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Man shot on Loop sidewalk overnight - CWB Chicago A 36-year-old man is recovering after being shot on a downtown Chicago sidewalk overnight, marking the sixth shooting in the Loop so far this year.

A man was shot on a Loop sidewalk overnight, CPD says. Surveillance video showed an SUV pulling up near a 7-Eleven as its driver fired several shots.

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$50K reward for info on drivers who rammed federal agents over the weekend - CWB Chicago Federal authorities are offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for two assaults on federal officers and damage to government prope...

The FBI and ATF are offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrests in two assaults on federal officers tied to Chicago’s “Midway Blitz” immigration enforcement effort.

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Feds: Latin Kings leader put out $10,000 hit on ICE commander in Chicago - CWB Chicago Federal prosecutors say a Latin King gang leader offered a $10,000 bounty for the killing of a senior immigration enforcement officer after an ICE agent shot a woman in Chicago this weekend.

Breaking: Federal prosecutors say a high-ranking Latin King gang member put out a $10,000 hit on the Border Patrol commander overseeing the agency’s “Midway Blitz” operation in Chicago.

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7 killed, 26 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago - CWB Chicago Seven people were murdered and 26 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend, according to police. The weekend’s tally marked a modest increase from the same period last year, th...

Seven people were murdered and 26 more wounded in shootings across Chicago over the weekend.

The total is slightly higher than last year, but well below levels seen during the pandemic.

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Man shot while drinking in North Side park on Sunday night - CWB Chicago A man was critically injured Sunday night after being shot during an argument in a North Side park, according to Chicago police.

A 38-year-old man was critically wounded after being shot in the leg during an argument while drinking in a North Center park Sunday night, police said.

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Woman admits to carjacking vehicle with a 4-year-old still inside: CPD - CWB Chicago A 33-year-old woman has been ordered detained after prosecutors said she and an accomplice carjacked a mother on the West Side while her 4-year-old son sat in the back seat.

Tamika Maclin is charged with kidnapping and carjacking after she allegedly forced a woman out of a car on the West Side and drove away with the victim’s 4-year-old in the back seat.

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Report: City knew of squalid, unsafe conditions at South Shore apartments before immigration raid - CWB Chicago There is growing evidence that city officials knew, or should have known, about dangerous living conditions inside a South Shore apartment building long before federal immigration agents raided it las...

New evidence shows city officials knew about the squalid conditions inside the South Shore apartment building raided by ICE last week.

Court filings claim the owner had lost control of the property.

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Burglar stole radios and siren wires from CPD vehicles: prosecutors - CWB Chicago A Cicero man is facing felony charges after police say he was caught burglarizing Chicago Police Department squad cars and Chicago Fire Department vehicles inside the city’s motor vehicle maintenance ...

CPD says a Cicero man raided squad cars and fire vehicles, making off with radios, emergency lights, and siren wires.

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Burglar beaten by frying pan-wielding homeowner is heading to prison - CWB Chicago The burglar who went viral last year after being pursued by a frying pan-wielding homeowner in Logan Square is heading to prison after pleading guilty on Friday, court records show.

Remember the burglar who went viral after a Logan Square homeowner beat him with a frying pan?

He pleaded guilty yesterday and is being shipped off to prison.

He is now a 14-time convicted felon.

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Woman shot by Border Patrol is charged with ramming federal vehicle; man also charged - CWB Chicago A Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent during a confrontation in Brighton Park on Saturday has been charged with assaulting federal officers. Prosecutors have also charged a man who allegedly r...

The woman who was shot by a Border Patrol agent yesterday is now charged with assaulting federal agents. A man who was driving another vehicle that allegedly rammed the agents’ SUV is also charged.

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Man accused of taking phone at gunpoint, transferring $1,190 to himself (while on probation for stealing phones and transferring money to himself) - CWB Chicago A man on “second chance probation” for commandeering victims’ phones to transfer money to himself is back in jail after prosecutors said he upped his game by taking a man’s phone at gunpoint and then ...

Prosecutors say he took a man’s phone at gunpoint in River North, then transferred nearly $1,200 to himself.

And he allegedly did it while on probation for stealing people’s phones on the Mag Mile and transferring money to himself.

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CPD chief barred cops from helping 'surrounded' Border Patrol agents; woman shot by ICE agents identified - CWB Chicago One of the highest-ranking officers in the Chicago Police Department barred city cops from responding to calls for help from federal agents who reported being surrounded by a large crowd in Brighton P...

A top CPD officer ordered cops to stay away from federal agents who reported being surrounded by an angry crowd on Saturday.

“They’re being surrounded by a large crowd… and we’re not sending?”

“Those are the orders.”

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Man beat 94-year-old senior with a brick during robbery attempt near Garfield Park: prosecutors - CWB Chicago A 94-year-old Garfield Park man was beaten with a brick and kicked during a robbery attempt as he rode his scooter Tuesday morning. prosecutors said he suffered an “unstable neck fracture.” Charges fi...

Prosecutors say a 94-year-old Garfield Park resident who often handed out money to people in need was attacked as he rode his scooter down Madison Street.

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Dexter Reed’s brother gets probation for having gun during traffic stop - CWB Chicago Chicago police fatally shot Dexter Reed after he opened fire during a traffic stop. Days later, his brother was arrested in a separate stop for allegedly having a gun. Now, after being arrested twice ...

Chicago police killed Dexter Reed after he shot a cop during a traffic stop.

Late last year, cops arrested his brother for having a gun during a traffic stop.

The brother, arrested twice while the gun case was pending, has now pleaded guilty.

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Feds shoot woman in Brighton Park, top CPD exec orders cops to stay away - CWB Chicago A woman was shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents at a Brighton Park gas station on Saturday morning, sparking protests and an unusual order from a top CPD executive telling officers to avoid the scene

“NO UNITS WILL RESPOND TO THIS.”

That was the message sent to Chicago cops as crowds surrounded Border Patrol agents who shot a woman in Brighton Park on Saturday.

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Man charged with groping two women at downtown CTA station - CWB Chicago A 42-year-old man accused of groping two women at a downtown CTA station in June has been ordered detained while awaiting trial, prosecutors said.

When police arrested him recently on allegations he groped two women at a Loop CTA platform in June, he was wearing the same clothing the attacker wore, prosecutors say.

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Cops recover pot, guns after 2 men are shot in the South Loop - CWB Chicago Two men were critically wounded in a shooting in the South Loop late Friday, Chicago police said.

Two men shot in the South Loop last night had two guns and bags of pot inside their car…

So far, no arrests.

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12 years for robbing off-duty cop at gunpoint in Rogers Park - CWB Chicago A Chicago man who robbed an off-duty police officer at gunpoint in Rogers Park last year has been sentenced to a hefty 12 years in prison.

A man who robbed an off-duty Chicago cop at gunpoint in Rogers Park has been sentenced to a whopping 12 years in prison.

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Exclusive: TikToks show South Shore building in ruin long before ICE raided it this week - CWB Chicago Videos recorded inside the South Shore apartment building raided by federal immigration agents last month show it was already falling apart weeks before the operation. Doors were splintered, hallways ...

Exclusive: TikToks show the South Shore building raided by ICE this week was in ruin a month before the feds stormed in.

Doors were already kicked in, filthy water stood in hallways, and unsecured apartments were filled with trash.

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Man sentenced to 5 years in Bridgeport robbery and abduction attempt caught on video - CWB Chicago A Des Plaines man accused of a violent robbery and attempted kidnapping that was caught on video in Bridgeport two years ago has been given a five-year prison sentence.

A bizarre robbery and kidnapping attempt that was caught on video in Bridgeport two years ago has resulted in a 5-year sentence for one man.

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Retired CPD officer who faked 44 car thefts to beat tickets pleads guilty - CWB Chicago A retired Chicago police officer accused of repeatedly filing false auto theft reports to avoid paying traffic fines has pleaded guilty and will serve probation, according to court records.

A retired Chicago cop who allegedly beat traffic and parking tickets for years by claiming his girlfriend had stolen his car (44 times) has pleaded guilty to theft.

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Man charged with robbing Red Line passengers — shortly after completing parole for robbing a Red Line passenger - CWB Chicago A 21-year-old man who recently completed parole for robbing a senior citizen on the CTA is back in custody, accused of committing two more violent robberies on the Red Line last month.

“You know, I shoot m***********s!”

He recently completed parole for mugging a 66-year-old Red Line passenger.

He’s back in jail now. Prosecutors say he has mugged two more Red Line passengers.

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Chief judge warns of random Loop attacks as accused man walks free under cashless bail system he supports - CWB Chicago Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans, a leading supporter of Illinois’ cashless bail law, took the unusual step Thursday of warning court employees about two men accused in downtown “Loop Puncher” at...

Cook County’s chief judge, a champion of cashless bail, today warned court employees about a suspected “Loop puncher” who is back on the streets because his crime is not “detainable” under the SAFE-T Act.

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'A consistent intent to kill': 2008 attempted murderer faces a new, full-blown murder charge in Chicago - CWB Chicago A man who once served a lengthy prison sentence for attempted murder is back in court, this time facing full-blown first-degree murder charges tied to a July 2023 murder in Back of the Yards.

“He shows a consistent intent to kill others.”

A man convicted of attempted murder in 2008 is now charged with full-blown murder in connection with a July 2023 slaying in Back of the Yards.

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Mail thief, package room burglar get 'fresh starts' at Cook County drug court - CWB Chicago A serial mail thief who once used postal master keys to raid mailboxes and a burglar who punched through a wall to steal packages are among the newest graduates of Cook County’s Drug Treatment Court. ...

A serial mail thief and a man who once broke through a wall to steal packages are now celebrating “fresh starts” as graduates of Cook County’s Drug Treatment Court.

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4 years after murder in the middle of Division Street, charges are filed - CWB Chicago A 45-year-old Chicago man has been charged with murder in the 2021 Old Town shooting death of Dimontie Wallace. Prosecutors say Jason Cribbs pulled a gun and shot Wallace in the chest during a fistfig...

It’s been more than four years since Dimontie Wallace was shot dead in the middle of Division Street near Wells.

Now, charges are filed.

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15 years for man who lured robbery victims to his home while wearing an ankle monitor - CWB Chicago A West Side man who lured four men to his home and robbed them while he was supposed to be confined by an ankle monitor for a pending machine gun possession case has been sentenced to 15 years in pris...

15 years.

That’s the sentence for a West Side man who allegedly lured robbery victims to his home via Instagram while wearing an ankle monitor for a pending machine gun possession case.

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ICE detains man after traffic crash as CPD priortizes keeping its cops far, far away - CWB Chicago A crash at Congress and California turned into a federal spectacle Wednesday as ICE agents chased a man, detained him, and directed traffic while CPD supervisors stayed away. One supervisor summed it ...

A traffic crash.

An ICE convoy directing traffic and detaining a man.

CPD’s priority? Making sure nobody thinks they’re helping the feds.

“As long as we’re not over there, it’s all that matters.”

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2 accused of stealing $10K from ATM attendant’s car disappear on electronic monitoring - CWB Chicago Two Colombian men accused of stealing thousands of dollars in cash from an ATM attendant’s car on the Northwest Side have disappeared after being released on electronic monitoring.

Two men charged with stealing $10K from an ATM attendant’s car on the Northwest Side were sent home on ankle monitors.

They haven’t been seen since.

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State’s Attorney moves to block name change by woman who ran over cop with squad car - CWB Chicago A woman's effort to change her name after being found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to kill a Chicago police officer has hit a roadblock. Court records show the Cook County State’s Attorn...

Remember the woman who ran over a Chicago cop with his squad car, only to be found not guilty by reason of insanity?

Well, her effort to legally change her name hit a bump today when the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office filed a formal objection.

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