16+ hour, 31+ min ago   (309+ words) One man was killed and 6 other people, including a 14-year-old boy, were wounded when multiple gunmen opened fire Sunday afternoon on a crowd in Humboldt Park, police said. More than 70 shots were fired and, according to a preliminary report, a…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (244+ words) A man is recovering and facing charges after being shot while exchanging gunfire with another man in the West Loop early Sunday, Chicago police said. The 29-year-old and another man got into a physical fight inside an unidentified business around…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (353+ words) The reward for information leading to the arrest and indictment of whoever killed a respected Chicago 911 calltaker grew to $30,000 on Saturday, after the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives added $20,000 to the $10,000 previously offered by Cook County Crime…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (706+ words) For four days, a Chicago man emailed the city’s Office of Inspector General warning that he planned to kill his neighbor. On the fifth day, according to prosecutors, he did. And, incredibly, it happened almost a year after Chicago police…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago   (504+ words) A Chicago man who was wearing an ankle monitor for a pending sexual assault case when his 13-year-old nephew accidentally shot himself to death while handling a gun in his home has been given a 10-year sentence, court records show....

5+ day, 16+ hour ago   (184+ words) A man dressed in a security guard’s uniform maced and punched a passenger on a Red Line train on the North Side while making antisemitic comments, according to a community alert issued by Chicago police. Now, CPD needs help identifying…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (204+ words) An AirTag attached to a carjacking victim’s key fob helped Chicago police track down his stolen Audi after prosecutors say a supposed marijuana deal was used to lure him into the South Side carjacking. Three people have now pleaded guilty…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (241+ words) CWBChicago was created in 2013 by five residents of Wrigleyville and Boystown who had grown disheartened with inaccurate information that was being provided at local Community Policing (CAPS) meetings. Our coverage area has expanded since then to cover Lincoln Park, River…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (224+ words) A 68-year-old Chicago man has been sentenced to 76 years in federal prison for robbing or attempting to rob four downtown banks over two months in 2023 while he was on supervised release for previous bank robbery convictions. Prosecutors had asked for…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (221+ words) A Chicago man has pleaded guilty to attempted murder for chasing down and shooting another man during a dispute outside a Chinatown nightclub last year. Terris Williams, 32, was given an eight-year sentence after entering the plea before Judge Steven Watkins,…...