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Man who threw root beer on Kim Foxx avoids jail, gets probation - CWB Chicago 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 highlighte...

The guy who threw root beer in Kim Foxx’s face was sentenced to probation today.

It’s notable that serial “Loop punchers” were routinely charged with misdemeanors during Foxx’s term — but he got a felony for tossing soda pop.

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Dan Ryan Expressway carjacking accomplice gets 6 year prison sentence - CWB Chicago 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 pr...

Remember the viral video of the gunman carjacking a driver in the traffic lanes of the Dan Ryan Expressway?

A woman who helped that gunman with the carjacking has been sentenced to 6 years.

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Security guard killed at River North nightclub, suspect in custody: report - CWB Chicago 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 c...

A security guard was killed while trying to break up a fight inside a River North nightclub overnight.

Suspect detained.

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

The city is paying $500,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man wrongly accused of murder.

News coverage has blamed ShotSpotter.

But ShotSpotter actually worked.

And the company says it helped clear the man’s name.

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

Prosecutors say he shot a woman in the face while on pretrial release for another case.

When cops arrested him, they found 2 guns in the apartment — and a severed electronic monitoring bracelet.

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

A 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 - CWB Chicago 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 ...

Prosecutors say this former suburban cop raped a girl and paid her to produce child porn while he was on bail for child porn charges.

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3 gunmen pull off brazen daylight robbery outside Mag Mile boutique - CWB Chicago 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 stree...

Three armed men jumped from an SUV and robbed a man as he left the Louis Vuitton store on Mag Mile on Friday afternoon.

The crime sounds similar to a robbery reported Thursday in Lincoln Park.

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Men who raped woman after kidnapping her from Boystown bar are sentenced to prison - CWB Chicago 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.

They moved here from Afghanistan seeking a better life.

Then they kidnapped a woman from a Boystown bar and took turns raping her.

Yesterday, they pleaded guilty and were sentenced to more than a decade in prison.

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Parolee tried to kill 4 Chicago cops who heard bullets 'whizzing' past them: prosecutors - CWB Chicago 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 ...

The guy charged with trying to murder 4 Chicago cops this week was featured on CWB in 2023.

Back then, prosecutors said he shot a carjacking victim who didn’t surrender his car fast enough.

He got a two-year sentence after pleading guilty to a much lesser charge.

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Pay me! Cop shot by Dexter Reed files counterclaim against his estate - CWB Chicago 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.

Pay me!

The cop that Dexter Reed shot during a March 2024 traffic stop has filed a counterclaim against Reed’s estate, hoping to collect from any payout Reed’s estate may get from the city.

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Woman sues Target for not hiring her because she has a pending robbery case - CWB Chicago 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 cri...

She’s suing Target, saying the company violated her rights by not hiring her simply because she has a pending robbery case.

(Illinois amended its Human Rights Act in 2021, making the use of criminal background checks in hiring decisions risky.)

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Migrant shot ex’s new boyfriend during day care drop off: prosecutors - CWB Chicago 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.

A migrant is charged with attempted murder, accused of using a stolen handgun to shoot his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend as they dropped off his child at day care.

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2 detained after carjacking woman near her Northwest Side home - CWB Chicago 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.

NICE!

Less than 30 minutes after a woman was carjacked near her Irving Park home last night, Chicago cops found her vehicle and arrested two suspects on the South Side.

Charges pending.

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Armed men violently mug woman in Lincoln Park - CWB Chicago 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, Chicag...

A 21-year-old woman was violently mugged at gunpoint as she walked along Clark Street near Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park this morning.

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Man shot during online sales meetup, police link incident to similar robberies - CWB Chicago 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 res...

A man was shot when an online marketplace meetup went sideways on the West Side late last month, police say.

Now, detectives think the offenders are responsible for at least 2 other robberies in the area, including another in which they fired shots at a victim.

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Parolee charged with trying to kill 4 Chicago cops - CWB Chicago 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.

BREAKING: Parolee charged with trying to kill 4 Chicago cops Monday.

Records show he received a sentence of just TWO years for being a felon in possession of a firearm late last year.

He was out of prison LESS than a year after being arrested!

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Burglars targeted 88-year-old Bridgeport woman in sneaky scheme, prosecutors say - CWB Chicago 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 l...

Just can’t leave an 88-year-old woman alone, eh?

Prosecutors say these two used a construction ruse to get inside an 88-year-old Bridgeport woman’s home so they could steal cash and jewelry from her bedroom.

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Illinois bill would reclassify fentanyl overdoses as 'poisonings,' but coroners say it's 'basically lying' - CWB Chicago 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.

Some Illinois politicians want to force coroners and medical examiners to label fentanyl deaths as “poisonings” instead of “overdoses” to make it easier for grieving families.

Coroners and medical examiners say it would be “basically lying."

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

He's accused of killing the father-and-son owners of a Little Village jewelry store during a snatch-and-grab theft attempt last November. Prosecutors say Muhammad Thomas was AWOL from two felony cases when he killed them.

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'Gun battle while school was letting out' involved man on felony pretrial release, officials say - CWB Chicago 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 ...

Two gunmen got into a shootout outside an Austin high school at dismissal on January 22.

Now, prosecutors say one of the gunmen was on felony pretrial release.

#Chicago

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Gunman ambushes cops investigating prostitution complaint in Englewood; suspect detained - CWB Chicago 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, w...

A gunman ambushed cops as they investigated a prostitution complaint in Englewood yesterday morning.

The officers, who were not injured, did not return fire. But they did arrest the shooter.

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

He tried to shoplift several bouquets and a greeting card — and then shot the Jewel-Osco guard who tried to stop him, prosecutors say. Two other people were struck by bullets, too.

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Man charged with randomly punching DePaul student in the Loop - CWB Chicago 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 offici...

Add another name to the growing list of “Loop Puncher” defendants.

Prosecutors say he was on parole for robbery when he walloped a female DePaul student downtown.

He’s been arrested for at least 3 similar attacks.

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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 - CWB Chicago 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 i...

A judge has ordered Kim Foxx to sit for a deposition in a wrongful conviction lawsuit

Topic: Decisions she made and meetings she had with lawyers who ran the Exoneration Project while working for the city’s most prolific wrongful prosecution lawsuit firm

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

Twice convicted of attempted murder, he drove all the way from Georgia to help kill a man on the West Side last summer, prosecutors say.

A judge ordered him detained, saying he's “an extreme threat.”

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Gun owner says CPD arrested him when he reported bullets went missing during traffic stop - CWB Chicago 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.

A licensed gun owner says Chicago cops secured his weapon during a traffic stop, but two bullets were missing when he got it back.

They arrested him when he tried to file a report about the missing ammo.

Now the city and the cops are getting sued.

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Popeye's worker fired gun at customers who wanted to split the check, prosecutors claim - CWB Chicago 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.

A drive-thru worker has been detained after prosecutors accused him of firing a shot at customers who wanted to split the bill for their drive-thru chicken order.

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

Prosecutors say Richard Negron shot Paul Kalec dead on Thanksgiving morning because he thought Kalec was pulling on car doors, trying to steal things.

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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 - CWB Chicago A Chicago man is accused of robbing a Red Line passenger last week while on electronic monitoring for robbing another Red Line passenger last year. Incredibly, he was on electronic monitoring at the t...

OUTRAGEOUS! Prosecutors say he robbed a Red Line passenger last week while wearing an ankle monitor —  for robbing another Red Line passenger while wearing an ankle monitor for robbery!

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