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Man who shot at 3 Chicago cops during dispute over ex-girlfriend’s dog gets 21 years

November 3, 2026 1:12 PM Tim Hecke

A man with a lengthy criminal record has been sentenced to 21 years in prison for shooting at three Chicago police officers who were trying to help his former girlfriend get her dog back during a dispute in Rogers Park nearly six years ago.

Man who tried to attack Chicago firefighter had EIGHT outstanding warrants

November 3, 2026 8:46 AM Tim Hecke

The man who gained internet fame this week after charging at a Chicago firefighter—who then struck him with a steel prying tool—had eight outstanding warrants, according to Chicago police.

Man found dead inside burning car on NW Side

November 3, 2026 7:36 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating after a man was found with head injuries and burns inside a car behind a Northwest Side dealership overnight.

Chicago voters to weigh in on restoring gunshot-detection technology

November 3, 2026 5:54 AM Tim Hecke

Chicago voters have a chance Tuesday to weigh in on whether the city should bring back gunshot-detection technology, more than two years after Mayor Brandon Johnson fulfilled a campaign promise by canceling the city’s ShotSpotter contract without putting a replacement in place.

14 years for man who mugged woman near the Mag Mile while on ankle monitor for CTA robbery

November 2, 2026 2:15 PM Tim Hecke

A man accused of robbing a woman near the Magnificent Mile just four days after a judge released him on electronic monitoring has pleaded guilty to that crime and an earlier CTA robbery, court records show.

Shoplifting suspect stabbed man three times at West Side Blue Line station, prosecutors say

November 2, 2026 6:07 AM CWBChicago

A 28-year-old passerby who joined a security guard’s pursuit of a suspected shoplifter was stabbed three times inside a West Side CTA station, leaving him blind in one eye and with little remaining vision, prosecutors said.

Chicago police warn of 3 armed robbery patterns concentrated on 3 city blocks

November 2, 2026 4:36 AM Tim Hecke

Armed robbers are targeting three specific Chicago blocks with three very different MO’s: forced digital wallet transfers, drive-thru ATM holdups, and dating app meetup traps. Police have issued warnings about all three patterns.

Uber driver shot by passenger during South Shore robbery: CPD report

November 1, 2026 2:28 PM CWBChicago

An Uber driver was shot during an attempted robbery in South Shore early Sunday, and a woman who was sharing the ride with the gunman claims she ran into another armed robbery as she tried to escape the gunfire.

Serial burglar broke into North Side homes months after prison release

November 1, 2026 3:01 AM CWBChicago

A 60-year-old man who has spent much of his adult life behind bars for burglarizing Chicago homes is accused of returning to the same crime just months after his latest release from prison.

Man charged in string of business burglaries released on electronic monitoring

November 1, 2026 1:38 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have charged a 19-year-old man with taking part in multiple burglary sprees across Chicago, including one attempted break-in during Tuesday morning’s crime wave that damaged nearly two dozen North Side businesses.

Prosecutors: Gangster Disciples brought hitman to Chicago by bus for Englewood murder

October 31, 2026 11:28 AM Tim Hecke

A group of Gangster Disciples imported a hitman from their Minneapolis faction to Chicago aboard a Greyhound bus, had him kill a man over a $3,000 drug debt, and sent him home before midnight, prosecutors alleged Friday.

2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter

October 31, 2026 7:43 AM Tim Hecke

Two badly injured shooting victims appear to have waited at least eight minutes for someone to call 911 after they were shot in Bronzeville overnight. The shooting happened on a block once covered by the city’s ShotSpotter network, which Mayor Brandon Johnson shut down more than two years ago. His administration has yet to deliver the promised replacement.

65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim

October 30, 2026 2:38 PM Tim Hecke

A man with an outstanding arrest warrant for skipping court in a stolen-vehicle case was brought before a judge who quickly released him again. Three days later, the man beat a stranger to death with a wooden board on a West Side street. This week, he received a 65 year sentence.