Armed robbers beat worker at Portage Park business; masked men seen with gun reported...
An employee of a beauty salon/spa, 5234 W. Irving Park Road, reported that a man with a handgun robbed her at about 8:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. The employee reported she opened the door after a man rang the doorbell, and he pulled...
Oak Brook police deploy ‘grappler’ device to stop fleeing van, dramatic video shows
It took multiple police departments and multiple efforts, but law enforcement in the Chicago area finally stopped a moving van that fled from officers this week after deploying a "grappler" device, dramatic video showed.
Trial date set for ‘Jane Doe’ case against RB and retired teacher
A trial date of April 13, 2027 has been set for the lawsuit brought by a former Riverside Brookfield High School student against RBHS District 208 and Gary Prokes, the former head of RBTV, in which the former student alleges that Prokes first groomed her and then sexually abused her while she was a student at RBHS from
‘Touched the lives of so many’: Lincoln Park Zoo snow leopard dies following rapid...
CHICAGO — Caretakers at the Lincoln Park Zoo are mourning the loss of one of their snow leopards. According to officials from the zoo, the snow leopard, named Ozzy, died after suffering a rapid deterioration in his health this week. Following the rapid deterioration in his health, staff members conducted extensive diag
West Side street honors fallen Chicago Police officer
West Side residents turned out in large numbers this morning for the unveiling of a special street sign.
Jim Ruddle, longtime Chicago broadcast journalist, dies at 94
Jim Ruddle, a longtime Chicago broadcast journalist who later left the business to take to the water, died Thursday.
Parolee who tossed machine gun into Chicago River in 2023 accused of ditching another...
Deral Willis made a splash on CWBChicago in 2023 when he tried to elude Chicago police by tossing a machine gun into the Chicago River from the State Street Bridge. Unfortunately for him, a Chicago Police Marine Unit diver recovered the weapon. Willis was ultimately sentenced to four years in prison in October, but he
Man wanted for 2025 Cicero homicide
The Cicero Police Department is searching for a man wanted on first-degree murder charges in connection with a homicide that happened in August of 2025.
Flock license plate readers turn Chicago suburbs into ground zero for bitter fight over...
William Copp was given broad access to Flock Safety’s powerful license-plate reader system as a part-time police officer in Prairie Grove, a small village about an hour northwest of Chicago. Flock’s cameras track every driver that passes them, logging billions of license-plate scans in databases that can potentially be
Chicago man accused of deadly hit-and-run crash in Auburn Gresham facing felony charges
CHICAGO — Felony charges have been filed against a Chicago man accused of a deadly hit-and-run crash on the city’s Far South Side late last month. Chicago police say 45-year-old Darryl Short has been charged with one felony count of reckless homicide and one felony count of leaving the scene of an accident causing inju
