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Man with machete surrenders after 3-hour SWAT standoff on Northwest Side

A three-hour SWAT standoff on Chicago’s Northwest Side ended peacefully Sunday after police responded to reports of a man armed with a machete and behaving erratically in Forest Glen.

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Governor’s office is withholding records tied to peacekeeper charged with murder: lawsuit

A conservative watchdog group is suing the office of Gov. JB Pritzker, accusing the administration of unlawfully withholding public records tied to a photograph showing the governor posing with a "peacekeeper" just days before he was allegedly involved in a deadly Michigan Avenue smash-and-grab robbery.

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Driver who searched ‘how to stash a Jaguar’ after hitting pedestrian during police chase gets 6 years

A 32-year-old man who badly injured a pedestrian while fleeing police in a car and then searched the internet for advice on "how to stash a Jaguar" has been sentenced to six years in prison.

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At least 30 vehicles damaged in Hyde Park window-smashing spree

Chicago police are searching for three people responsible for damaging dozens of vehicles in Hyde Park early Saturday morning.

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Police seek suspect in brutal Red Line robbery near Wrigleyville

Chicago police are searching for a suspect who allegedly beat and robbed a passenger on a northbound Red Line train in Wrigleyville earlier this month.

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SWAT turned to drones after barricaded man shot their armored vehicle, prosecutors say

A Chicago man allegedly fired a handgun at an armored SWAT vehicle during an hours-long standoff that began with a domestic dispute and ended with his arrest after he barricaded himself inside a bedroom, according to court documents.

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9-time felon found hanging in jail shower 2 days after judge finds him guilty of murder

A nine-time convicted felon died after being found hanging in the Cook County jail just two days after a judge found him guilty of escaping electronic monitoring and killing a man.

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Migrant gets 10 years for attempted murder at Chicago building where media dismissed migrant ‘takeover’ reports

A 25-year-old Venezuelan migrant has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for attempting to murder another migrant inside a Washington Park apartment building, allegedly in retaliation for the killing of his friend. The shooting came eight days after prosecutors say the intended victim robbed and murdered a 24-year-old man in the same building, a location that months earlier was at the center of viral but disputed claims that armed migrants had taken over the property.

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Electronic monitoring takes unexpected turn when ICE picks up migrant during SAFE-T Act outing

A Venezuelan migrant charged with attempted murder for allegedly participating in a violent robbery aboard a CTA train found himself in an ironic predicament: he lost his freedom while exercising the very freedom granted to him under Illinois' SAFE-T Act.

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Carjacking turns deadly in Boystown; second body found near hijacked vehicle on South Side

A 22-year-old man was murdered during a carjacking in Boystown early Wednesday morning, and less than an hour later, a second man was found dead next to the stolen vehicle on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police and law enforcement sources. Detectives are now investigating whether the second dead man was one of the carjackers.

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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:03:34 GMT

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Woman dies after being found nude in back seat of stolen car in Roscoe Village

Police are investigating after a woman was found unresponsive and nude in the back seat of a stolen car in Roscoe Village on Thursday afternoon.

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Violent armed robbery caught on video outside Mondelēz headquarters in West Loop

An uptick in robberies in the West Loop has taken on a new sense of urgency after a passerby captured a daytime mugging on video Thursday afternoon outside the Mondelēz International Global Headquarters.

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Chicago man gets 4 years for ambushing mail carrier and stealing her keys in Logan Square

Nearly six years after a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was accosted and robbed by two men as she made her rounds in Logan Square, one of those men is heading to federal prison.

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Update: Carjacking crew targeted 4 victims, killing 2 in predawn spree stretching from Boystown to Chatham

Investigators now believe the violent carjacking crew that killed a man in Boystown early Wednesday went on to kill a second victim and commit at least two more carjackings before sunrise, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation.

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3 charged in violent Red Line robbery of sleeping commuter

Three Chicago men are accused of robbing and beating a 56-year-old man who fell asleep on a Red Line train while heading to work in October, leaving him with a fractured eye socket.

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20 years for nearly killing beloved chef in brutal Chinatown carjacking

A man who carjacked and brutally beat a well-known Chinatown chef in 2022, leaving him with permanent injuries, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Termaine Patterson, 22, received the sentence from Judge Timothy Joyce for the April 7, 2022, attack on Jin Lew, who was then 61 years old

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Man shot Uber driver during rush hour road rage altercation on Stevenson Expressway, prosecutors claim

A 22-year-old Chicago man has been detained after prosecutors said he shot an Uber driver during a road rage incident on the Stevenson Expressway, while two teenage passengers were in rideshare's back seat.

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5-time felon says he was ‘told’ to execute UPS driver in Bronzeville, prosecutors say

A five-time felon accused of executing a UPS driver as he returned home to his Bronzeville apartment told police he was simply following orders when he opened fire, prosecutors say.

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Man violently mugged 73-year-old while wearing ankle monitor for another robbery: prosecutors

A Chicago man released on electronic monitoring after allegedly beating and robbing a migrant is now accused of violently mugging a 73-year-old man while wearing the court-ordered ankle bracelet.

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Drunk driver was going 105 mph in crash that critically injured young doctor, officials say

A drunk driver was going 105 mph when he ran a red light on the West Side and slammed into another car, leaving a medical resident with life-threatening injuries, officials said.

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CPS aide put 8-year-old in a chokehold, threw him to lunchroom floor: prosecutors

A special education assistant at a South Side elementary school has been charged with aggravated battery of a child after prosecutors said she placed an 8-year-old student in a chokehold and threw him to the lunchroom floor, causing serious injuries.

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Two men shot in West Rogers Park as gunman escapes on Lime scooter

Two 19-year-old men were shot while sitting in a minivan in West Rogers Park on Sunday evening, according to Chicago police.

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TV reporter attacked in Loop carjacking attempt, 7-time felon charged

A 7-time convicted felon violently attacked a television news reporter as she sat in her SUV in the Loop and continued the assault until passers-by teamed up to pull him off the victim, prosecutors said.

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Gunfight leaves 17-year-old injured in Rogers Park

A 17-year-old boy was wounded during a gunfight on a Rogers Park street Sunday afternoon, according to witnesses and Chicago police.

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Man charged with committing 5 robberies, burglaries in 1 hour

A Chicago man was part of a robbery and burglary crew that targeted at least four businesses during an hour-long crime spree that prompted a CPD community alert last month, prosecutors say.

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ABC7 reporter speaks out after violent carjacking attack in the Loop: ‘We need to do more’

Long-time ABC7 reporter Leah Hope on Monday night spoke out for the first time since she was violently attacked by a would-be carjacker in the Loop six weeks ago.

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14-year-old boy shot as teen gathering turns violent in the Loop

A 14-year-old boy was shot Monday night after a gathering of teenagers turned violent in the Loop.

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Sex offender raped woman in Humboldt Park alley, groped another at restaurant one week later: prosecutors

A 40-year-old registered sex offender is accused of dragging a woman into a Humboldt Park alley and sexually assaulting her as she begged for her life, then denying responsibility until Chicago police showed him surveillance video of the entire attack, prosecutors said.

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Dozens of airbags stolen during overnight raid in Lakeview

At least two dozen cars were stripped of their airbags along a stretch of Lakeview streets overnight early Tuesday, the latest flashpoint in a citywide theft craze that has prompted repeated warnings from Chicago police and left Honda owners scrambling for repairs that may take months to complete.

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Man gets 30 years for killing friend in Rogers Park carjacking gone wrong

A 23-year-old man will spend three decades behind bars for killing his own friend during a botched carjacking in Rogers Park.

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Homicide ruling in jail death raises questions about staff response

The death of a Cook County jail inmate who was restrained after a fire broke out inside his cell late last year has been ruled a homicide, as a state investigation into whether jail personnel should be held responsible for his death continues.

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Man stole car with 12-year-old in back seat, then bailed out while it was still moving, prosecutors say

A 27-year-old man is accused of stealing a car with a 12-year-old boy still inside on Friday night in River West, then bailing out of the moving vehicle before it crashed into another vehicle, authorities said.

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Police hunt suspect in robbery of ‘elderly’ Blue Line passenger

Chicago police are asking for the public's help identifying a man they say robbed an elderly CTA passenger who was walking with a cane inside a CTA Blue Line station over the weekend.

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Body found on remote gravel road in area no longer covered by ShotSpotter

A woman was found shot to death on the side of a gravel road on Chicago's Far South Side Tuesday afternoon, her body discovered along a remote, wooded stretch near the Little Calumet River — an area that until recently was monitored by the city's ShotSpotter gunshot detection network.

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17-year-old arrested after shooting up Rogers Park liquor store

A 17-year-old boy is in custody for allegedly firing shots inside and outside a North Side liquor store Thursday evening, and then trying to evade capture by repeatedly changing clothes behind a nearby building.

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Lightfoot ‘stalker’ who cut off ankle monitor and fled to Canadian border island gets probation

A man charged with stalking former Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot after repeatedly showing up outside her home, furious that police were still guarding her after she lost her re-election bid, has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge, court records show.

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Judge sues Illinois Supreme Court justices over removal he calls First Amendment ‘retaliation’

A retired Cook County judge who was recalled to the bench late last year to help manage the county's crushing caseload backlog, only to be dumped by the state Supreme Court six weeks later over an opinion column he wrote as a private citizen, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the high court's justices, alleging his removal was unconstitutional retaliation for protected speech.

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Mailing meth to Chicago by the pound lands Sacramento man in federal prison for 14 years

A Sacramento man who coordinated more than 200 shipments of high-purity methamphetamine to Chicago, including multiple parcels sent to home addresses in Lakeview and other neighborhoods, has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison.

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Cook County State’s Attorney rolls out ICE prosecution plan, but her own protocol reveals how hard that will be

The Cook County State's Attorney's Office unveiled a sweeping new protocol Thursday to pursue criminal charges against federal immigration agents who use unlawful force, but a close reading of the document makes clear that actually prosecuting a federal agent in state court faces enormous legal obstacles that could prevent any case from ever reaching a jury.

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Woman with concealed carry shoots man during domestic dispute in Gold Coast

A woman with a concealed carry license shot a man in the foot during a domestic dispute in the Gold Coast neighborhood late Friday night, according to a Chicago police report.

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2 men showed off their ankle monitors during undercover ATF gun sting: complaint

A Chicago man was charged Wednesday with illegally possessing a machine gun after allegedly showing up to what he believed was a vehicle repossession job, only to find himself face-to-face with undercover federal agents, court records show.

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Chicago police seek man who attacked woman in Logan Square

Chicago police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man who tried to sexually assault a woman as she entered her workplace in Logan Square earlier this month.

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Suspect questioned in Boystown murder, Oakland slaying that occured barely 36 hours after prosecutors dropped felony charge he faced

A Rogers Park man is being questioned in connection with the murder and carjacking of a man in Boystown on February 11 and the separate killing of another victim in the Oakland neighborhood less than an hour later, CWB Chicago has learned. Court records show the murders occurred barely 36 hours after prosecutors dropped a felony case the 18-year-old suspect was facing.

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‘Juan was here’: Man killed roommate, wrote prayer on wall, spontaneously confessed to casino security, prosecutors say

A Chicago man accused of murdering his roommate last summer scrawled a prayer on their apartment wall asking Jesus to bless the dead man’s soul and then fled to Indiana, where he spontaneously confessed to tribal police officers inside the Four Winds Casino two days later, prosecutors said this week.

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FBI Chicago warns of scammers posing as federal agents

Federal authorities are warning Chicagoland residents about a growing scam in which fraudsters impersonate federal agents to steal money and sensitive personal information.

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Man shot to death in Lawndale alley; no 911 calls, no ShotSpotter, and cops don’t know when he died

A man was found shot to death behind a Lawndale home on Saturday morning, and Chicago police have no idea when the murder occurred because no one called 911 to report the gunshots that killed him — and the neighborhood's ShotSpotters were disconnected by the mayor in September 2024.

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Hit-and-run driver seriously injures 2 sisters walking to school in Englewood

A driver fled after striking two sisters, a 6-year-old and a 15-year-old, as they walked to school in Englewood on Friday morning, and Chicago police are asking for the public’s help locating the vehicle and its driver.

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Man, 17-year-old charged with horrific murder and carjacking spree that claimed 2 lives in less than an hour

Prosecutors on Saturday will detail a brutal, deadly crime spree, saying that an 18-year-old man and his 17-year-old accomplice traveled from Boystown to the Far South Side in the early morning hours of February 11, killing two men for no apparent reason as they carjacked and robbed victims across Chicago.

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Gold Coast woman charged with weekend shooting

A 27-year-old woman is charged with shooting a man in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood Friday night.

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8 years for hit-and-run driver who killed road construction worker near Belmont Harbor

A Chicago woman has pleaded guilty to killing a construction worker in a hit-and-run crash on Lake Shore Drive near Belmont Harbor nearly three years ago.

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Man shot inside home on Northwest Side

A 40-year-old man was shot multiple times inside a residence on Chicago's Northwest Side Sunday afternoon, and police say they are working to determine what led up to the shooting.

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2 charged in deadly crime spree that stretched from Boystown to Gary over 2 harrowing hours

Prosecutors say a man and a juvenile who both served time in state youth centers for violent crimes took the CTA from the South Side to Boystown in the middle of the night on February 11, then set off on a heinous crime spree that left two men dead within an hour and even more victims targeted before sunrise.

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Man violently robbed teen at Loop CTA station while wearing ankle monitor and on pretrial release for 3 cases: reports

A 22-year-old Lansing man, arrested five times since December 30, is accused of attacking and robbing a high school student on a downtown train platform while on pretrial release in three separate cases and wearing an electronic monitoring device. When officers arrested him hours after the mugging, they allegedly found not only the teen’s stolen phone but six additional cell phones that police believe belong to other victims.

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Migrant murdered church volunteer who tried to help him, prosecutors claim

A Venezuelan migrant is charged with first-degree murder, accused of fatally stabbing a church volunteer who repeatedly tried to help as he struggled with homelessness upon arriving in Chicago, prosecutors say.

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Police probe possible carjacking, murder of food delivery driver

A 28-year-old man believed to be a food delivery driver was found murdered on a West Side street early Monday morning, and his minivan may have been stolen.

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Man shot in Rogers Park has served prison time for two shootings, records show

A 36-year-old man who was shot on a Rogers Park street Wednesday night has a long and violent history in the same neighborhood, including prison sentences for firing at a car full of people and shooting someone in an earlier case.

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Why is she smiling? Woman charged with killing, carjacking Uber Eats driver grins for her mugshot

A Maywood woman is due in court Wednesday to face allegations that she killed an Uber Eats driver during a carjacking outside Loretto Hospital earlier this week.

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Man who ‘terrorized the community for 15 years’ sexually attacked 2 women at CTA bus stop, officials say

A man who has "terrorized the community over the past 15 years," according to a Cook County judge, is charged with sexually attacking two women at a CTA bus stop on the West Side.

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Ka-ching! Judge orders city to refund $163 million in ticket penalties

A Cook County judge has ordered the cash-strapped city to refund $163 million in penalties it tacked onto more than one million vehicle citations, fines that sometimes doubled the cost of a simple parking ticket

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Gunman shoots man, dog in West Pullman

A gunman shot a 50-year-old man and his dog Tuesday morning on Chicago's South Side, police said.

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

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.

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Bystanders narrowly escaped Rogers Park gunfire, video shows

Newly surfaced video shows how close bystanders came to being struck during Tuesday night’s shooting in Rogers Park, capturing nine shots fired beneath a Howard Street overpass as pedestrians scrambled and a storefront's glass door shattered.

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Kids locked themselves in bathroom as serial burglar ransacked their Logan Square home: prosecutors

A 62-year-old man accused of burglarizing a suburban auto dealership earlier this month skipped court and days later broke into two Chicago homes, including one where two children hid in a bathroom while he gathered the family's valuables, prosecutors said.

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Chicago man gets nearly 10 years for robbing utility workers at gunpoint

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 116 months in federal prison for robbing three electrical workers at gunpoint in broad daylight, a crime prosecutors say was part of an escalating pattern of high-value thefts dating back to when the defendant was 16 years old.

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Woman accused of murdering Uber Eats driver during carjacking on Facebook: ‘if u missing a car, u can come get it! We don’t want it!!’

Shortly after an Uber Eats driver was killed while trying to get his minivan back from carjackers outside Loretto Hospital early Monday morning, the woman now accused of killing him fired up her Facebook.

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Gunmen fire shot during bump-and-run robbery in River North, police say

Four masked gunmen fired a shot into the pavement during a brazen bump-and-run robbery in the heart of River North early Wednesday, according to Chicago police.

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DUI driver offered cop $400 bribe, expected to ‘test positive for being a man’: report

Chicago police say an intoxicated man fell asleep behind the wheel of a running SUV in Pilsen, then tried to hand an officer $400 in cash to avoid a DUI arrest, saying he "gotta get the f*** up outta here."

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Man shot 14-year-old during Kennedy Expressway road rage altercation: ISP

An Avondale man is facing felony charges after allegedly firing a gun at another vehicle during a road rage confrontation on the Kennedy Expressway last week, injuring a 14-year-old boy.

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Man charged with killing father, son in jewelry store robbery

A U.S. Marshals task force has arrested a 35-year-old West Side man in St. Louis in connection with the fatal shooting of a father and son at their family-owned jewelry store in Little Village last autumn, Chicago police said.

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Outrageous! Red Line robber was wearing an ankle monitor for a Red Line robbery he committed while wearing an ankle monitor: allegations

A Chicago man is accused of robbing a Red Line passenger last week while on electronic monitoring for robbing another CTA passenger last year. Incredibly, he was on electronic monitoring at the time of last year's robbery, too.

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166 pounds of meth in suburban man’s garage results in 6-year prison sentence

A Cicero man accused of storing more than 166 pounds of methamphetamine in garbage bags inside his garage has been sentenced to six years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug delivery charges.

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Suspect sought in shooting of 14-year-old in the Loop

Chicago police have released surveillance images of the person they believe to be responsible for shooting a 14-year-old boy in the Loop earlier this month.

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Twice convicted of attempted murder, Georgia man drove to Chicago to help carry out a killing, prosecutors say

A 61-year-old man with two previous convictions for attempted murder drove all the way from Georgia to help kill a man on Chicago's West Side last summer, prosecutors say.

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Gun owner says CPD arrested him when he reported bullets went missing during traffic stop

A Chicago man is suing the city and three CPD officers, alleging he was arrested when he tried file a report about bullets he says went missing from his legally owned firearm during a traffic stop.

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Popeye’s worker fired gun at customers who wanted to split the check, prosecutors claim

Prosecutors say a fried chicken restaurant drive-thru worker opened fire on a customer's car because they wanted to split the check after he had already rung up the purchase.

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Thanksgiving Day killer thought victim was pulling on car doors in the neighborhood, prosecutors say

A suburban man has been charged with first-degree murder in the fatal Thanksgiving Day slaying of a man in Garfield Ridge, a killing prosecutors say stemmed from suspicions that the victim was pulling on car doors in the neighborhood.

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Kim Foxx must answer questions about meetings with lawyers who ran exoneration group and sued city at the same time, federal judge rules

A federal judge has ordered former Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx to sit for a video-recorded deposition in a wrongful conviction lawsuit. Attorneys for the city and a former police detective involved in the case want to press her about a series of private meetings she allegedly held with lawyers who were leading a prominent exoneration nonprofit while also working for the city's most prolific wrongful conviction law firm.

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Gunman ambushes cops investigating prostitution complaint in Englewood; suspect detained

A man is in custody after he allegedly ambushed Chicago police officers, opening fire on two squad cars as cops investigated a prostitution complaint in Englewood early Monday morning. The officers, who were not injured, did not return fire and successfully apprehended the gunman after a pursuit, CPD said.

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Shoplifter stole bouquets and a card, then shot the security guard who tried to stop him: prosecutors

A 19-year-old man is charged with attempted murder for allegedly shooting a security guard and two other people while trying to steal flowers and a greeting card from a Jewel-Osco store in Bronzeville last year.

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Man charged with randomly punching DePaul student in the Loop

Another man has joined the growing list of so-called “Loop puncher” defendants, men accused of randomly attacking people, usually women, in the downtown area. His name is Samuel Z. Jackson, and officials say he is a repeat offender who was on parole for robbery when he struck again.

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Illinois bill would reclassify fentanyl overdoses as ‘poisonings,’ but coroners say it’s ‘basically lying’

Some Illinois lawmakers want to rebrand fentanyl deaths as “poisoning” instead of “overdose,” but coroners say the change would force them to lie on death certificates.

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Fugitive who killed father-son jewelry store owners in Little Village was on felony pretrial release, prosecutors say

The man who shot and killed the father and son operators of a family jewelry store in Little Village late last year was AWOL from two felony cases at the time of the murders, prosecutors said Tuesday. And, they said, Muhammad Thomas was also wanted in one of those cases when he allegedly shot another victim during a carjacking attempt in 2023.

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‘Gun battle while school was letting out’ involved man on felony pretrial release, officials say

A gunfight between two men outside a Chicago public high school during afternoon dismissal in January involved an 18-year-old who was on felony pretrial, officials said during a detention hearing for the accused man.

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2 detained after carjacking woman near her Northwest Side home

Two suspects are in custody after a woman was carjacked at gunpoint as she stepped out of her car near her Northwest Side home Wednesday night.

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Armed men violently mug woman in Lincoln Park

Two men violently mugged a 21-year-old woman at gunpoint in Lincoln Park Thursday morning, pulling up alongside her in a sedan and forcing her against a wall before fleeing with her belongings, Chicago police said.

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Magnificent Mile mail thief caught with 52 credit cards gets 4-year sentence

A man has been sentenced to four years in prison after he was allegedly caught stealing mail near the Magnificent Mile while carrying 52 stolen credit cards and counterfeit postal service master keys, court records show.

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Man shot during online sales meetup, police link incident to similar robberies

A 37-year-old man was shot and critically wounded last week on the West Side after what was supposed to be a routine online sales transaction turned into a robbery. Now, Chicago police say the men responsible for the crime carried out at least two similar incidents in recent weeks.

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Parolee charged with trying to kill 4 Chicago cops

A man who got a sweetheart plea deal for a serious gun case in December is accused of trying to kill four Chicago police officers Monday morning in the Gresham neighborhood.

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Burglars targeted 88-year-old Bridgeport woman in sneaky scheme, prosecutors say

Two suburban men used a ruse about construction work to get inside an elderly woman's Bridgeport home to steal money and jewelry from right under her nose, prosecutors say. Now, one of them has been locked up to await trial, while the other is on an ankle monitor.

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Pay me! Cop shot by Dexter Reed files counterclaim against his estate

The Chicago police officer shot by Dexter Reed during a March 2024 traffic stop has filed a counterclaim against Reed's estate, alleging battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

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Woman sues Target for not hiring her because she has a pending robbery case

A Chicago woman with a pending robbery case is suing Target, accusing the retail giant of violating Illinois civil rights law by rescinding a conditional job offer after discovering her unresolved criminal case.

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Migrant shot ex’s new boyfriend during day care drop off: prosecutors

A 23-year-old Venezuelan migrant is accused of lying in wait outside a South Side day care center and shooting his former partner’s new boyfriend as the couple arrived to drop off a child.

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Men who raped woman after kidnapping her from Boystown bar are sentenced to prison

Two men who kidnapped a woman from a popular Boystown bar and took turns sexually assaulting her at a North Side apartment were sentenced to more than a decade in prison Friday, court records show.

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Parolee tried to kill 4 Chicago cops who heard bullets ‘whizzing’ past them: prosecutors

A felon on parole for illegal gun possession shot at four Chicago police officers who were sitting in marked patrol cars on the South Side early Monday, and the officers heard bullets “whizzing” past them as the gunman fired from behind a parked vehicle, prosecutors said Thursday.

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Man shot during apparent Loop robbery attempt

A 20-year-old man was shot during an apparent robbery attempt in the Loop on Saturday evening.

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Ex-cop sexually assaulted girl, solicited child porn while on bail for child porn charges: prosecutors

A former south suburban police officer raped a teenage girl and paid her to create child pornography while he was on bond for a pending child pornography case, prosecutors said. Cook County Sheriff's Police arrested 40-year-old Tory Bridgeforth at his home on Wednesday, the day before his trial on pending child pornography charges was set to begin.

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3 gunmen pull off brazen daylight robbery outside Mag Mile boutique

Three gunmen robbed a 30-year-old man as he walked away from a luxury boutique on the Magnificent Mile Friday afternoon, confronting him in a brazen daylight mugging on one of the area’s busiest street corners.

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$500k settlement for man wrongly accused of murder — and ShotSpotter says the company helped clear him

Chicago will pay $500,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a 64-year-old man who spent nearly a year in jail after being charged with a 2020 murder that prosecutors later dropped. While some coverage has blamed the city’s now-removed ShotSpotter system, records show the technology detected a real gunshot and worked as designed. The problem, according to the company that operates it, was that Chicago police used the data in a way they had been explicitly warned not to.

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Man shot woman in face while on pretrial release, prosecutors say; severed electronic monitor found in apartment

A Chicago man already on pretrial release shot a 20-year-old woman in the face and when cops tracked him down, they found a cut-off ankle monitor and two guns in his apartment, prosecutors said

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Cop fatally shoots driver who struck woman, CTA bus while fleeing stop tied to ‘possible’ expressway shooting: CPD

A Chicago police officer shot and killed a driver Monday evening after the man struck a pedestrian and a CTA bus while attempting to flee an investigatory stop on the West Side, police said.

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Man who threw root beer on Kim Foxx avoids jail, gets probation

The man convicted of tossing root beer in the face of former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx was sentenced to a year of probation on Monday, bringing to an end a case that critics say highlighted the county’s two-tiered justice system, in which some victims appear to hold a premier status.

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Dan Ryan Expressway carjacking accomplice gets 6 year prison sentence

A woman who helped a gunman carry out a brazen carjacking in the middle of the Dan Ryan Expressway, an incident that gained nationwide attention in a viral video, has been sentenced to six years in prison.

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Security guard killed at River North nightclub, suspect in custody: report

A security guard working at a River North nightclub died early Monday after a man pushed him down a flight of stairs while he was trying to break up a fight, officials said. A suspect was taken into custody at the scene.

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Man who carjacked woman while on bail for gun case walks free after guilty plea

A man accused of carjacking a woman while awaiting trial for being a felon in possession of a firearm will not serve any time in an Illinois prison after pleading guilty in both cases, according to court records.

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CPS teacher charged with attacking 5-year-old student in class

A Chicago Public Schools teacher is accused of violently attacking a 5-year-old student inside a South Side classroom, allegedly pushing the boy to the floor, kicking him multiple times, and ripping off his hoodie during a confrontation that another staff member partially captured on video, prosecutors said.

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Hate crime charge filed against man who randomly attacked 3 women in the Loop

A 36-year-old man with a history of unprovoked attacks on women in Chicago's downtown neighborhoods is facing hate crime and battery charges after prosecutors said he attacked three women within blocks of each other on a single evening last week.

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Concealed carry holder shot 3x burglar during garage break-in, prosecutors say

A three-time convicted burglar is facing burglary charges again after a South Side homeowner allegedly caught him breaking into a garage and shot him in the leg.

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Parolee put gun to child’s head during 7-Eleven holdup, prosecutors allege

A man on parole for armed robbery is now accused of pointing a gun at a 13-year-old’s head and threatening to shoot the child during a convenience store holdup in the Clearing neighborhood.

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Man stabbed at River North CTA station

A 37-year-old man was stabbed on a CTA Red Line platform in River North late last night after an unknown man approached him and attacked him with a sharp object, Chicago police said.

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Logan Square man guilty of murdering girlfriend, hiding body in duffel bag

A jury on Thursday convicted a Logan Square man of murder after prosecutors said he killed his girlfriend, nearly decapitated her, and stuffed her body inside a duffel bag that sat in his bedroom until police discovered her remains days later during a well-being check.

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Shoplifter shoots convenience store clerk in the Loop

A shoplifter shot a convenience store clerk in the Loop on Friday night, leaving the victim critically injured, Chicago police said.

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Man gets 33 years for trying to murder 2 Chicago cops at West Side hot dog stand

A man who shot two Chicago police officers after one of them saw a gun tumble from his pocket as he tried to pay for his order at a West Side hot dog stand was sentenced Friday to 33 years in prison.

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2 women stabbed on Brown Line train in the Loop

Two women were stabbed while riding a Brown Line train in the Loop on Saturday evening, the second serious stabbing on the CTA system downtown this week.

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4 armed robberies reported overnight in River North, Gold Coast

Chicago police are investigating a series of armed robberies that swept through the River North neighborhood early Saturday, including a kidnapping in which two men drove a victim to three different convenience stores to withdraw cash from ATMs.

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Medical examiner: Man found stuffed in suitcase in Little Village was shot to death

A man found stuffed inside a suitcase in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood last autumn was shot to death, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has determined.

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London man slashed at passenger’s throat at Union Station, claimed to be CIA agent: prosecutors

A London man is charged with attempted murder after prosecutors said he held a knife to an Amtrak passenger's nose at Union Station, then slashed at his throat, missing by less than an inch. He allegedly claimed to be a CIA agent who believed the victim was a hitman.

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Not smiling now: Woman charged with violent robbery aboard CTA train in River North

A Chicago woman whose broad grin in CTA surveillance footage helped put her behind bars is looking considerably less cheerful now that she's been charged in a violent Red Line robbery.

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Man who posed as rideshare driver to kidnap, rob women at O’Hare gets six years in prison

A Burbank man who posed as a taxi or rideshare driver to lure female passengers arriving at O'Hare International Airport and then forced them to withdraw cash to pay exorbitant fares has been given a six-year prison sentence, court records show.

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CPD brass went around prosecutors to file charges in double-murder and O’Hare shooting

Chicago police supervisors have signed off on criminal charges in two shooting cases — including a double murder and a high-profile incident at O'Hare International Airport — even though Cook County prosecutors told detectives they didn't have enough evidence to support them, according to court records and officials who spoke with CWB Chicago.

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Man critically wounded in Lincoln Park shooting

A man was shot and critically wounded Sunday afternoon while sitting in a pickup truck in Lincoln Park, police said.

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West Side alley killing renews scrutiny of Johnson’s decision to pull plug on gunshot detection

A 29-year-old woman was found shot to death in a West Side alley Friday morning, becoming at least the 79th shooting victim who might have received faster police and EMS response had Mayor Brandon Johnson not disconnected Chicago's gunshot detection network 18 months ago.

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Chicago man bought and resold soda in $1.5 million food stamp fraud scheme

A Chicago man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after admitting he ran a years-long scheme to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in federal food stamp benefits, which he used to purchase soda that he resold for a profit.

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Drunk driver who slammed into CTA bus, killing his passenger on her birthday, gets 4 year prison sentence

A drunk driver who drove the wrong way on Lake Shore Drive and slammed into a CTA bus, killing his passenger on her 37th birthday, has been sentenced to four years in prison — though he is expected to be released in November after receiving credit for observing a nighttime curfew while on house arrest.

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Armed crew stole victim’s guns in brazen Mag Mile holdup, police say

A crew of armed robbers that Chicago police have linked to at least two other holdups this month surrounded a man near the Magnificent Mile on Monday afternoon, taking his wallet and a bag containing firearms before fleeing in a luxury SUV.

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Man who offered to sell drugs on Facebook gets caught in undercover federal sting: complaint

A Chicago man is facing a federal drug distribution charge for repeatedly selling fentanyl and heroin to an undercover agent in Bucktown, the South Loop, and East Garfield Park between last summer and early this year, according to a criminal complaint. Kevin McMullen, 37, also known as "Kevo," is charged with knowingly distributing 40 grams or more of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.

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Near North Side man who killed mother, drove body downstate gets 20-year sentence

A Near North Side man who strangled his elderly mother with her own cane and then drove her body more than 80 miles downstate has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of murder, but mentally ill.

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Armed men rob woman at gunpoint as she drops off daughter at daycare on Near North Side

An armed robbery crew targeted a woman as she dropped her 4-year-old daughter off at daycare on the Near North Side Tuesday morning, taking property from her at gunpoint before fleeing in a silver car.

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Maserati-driving robbery crew strikes again in River North, Near West Side

A robbery crew that has been terrorizing downtown Chicago neighborhoods this month struck three more times Tuesday morning, pistol-whipping one victim and holding two others at gunpoint.

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Man sentenced to 9 years for random stabbing of woman, 71, outside Union Station

A man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and been sentenced to nine years in prison for a brutal, random knife attack on a 71-year-old South Loop woman as she walked her dog near Union Station in June 2024.

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4 charged with mugging suburban men in Millennium Park garage

Two suburban men were surrounded, threatened, and robbed inside a Millennium Park parking garage, and four men now face charges, although prosecutors say three more robbers escaped and remain unidentified.

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Gunman in ski mask murders woman gathered with friends at Loyola Beach

An 18-year-old woman was shot and killed in what was an apparently random attack while she was with friends at the Loyola Beach pier early Thursday morning.

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Man shot during robbery in West Rogers Park

A 48-year-old man was shot in the arm during a robbery in West Rogers Park last night, Chicago police said.

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Detectives question man with active arrest warrant in death of Chicago firefighter Michael Altman

Chicago police detectives are speaking with a 27-year-old man in connection with the fire that killed firefighter Michael Altman in the Rogers Park neighborhood earlier this week, according to sources familiar with the investigation.

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Man charged with 2022 murder of victim who was lured into Facebook gun sale trap

A 22-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with a 2022 killing in which prosecutors say the victim was drawn into a deadly trap under the guise of a Facebook gun deal.

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Another ‘Loop Puncher’ charged with randomly attacking a woman in downtown Chicago

A 44-year-old man has been charged with randomly attacking a woman outside the Chicago Board of Trade building, making him the latest defendant linked to a growing number of so-called "Loop Puncher" incidents in the downtown area.

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Six-time felon robbed 82-year-old woman inside her home, prosecutors say

A 32-year-old man is detained after he allegedly posed as a contractor, used intimidation tactics to gain entry to an 82-year-old woman's South Side home, then robbed the victim of cash.

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Woman robbed 89-year-old man at Division Blue Line, accomplice sought

A Chicago woman is facing robbery charges, accused of working with an unidentified accomplice to rob an 89-year-old man on the Blue Line last month. Laura Garcia, 38, was ordered detained by Judge Robert Kuzas following her court appearance, but her alleged accomplice remains at large.

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Man who shot CPD sergeant has been wanting to shoot the police since having a ‘spiritual awakening,’ prosecutors say

A 26-year-old Chicago man was detained Thursday after prosecutors said he shot his own mother four times, then opened fire on a Chicago Police sergeant minutes later, telling investigators he had been wanting to shoot a cop since he had a recent "spiritual awakening."

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First-year Loyola student identified as victim in fatal shooting at Loyola Beach; hunt for masked gunman continues

Loyola University has confirmed that the 18-year-old woman murdered on the pier at Loyola Beach overnight was a first-year student at the school.

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Concealed carry holder killed 16-year-old who tried to rob him at gunpoint, officials say

A 27-year-old man shot and killed a 16-year-old who tried to rob him at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon on the Far South Side, according to police.

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Man stabbed at Blue Line station in Logan Square

A 30-year-old man was stabbed at the Western Blue Line station in Logan Square early Saturday morning after an argument turned into a physical attack, police said.

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2 gunmen shoot motorist in River North

A 26-year-old man was shot three times in River North late Friday night after two armed men pulled up alongside his vehicle and opened fire, according to Chicago police.

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Man charged with murder of Chicago firefighter who died battling arson fire in Rogers Park

A Rogers Park man has been charged with murder and aggravated arson in connection with a fire that killed Chicago Fire Department firefighter and EMT Michael Altman, prosecutors announced. He is the fourth person charged this year with killing or attempting to kill someone in Chicago while on felony pretrial release.

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17-year-old charged in Maserati crew robbery, but most suspects remain on the loose

Chicago police may have caught a break in their hunt for a well-armed robbery crew that has been hitting downtown streets, often in broad daylight, this month, but most of the group remains on the loose.

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Migrant arrested in Loyola student’s murder has been AWOL from court case since 2023: records

We have learned more about the Venezuelan migrant being questioned by Chicago police in connection with the murder of Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman, who was shot in an apparently random and unprovoked attack on the pier at Loyola Beach this week.

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Detectives questioning migrant in murder of Loyola student: sources

A Venezuelan migrant is in custody and being questioned in connection with the murder of Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman at the Loyola Beach pier early Thursday morning, according to multiple sources.

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Bystander intervenes as man attempts to lure girl in Lincoln Park

A man attempted to lure a young girl with candy in Lincoln Park on Saturday morning before a bystander stepped in and the suspect fled, according to a Chicago police alert.

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$42,000 bracelet stolen from boutique near Mag Mile: report

Two men are suspected of stealing a bracelet valued at $42,000 from a high-end boutique near the Mag Mile this weekend, according to police and a preliminary loss estimate.

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Facial recognition helps cops solve some of Chicago’s most heinous crimes. This state legislator wants to shut it down.

An Illinois state legislator wants to strip law enforcement of a tool that has helped detectives solve murders, robberies, kidnappings, and sexual assaults — including some of the most violent crimes to hit the CTA in recent years: facial recognition.

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Migrant charged with murder of Loyola student, feds file immigration detainer

A Venezuelan migrant is charged with murdering a Loyola University student as she walked with friends along the pier at Loyola Beach early Thursday, Chicago police announced Sunday evening.

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He shot her in the back as she ran away: prosecutors

A detention hearing for the Venezuelan man charged with murdering a Loyola University student was postponed Monday because he is hospitalized with tuberculosis, but prosecutors still revealed new details about the investigation.

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Streeterville man posted synagogue shooting threat on Twitter, feds say

A Streeterville man faces a federal threat charge for allegedly posting a threat to shoot up a synagogue on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, while also allegedly publishing what he claimed was the home address of relatives of an Israeli government official.

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Arsonist who killed hero firefighter fled on CTA, dyed his hair at Harold Washington Library, prosecutors say

The man accused of setting an arson fire that claimed the life of Chicago Firefighter and EMT Michael Altman last week appeared in court for the first time Monday. Sheaves Slate, 27, was ordered detained pending trial by Judge Luciano Panici Jr. after prosecutors laid out a detailed account of what they believe happened last Monday in Rogers Park.

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Alderman apologizes for ‘misconstrued’ comments about ‘startled’ murderer who killed Loyola student in the ‘wrong place, wrong time’

The alderman who represents Rogers Park is apologizing for comments she made in a TV interview shortly after Loyola University freshman Sheridan Gorman was murdered on the lakefront in her ward last week.

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2 men stabbed, badly injured on Red Line train

Two men were stabbed while riding a CTA train in the Englewood neighborhood overnight, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting riders across the city's train system.

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Couple charged with defacing GOP office with swastikas, mocking dead conservative commentator

An Arlington Heights couple has been charged in connection with the repeated vandalism of a Republican political office in the northwest suburb, including graffiti featuring swastikas, obscenities, and mocking references to slain conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

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Loyola paper apologizes for calling classmate’s killer an ‘illegal immigrant’

The Loyola University student newspaper has published an apology for calling the man who murdered one of the school's students last week an "illegal immigrant." The paper's leadership said they also spiked an Instagram post that referred to 25-year-old Venezuelan citizen Jose Medina as an "immigrant man."

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2 men stole merch worth $9,000 from Lakeview Lululemon store, officials say

Two men who walked out of a Lakeview store with more than $9,000 worth of yoga gear are facing felony charges, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said today.

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Mather High School student charged with raping girl at gunpoint in Avondale alley

A 17-year-old Mather High School student is charged with raping a 15-year-old girl at gunpoint in an Avondale alley late last year while his accomplice held the victim's friend at knifepoint nearby. Gerson Castillo Flores, originally from Colombia, was ordered detained pending trial by Luciano Panici, Jr.

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At least 3 hospitalized, 8 arrested as another ‘teen trend’ causes chaos in the Loop

A downtown alderman is, in a way, saying "told ya so" after a teen trend spun out of control Wednesday night, until police began enforcing the city's long-established 10 p.m. curfew.

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Federal jury convicts man of threatening Trump on Instagram: ‘You should be executed’

A federal jury on Thursday convicted a suburban man of threatening the life of President Donald Trump. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Chicago said the verdict followed a three-day trial with a sentencing date to be determined.

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Rogers Park alderman cites threats, closes office after Loyola murder comments go viral

A North Side alderman is shuttering her office for three days, citing threats she received after comments she made in the wake of a Loyola University student's murder in her ward went viral.

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Legislator presses forward with facial recognition ban even after it helped solve Loyola student murder case in her district

A bill that would bar Illinois law enforcement agencies from using facial recognition databases to help identify crime suspects is scheduled for a second day of legislative hearings, days after the technology helped Chicago police identify the man accused of murdering a Loyola University freshman in the bill's sponsor's own district.

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