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CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 1h

2003: Gets 32-year sentence for murder

2019: Conviction reversed, new trial ordered

2024: Prosecutors drop the case. He seeks a certificate of innocence

Now: Charged with threatening to shoot a woman during armed robbery.

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Man awaiting certificate of innocence for 1999 murder is now accused of threatening to shoot woman during armed robbery - CWB Chicago

A man seeking a certificate of innocence for a reversed 1999 murder conviction is now detained on new charges after prosecutors said he robbed and threatened to shoot a woman during a confrontation in...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 2h

Three months after the deadliest mass shooting in Chicago history, there are still no arrests.

So, Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the killers behind the July 2 River North drive-by that left 4 people dead and 14 injured

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$10K reward offered in unsolved River North mass shooting that left 4 dead, 14 wounded - CWB Chicago

Three months after what is believed to be the worst mass shooting in Chicago history occurred outside a River North club, no arrests have been made. Cook County Crime Stoppers is hoping to change that...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3h

Prosecutors say a DePaul University student endured a terrifying ordeal on the CTA Red Line when two men cornered him, threatened to kill him, and forced his friends and family to send money.

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DePaul student robbed, used as extortion bait on crosstown Red Line ride: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

An 18-year-old DePaul University student was cornered on a Red Line train and threatened with death before his family was forced to send money through Cash App and Zelle, prosecutors said. Police late...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 1d

Prosecutors yesterday revealed new details about a string of “Loop Puncher” attacks investigators linked to Derek Rucker.

Most of the new allegations involve incidents on Red Line trains on the North Side.

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Prosecutors detail ‘Loop Puncher’ attacks on CTA, downtown streets - CWB Chicago

Prosecutors on Friday released new details about a string of attacks Chicago police have linked to a so-called “Loop Puncher,” a small group of men known for randomly attacking women in the downtown a...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 1d

He carjacked a guy at gunpoint while on electronic monitoring for shooting at a Cook County sheriff’s deputy.

Yesterday, a judge sent him to prison for 22 years.

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22 years for carjacking victim while on electronic monitoring for shooting at sheriff's deputy - CWB Chicago

A Chicago man who carjacked a Facebook Marketplace seller while on electronic monitoring for trying to kill a Cook County sheriff’s deputy was handed a 22-year prison sentence yesterday.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 2d

The head of the Border Patrol’s enforcement efforts posted a picture of his agents detaining a rapist who posed as a rideshare driver.

Problem: The picture shows the wrong guy.

And the accused rapist has been in the Cook County jail since being charged.

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ICE commander wrongly identifies man as a rapist offficials allowed to walk the streets of Chicago - CWB Chicago

The federal agent leading the government’s intensified immigration enforcement campaign in Chicago has wrongly identified a man detained by ICE agents as a rapist who was set free to roam the city whi...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 2d

58 years.

That’s the sentence for a man who killed his half-sister’s boyfriend while on electronic monitoring for another shooting case.

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58 years for killing half-sister’s boyfriend while on electronic monitoring for another shooting - CWB Chicago

A Chicago man who killed his half-sister’s longtime boyfriend while on electronic monitoring for a separate shooting case has been sentenced to 58 years in prison.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3d

A woman heading to work yesterday morning found a young boy shot to death beside her car in Washington Park.

She’d heard gunfire overnight—but never called 911.

That neighborhood used to have ShotSpotter.

It doesn’t anymore, Brandon.

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Murdered boy found in Washington Park area once covered by ShotSpotter system - CWB Chicago

Police are investigating after a woman discovered the body of a child near her car in Washington Park. She told police she heard gunfire overnight but never called 911. The area hasn’t had ShotSpotter...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 3d

A man was stabbed and choked unconscious yesterday evening after confronting a group of teens who allegedly stole a tire from his bike on the Bloomingdale Trail in Bucktown.

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Man stabbed after confronting bike tire thief on Bloomingdale Trail - CWB Chicago

A man was stabbed and choked unconscious Tuesday night after confronting a group of teenagers who stole a wheel from his bicycle on the Bloomingdale Trail in Bucktown, according to a Chicago police re...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

The hits just keep on coming…. literally.

Another “Loop Puncher” attack caught on video this week. Not far from the Mag Mile this time.

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'Loop Puncher' strikes again, clobbering woman near the Mag Mile (video) - CWB Chicago

Police are looking for the man who randomly punched a woman on a busy downtown Chicago street Monday morning in what appears to be the latest in a growing string of unprovoked attacks that have sparke...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

Federal prosecutors say a Chicago man threw rocks at a Border Patrol vehicle and, after being arrested, tried to set off the agents’ tear gas supply with his feet inside their SUV.

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Handcuffed arrestee tried to set off Border Patrol's tear gas supply with his feet: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

A Chicago man faces federal assault charges for allegedly throwing rocks at a Border Patrol vehicle and, after being arrested and placed in the agents’ SUV, trying to set off their tear gas supply wit...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

In 2021, a woman was shot during a carjacking outside a Logan Square grocery store.

18 months later, DNA test results linked him to the crime.

Now, he’s been given a 12-year prison sentence.

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Man linked by DNA to Logan Square carjacking and shooting sentenced to 12 years - CWB Chicago

A Chicago man has been given a 12-year prison sentence for a 2021 Logan Square carjacking that left a woman shot — a case solved nearly a year and a half later when DNA from the victim’s car door came...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 4d

A woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of trying to kill a Chicago police officer cannot change her name until at least 2029, a judge said Monday.

“I think this is a matter of public interest,” said Judge Mary Trew.

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Woman who tried to kill Chicago cop is barred from changing her name, for now - CWB Chicago

Whitley Temple will continue to be named Whitley Temple for at least four more years. On Monday, a Cook County judge denied her request to change her name, citing a lack of candor and ongoing court su...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

Two men are charged with robbing customers at gunpoint of gold chains inside a West Town deli, but the case does not appear to be related to an ongoing string of jewelry snatchings downtown.

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Duo stole gold chains at gunpoint in West Town deli holdup: prosecutors - CWB Chicago

Two men are accused of robbing two customers at gunpoint inside a West Town deli, taking their gold chains during a brazen daytime stickup that is unrelated to a recent wave of chain-snatching robberi...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

Joshua Concepcion and Alexis Perez were on pretrial release for felony gun charges when they murdered 60-year-old Federico Bautista on the Stevenson Expressway.

Now, they’re heading off to prison.

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Two men sentenced for murdering driver on Stevenson Expressway while out on pretrial release - CWB Chicago

Two men who killed a 60-year-old man in an expressway shooting nearly four years ago while they were both on pretrial release for felony gun cases have pleaded guilty. Joshua Concepcion, 22, and Alexi...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

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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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.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

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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$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...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 5d

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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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.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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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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...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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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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.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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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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.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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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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...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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 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 ...

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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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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.

CWBChicago @cwbchicago.bsky.social · 6d

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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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...