Man Who Defaced Boystown Grade School With Swastikas Sentenced To 4 Year In Prison
A South Loop man who defaced an “equality” sign outside a Boystown elementary school with swastikas and obscenities was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to hate crime and institutional vandalism charges, according to Cook County court records. Jarrod Barnes, 43, admits to scrawling Nazi...
Study finds link between e-scooters and some crimes in Chicago
In 2019, Chicago allowed 10 companies to deploy e-scooter rentals across a 50-square-mile area on the West and Northwest Sides of the city.
Woman pushed to the ground, carjacked in Boystown
Police are investigating after a woman was carjacked in Boystown on Monday night. The 29-year-old victim told officers she had just exited her vehicle when an unknown female approached her from behind, pushed her to the ground, and took her car keys, according to a Chicago Police Department spokesperson. The offender...
Man’s body pulled from South Branch of Chicago River
A death investigation was under way Monday morning after a body was pulled from the South Branch of the Chicago River.
Drugs, gun found during Chicago eviction; 2 men charged given pre-trial release
CHICAGO - A court-ordered eviction on Chicago’s Southwest Side last month led to drug charges for two men after deputies found suspected heroin and cocaine inside the home, authorities said. What we know:. The Cook County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened around 9:15 a.m. on Oct. 22, when...
Suspect in drug thefts at North Side pharmacies sought by Chicago police
Oct. 1 - 1:30 p.m. - 1200 block of West Devon Avenue - Rogers Park. Oct. 1 - 1:53 p.m. - 6500 block of North Sheridan Road - Rogers Park. Oct. 1 - 2 p.m. - 5300 block of North Broadway - Edgewater. Oct. 5 - 4:30 p.m. - 3000...
Walgreens broken into on Chicago’s Southwest Side
Three men broke into a Walgreens in Chicago's McKinley Park early Tuesday morning.
14-year-old part of group that attacked man outside Daley Center, officials say
A 14-year-old boy was part of a group that attacked and tried to rob a Wisconsin man outside the Daley Center on Friday morning, officials said. Around 10:15 a.m. on Halloween, a 29-year-old man from Wisconsin was walking on West Washington Street near the Daley Center when several men approached him, struck him in...
Guilty plea in 2022 murder case of 20-year-old nursing student
CHICAGO — A man accused of killing a 20-year-old nursing student in 2022 will spend decades behind bars after pleading guilty to the crime on Monday. The first-degree murder trial of Richard Chavez, accused in the murder of Charisma Ehresman, was set to begin on Monday. Family members, however, told WGN News that...
Man shot, arrested during Chicago domestic dispute
CHICAGO - A man was shot and arrested early Monday morning during a domestic dispute on Chicago's West Side. Police responded around 2:30 a.m. to a report of a shooting in the 1800 block of South Lawndale Avenue. A 28-year-old woman allegedly fired a gun at a 38-year-old man during a fight inside her residence.
