Streeterville apartment and fled through the 38th-floor unit below to escape a federal fugitive task force, officials say. But a Cook County judge this week threw out the burglary charge prosecutors filed against him for entering his downstairs neighbor's apartment, ruling there was no probable cause to support it.

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Parolee gets 14 years for Uptown carjacking with 2-month-old baby inside

A man who hijacked a car with a 2-month-old baby inside and then drove two blocks while the child's father clung to the vehicle's hood was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Friday, according to court records.

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YouTube fragrance expert built $250K collection through Nordstrom refund fraud: sheriff

A Chicago man who operates a fragrance-focused YouTube channel is accused of orchestrating a scam that left retailers with luxury perfume boxes filled with modeling clay instead of expensive cologne, prompting Cook County sheriff's investigators to launch what they dubbed "Operation Eau de Fraud."

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On Facebook, Cook County judge says ‘F@ck ICE’ and calls Trump a ‘modern day Hitler’

A Cook County Circuit Court judge has publicly called President Donald Trump a "modern day Hitler," directed a profanity at federal immigration officers, expressed political views about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling, and shared partisan political messages on Facebook over the past seven years, a CWBChicago review of her public account found. But another judge who expressed conservative political views while a private citizen has not been so fortunate.

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Man released early from 20-year sentence for attacking 94-year-old woman charged with robbing, beating two more women

A man with a long, violent criminal history who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking a 94-year-old woman during a home invasion in 2016, but was released after serving less than half of that sentence, is now accused of attacking and robbing two more women in their 60s on the Northwest Side.

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Man gets 30 years for killing 16-year-old during botched gun sale

A 20-year-old man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for murdering a boy during a gun sale in a South Side alley when they were both teenagers.

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Pritzker says he doesn’t know details of deadly January shooting by Illinois State Police

Gov. JB Pritzker said this week he has not seen video of an Illinois State Police trooper fatally shooting a woman in January — although he called the woman a “victim.” By contrast, the governor has said he watched video of a federal immigration officer fatally shooting a woman in Minneapolis in January “frame by frame.”

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Four suburban teens dead after pickup occupant allegedly pointed rifle at CPD, truck crashed off viaduct


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Four suburban teens dead after pickup occupant allegedly pointed rifle at CPD, truck crashed off viaduct

Four suburban teenagers, ages 14 to 19, were killed after the driver of a pickup truck allegedly fled police for the third time and crashed off a Southwest Side viaduct early Sunday. The incident began after officers reported that someone in the truck pointed a rifle at them in Morgan Park. Video shows the pickup going airborne before slamming into a railroad boxcar. CPD's public statement about the incident conflicts with the department's own radio traffic

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Woman shot in Rogers Park, third shooting on same block this year

A 27-year-old woman is recovering after a man shot her during an altercation in Rogers Park on Sunday night, Chicago police said. She is the third person shot in separate incidents on the same block this year.

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Man found shot in Hermosa alley after no one reports gunfire in former ShotSpotter zone

A man was shot Saturday night in an alley in the Hermosa neighborhood, and it's unclear how long he lay there before anyone found him, because no one called 911 to report gunfire, he did not cooperate with police, and the ShotSpotter gunshot detection system that once covered the area was shut down by Mayor Brandon Johnson in September 2024.

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Large teen mobs are attacking and robbing victims in the Loop, CPD says

Large groups of teenage males violently attacked and robbed two women in separate incidents in the Loop this weekend, according to police, sending both victims to hospitals. CPD has now issued a community alert as they work to identify those responsible and prevent additional attacks.

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Illinois election authorities say these safeguards prevent noncitizen voting

Illinois election officials this week claimed the state's voter registration rolls are accurate and they detailed multiple safeguards designed to prevent non-U.S. citizens from registering or voting. The comments come as the U.S. Department of Justice sues Illinois for access to the state's voter database and presses states nationwide to strengthen voter roll maintenance.

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3 charged after cops interrupt Flock camera theft spree in Lisle, prosecutors say


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3 charged after cops interrupt Flock camera theft spree in Lisle, prosecutors say

Three suburban men were allegedly caught using power drills to rip automated license plate reader cameras off their poles after cops stumbled onto one suspect holding a drill next to a Flock camera before finding a getaway car packed with stolen equipment.

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Migrant detained after allegedly dragging CPD officer with car, biting cop during arrest

A Venezuelan migrant has been ordered detained after prosecutors accused him of dragging a Chicago police officer with a car during a South Side traffic stop, then biting and punching officers while threatening to kill one of them.

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Suburban couple pleads guilty to vandalizing GOP office with swastikas, Charlie Kirk taunts

An Arlington Heights couple has pleaded guilty to repeatedly vandalizing a Republican political office in the northwest suburb, admitting to defacing the building with swastikas, obscenities and mocking references to slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

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Career scammer who infiltrated Cook County court Zoom calls sentenced to prison


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Career scammer who infiltrated Cook County court Zoom calls sentenced to prison

A man who has spent most of his adult life running scams is back in prison for, you guessed it, running another scam. Ronnie Ross has pulled so many cons that officials once accused him of operating a $1.2 million fraud ring from inside the Cook County Jail while he was locked up for operating yet another scam.

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Car thief takes Blue Line to O’Hare, steals vehicles from airport garages: CPD

Most people take the Blue Line to O'Hare to catch a flight. But Chicago police say one man has been taking the train to the airport for a very different reason: to steal cars from the parking garages.

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CTA serial attacker caught after assaulting children at suburban day camp: prosecutors

A man accused of carrying out a string of unprovoked attacks against CTA passengers was arrested only after he wandered into a suburban children's day camp and assaulted two kids and a camp counselor, according to court records.

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Bodycam appears to contradict details in man’s story about teen trend arrest

Police body camera footage appears to contradict parts of a television news report in which a Chicago man claimed CPD officers beat and wrongly arrested him while he was trying to rescue his younger brother from a Fourth of July "teen takeover."

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Video shows four masked gunmen ambushing Auburn Gresham gas station


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Video shows four masked gunmen ambushing Auburn Gresham gas station

Chicago police are searching for four masked gunmen who opened fire on an Auburn Gresham gas station earlier this month, killing two people and critically wounding two others.

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Messy power struggle engulfs CPD superintendent search as oversight commissioners split along ideological lines

A bitter internal dispute has erupted inside the city's police oversight commission as a majority of members are trying to remove one of two commissioners leading the search for Chicago's next police superintendent, threatening to inject political infighting into one of the city's most consequential decisions.

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Lawsuit claiming CPD targets Black and Latino drivers gets class action status

A federal judge has allowed a major civil rights lawsuit challenging Chicago Police Department traffic stop practices to move forward on behalf of thousands of Black and Latino drivers, marking the latest chapter in a legal battle over how and why the department conducts street and vehicle stops.

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PCP-impaired driver sentenced to prison for crash that left 2 with life-changing injuries at CTA bus stop

A Chicago man who prosecutors said was under the influence of PCP when he ran a red light, slammed into another vehicle, and then plowed into a CTA bus stop, leaving two people with catastrophic injuries, has been sentenced to four years in prison, court records show.

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No free pass: Out-of-state crimes can still land pretrial defendants back in jail, Illinois appeals court says

People released before trial in Illinois already have a basic rule to follow: Don't commit new crimes while your case is pending. Now, an Illinois appeals court has clarified that the rule doesn't stop at the state line.

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Woman critically injured when dirt bike slams into bicyclist on Lakefront Trail, CPD says


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Woman critically injured when dirt bike slams into bicyclist on Lakefront Trail, CPD says

A woman riding her bike on the Lakefront Trail suffered catastrophic injuries after a man on a motorized dirt bike crashed into her in the Gold Coast, according to Chicago police, who are now trying to track him down.

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Man charged in June shooting near Lincoln Park nightlife corridor

A man has been charged with shooting a woman near a popular Lincoln Park bar strip on June 7, an incident that rattled neighbors even before a second, unrelated shooting just yards away turned fatal in July.

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Blue Line sex attacker found guilty but mentally ill, gets 9 years

A man accused of repeatedly punching a woman during an attempted sexual assault aboard a Blue Line train and inappropriately touching another woman on the train line the next night has been found guilty but mentally ill and sentenced to prison, court records show.

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Teen dies after being found shot on South Side street. There were no ‘shots fired’ calls and ShotSpotter has been removed

A 17-year-old boy was found shot nine times in the middle of a South Side street after a passerby called 911 to report a person down. Police say nobody reported hearing gunfire, leaving detectives trying to determine when the shooting occurred. The case is the latest in a former ShotSpotter coverage area where victims were not quickly discovered after the system was removed.

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Suspected mail thief killed man in 75 mph crash on NW Side, officials say

A suspected mail thief sped away from Chicago police at nearly 75 mph, ran a red light, and crashed into another car, killing a man on the Northwest Side earlier this year, prosecutors said as they filed charges against the man.

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After 2 shootings in 2 months, alderman invites residents to co-sign letter calling for permanent closure of The Dime nightclub


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After 2 shootings in 2 months, alderman invites residents to co-sign letter calling for permanent closure of The Dime nightclub

The alderman who represents most of Lincoln Park is inviting residents to co-sign a letter calling on city commissioners to permanently revoke the liquor and public place of amusement licenses for a nightclub that officials have linked to two shootings since June.

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50 years for Logan Square man who murdered girlfriend, hid body in duffel bag

A Logan Square man was sentenced to 50 years in prison Friday for murdering his girlfriend and stuffing her body inside a duffel bag that sat in his bedroom for days before police found her remains during a well-being check.

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Concealed carry holder shot woman who was trying to break up a fight outside The Dime, prosecutors allege

A 39-year-old Aurora woman remains hospitalized with devastating injuries nearly two months after she was shot after leaving a Lincoln Park bar. On Friday, prosecutors charged a concealed-carry holder who had been drinking at the club that night with trying to kill her and tying the shooting to The Dime, the same bar that city officials have connected to an unrelated fatal shooting in July.

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String of armed robberies raises fears of new robbery crew on the prowl

A string of armed robberies and carjackings Thursday and Friday morning is raising concerns that a robbery crew may be reviving tactics that terrorized Chicago neighborhoods during the 2022 and 2023 robbery spree.

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Uptown man confronts car burglars, gets robbed at gunpoint instead

An Uptown man who stepped outside to confront two people breaking into his car ended up being robbed at gunpoint by the pair early Friday, according to Chicago police.

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Milwaukee street takeover investigation leads to federal explosives charge for man with Chicago connections

A man with Chicago ties reached a federal plea deal this week after a Milwaukee Police Department investigation into illegal street takeovers resulted in agents uncovering a cache of homemade and commercial-grade fireworks in his garage, according to a new court filing. Luqman Kattoum, 21, signed an agreement to plead guilty to misdemeanor unlawful storage

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Feds charge 12 in West Side drug operation that sold ‘dawn till dusk’

Twelve people have been federally charged and more arrests could follow after a nearly two-year investigation into what prosecutors say was a large-scale open-air fentanyl and heroin market that operated "essentially dawn till dusk every day" on Chicago's West Side.

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Illinois lawmaker, police officer says CTA anti-violence signs not enough

An Illinois lawmaker who also serves as a police officer says Chicago's new campaign posting signs on CTA trains and stations warning that violence is illegal is a positive step, but real improvements in public safety will require stronger enforcement and a greater law enforcement presence.

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9x convicted burglar did it again 3 days after judge put him on ankle monitor: prosecutors

A nine-time convicted burglar wearing a court-ordered ankle monitor is now accused of breaking into two more garages, including one just three days after a judge decided not to keep him locked up on yet another garage burglary allegation, according to court records.

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Violent carjacker had to ask Lyft driver how to put stolen Honda into gear before fleeing, prosecutors say

A man accused of taking a Lyft driver's car on Chicago's West Side had to ask the victim how to operate the stolen Honda before he and an accomplice could drive away, prosecutors said. Police later recovered the vehicle parked near the suspect's home.

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Grocery store closures reignite debate over taxpayer-funded food access

The closure of seven Save A Lot grocery stores on Chicago's South and West sides has renewed debate over whether government subsidies can effectively address food access in underserved neighborhoods, with one free-market policy expert arguing the shutdowns highlight the limits of public intervention.

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From VIP to IDOC: Spybar co-owner sentenced for hauling 14 pounds of ketamine through O’Hare

A former owner of River North's Spybar is headed to prison after receiving a six-year sentence for bringing nearly 14 pounds of ketamine into O'Hare from London. The conviction comes less than two years after he received probation in another major drug case.

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13-year-old shot during robbery attempt in Washington Park


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13-year-old shot during robbery attempt in Washington Park

A 13-year-old boy was shot during an attempted robbery in Washington Park on Monday evening, according to Chicago police, who say three offenders remain at large.

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Jail worker hid phone in her underwear, passed it to inmate: sheriff

A 33-year-old Chicago woman who worked at Cook County Jail's medical facility is facing a felony charge for allegedly smuggling a cellphone into the jail and slipping it into gauze covering a prisoner's injury.

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FBI offers $10K reward in South Side gas station shooting that left 2 dead, 2 injured

The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the identification of four gunmen who opened fire at an Auburn Gresham gas station last month, killing two people and critically injuring two others.

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Serial bank robber gets 14 years after prosecutors say he spent stolen cash on Vegas trip, shopping

A man who told investigators he robbed banks to pay for his daughter's therapy instead spent the proceeds on shopping, food purchases, and a trip to Las Vegas, according to federal prosecutors. Now, a judge has sentenced German Campos Jr., 26, of Franklin Park, to 14 years in prison for a six-bank robbery spree across the Chicago suburbs.

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Venezuelan man charged with killing fellow migrant after North Side party, prosecutors say

A Venezuelan man is charged with murdering another migrant following a party near Mather High School on Chicago's North Side last summer.

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Man in custody for resisting CPD found with loaded gun in crotch at courthouse door, officials say


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Man in custody for resisting CPD found with loaded gun in crotch at courthouse door, officials say

A man arrested for allegedly possessing a little pot and resisting Chicago police officers was facing only misdemeanor charges until he was taken for a quick court appearance and a routine security screening revealed that he had a loaded firearm in his crotch, according to authorities.

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ISP sergeant charged with sexually assaulting suburban bartender

An Illinois State Police master sergeant is being held on allegations he sexually assaulted a bartender from a suburban restaurant he regularly visited, according to prosecutors.

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Man who won $8 million wrongful-conviction settlement gets 5 years for traveling to meet 13-year-old

An Oak Lawn man whose life sentence for murder and arson was overturned in 2021 following advocacy by the Innocence Project was sentenced Monday to five years in prison after pleading guilty to traveling to meet a 13-year-old after exchanging explicit texts, according to court records.

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Man drove wrong way on Dan Ryan to ‘scare’ woman, causing fatal crash, prosecutors say

An Aurora man intentionally drove the wrong way on the Dan Ryan Expressway to scare a woman who was riding in his car and force her to answer questions about their relationship, prosecutors said Monday. The stunt ended in a high-speed head-on crash that killed the woman.

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Man with 30 arrests robbed woman on CTA, then walked into Taco Bell where she works: prosecutors

A man who has been arrested 30 times by Chicago police made a critical mistake after robbing a woman at a downtown CTA station last week, prosecutors say: He later walked into the fast-food restaurant where she worked, and she flagged down a passing patrol car to alert police.

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