TikTok flex backfires: He allegedly robbed a man of a VERY expensive watch in a Facebook Marketplace ripoff. But he had the same username on TikTok and the victim found him there — showing off the watch he stole! cwbchicago.com/2026/07/ooop...

BREAKING: CPD has forced The Dime, a Lincoln Park bar, to close after investigators linked it to a fight that ended with a man shot to death on Lincoln Avenue Sunday night. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/cpd-...

Hookup app horror! He allegedly used a gay hookup app and IG to lure men into sex, which he recorded. Two men were allegedly raped. And the videos? Officials say he threatened to send them to the victims’ families if they didn’t pay or give him more sex cwbchicago.com/2026/07/chic...

For nearly 40 minutes before a man was shot and killed on a Lincoln Park bar strip Sunday, 911 callers reported suspicious activity, a massive fight, and a man with a gun. But police dispatchers had no cops available to assign, according to CPD radio transmissions. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/befo...

Remember the guy who fired a shot in Riis Park and then livestreamed himself riding around the park with the machine gun — until cops tackled him in a uniquely satisfying viral video? Well, he’s going to federal prison for a while…. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/man-...

A gunman shot a 62-year-old woman, then held his girlfriend and a 13-year-old girl hostage in Albany Park today. Then, he shot a SWAT officer. Through it all, a 911 operator monitored one of the hostages’ open phone lines, relaying critical intel to CPD. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/911-...

New info in last night’s fatal shooting on a Lincoln Park bar strip: • Two gunmen were involved • One man, a concealed carry holder, returned and surrendered to police • Alderman confirms a bar fight preceded the shooting cwbchicago.com/2026/07/conc...

A man who fired a machine gun at an off-duty cop during a road rage altercation on the Stevenson Expressway has received a 15-year sentence. Neither he nor the cop was injured. But the cop unintentionally shot the woman driving his car. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/15-y...

A man was murdered during a brawl outside a Lincoln Park bar last night. Last month, a woman was shot just steps away, leading neighbors to demand a crackdown on out-of-control nightlife. Needless to say, that didn’t happen. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/dead...

He pleaded guilty to robbing this Brinks guard of $1 million, then appealed when a federal judge sentenced him to 15 years, claiming his brain wasn’t fully developed and he was exposed to gun violence as a kid. The appeals court rejected those ideas. 👋 cwbchicago.com/2026/07/appe...

The mayor’s administration suggested this week that it may need to make cuts to the Chicago Police Department to fill a budget gap. But some aldermen say the mayor is refusing to collect revenue that he doesn’t like. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/as-m...

A Hispanic man who spray-painted pro-ICE graffiti and swastikas on buildings associated with Palestinian and immigrant communities in Little Village has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of hate crime. Sentence? 2 years probation. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/man-...

A Chicago man is charged with ripping a gold chain from a woman’s neck in Hinsdale. Now, cops want to see if he's linked to similar robberies in lakefront neighborhoods in Chicago this month — at least 10 victims from Edgewater to the Loop to Hyde Park. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/hins...

Two felons are accused of having guns on the Jackson Red Line platform after a tipster shared info with cops on a routine patrol. One of the guys received prison time for having a gun on the Red Line in 2023. Slow learner? cwbchicago.com/2026/07/tips...

A woman slashed a man’s neck during an “altercation” near the corner of Michigan Avenue and Oak Street on Saturday night, CPD said. He is in critical condition. She is on the loose. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/woma...

A suburban cop sent confidential information from a police database to a man whose car was used by a gunman who shot at cops in River Forest, prosecutors say. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/subu...

A convicted felon was arrested with a MACHETE on the CTA *twice* in three days, officials say. There are questions about why he wasn’t charged with a detainable offense the first time so he could have been kept in jail from the start. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/man-...

A convicted felon who got into a gunfight at a South Side gas station, leaving an innocent Divvy employee injured, has been sentenced to NINE YEARS in federal prison. 👋 cwbchicago.com/2026/07/felo...

Some news outlets have been downplaying claims that Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang is gaining a foothold in Chicago. With court cases mounting, retired Riverside Police Chief Tom Weitzel says it’s time for reporters to have a reckoning with the truth cwbchicago.com/2026/07/reti...

A package delivery driver tried to lure a 13-year-old girl who was sitting on her porch on the NW Side, CPD says. They’d like to talk with this guy… cwbchicago.com/2026/07/pack...

A new report shows 10% of people on Cook County ankle monitors were AWOL in June. Up from 8% in May. And high-profile violations continue, including this alleged Tren de Aragua member, seen kidnapping a man who is about to be murdered. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/10-o...

The fake charity solicitor who killed a House of Blues patron with a single punch pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter yesterday. His sentence? 5 years. The state's "one punch" case law likely precluded a murder conviction. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/man-...

Prosecutors said he shot a man on the Red Line, leaving the victim paralyzed from the waist down. Now, nearly five years later, he has pleaded guilty. Sentence: 10 years. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/red-...

Two 16-year-old “Lakeview Goons” are charged in connection with that big mob attack and robbery in Roscoe Village. A total of *seven* are now charged, all local residents, many from well-to-do families, according to a source. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/2-mo...

This is the guy who drove a car toward a cop during a “sideshow” in Grant Park, prompting the officer to fire a shot into the vehicle’s hood early Sunday, prosecutors say. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/subu...

A judge ordered a 50-year-old North Center man detained after investigators say they found a fully automatic weapon in his home days after a woman sought a firearm restraining order against him. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/nort...

A CPD officer who shot this guy in the head after he fired a gun near another cop’s head inside a Brighton Park bar has been cleared by COPA But the agency dinged the cop who almost got shot because he said the bouncer who searched the guy was “a retard" cwbchicago.com/2026/07/cop-...

Exclusive: A 10x convicted felon escaped from electronic monitoring for days until he was finally found — in Gov. JB Pritzker’s back yard! It appears his escape was not reported to a judge for days. Court rules call for notification within 24 hours. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/10x-...

Passersby found a man shot near 64th and Kedzie overnight. How long was he lying there? Nobody really knows. Nobody called 911 about gunfire in the area And the mayor disconnected the local ShotSpotters almost two years ago. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ cwbchicago.com/2026/07/chic...

He’s guilty of hiding his murdered on-again, off-again lover’s body in the refrigerator of an Edgewater apartment. But he’s not guilty of the murder. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/edge...

Moments after a CPD surveillance camera operator saw a man running with a gun in Logan Square late Saturday night, he apparently used it to shoot two people as cops were speeding to the scene. One victim died. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/cpd-...

Investigators are awaiting lab tests before determining how two women found in a Bucktown apartment on Friday afternoon died. But reports show police found street drugs and straws near the women. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/stre...

A CPD officer fired a shot at a driver who nearly ran him over during a street “takeover” in Grant Park early Sunday, according to a preliminary report. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/cops...

A suburban school district chief used his work credit card to purchase over $10K in golf gear, porn site subscriptions, and more, prosecutors say. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/subu...

CPD arrested him 5 times in 13 months on drug sale charges. Prosecutors dropped most of the cases. But now he’s got a real big problem. One of his recent customers turned out to be an undercover ATF agent. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/whoo...

COPA has cleared a CPD officer who exchanged shots with car burglars who opened fire on him outside his West Lawn home last year, records show. Investigators later arrested two juveniles and recovered two guns. The officer suffered a graze wound to his ear. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/copa...

The parolee who murdered a Wicker Park hookah lounge doorman and injured a lounge patron after being denied entry to a New Year’s party received a 63-year prison sentence yesterday. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/man-...

With one Illinois House Democrat federally indicted on corruption charges and another forced to resign over sexual harassment allegations, Republicans are calling on the Dems to support more accountability for lawmakers accused of wrongdoing. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/afte...

A 34-time convicted felon received a 25-year sentence yesterday for firing a shot during an armed robbery in River North. 30 of his previous convictions are from 1997, when he shot a robbery victim. He’ll be out in 9 years (His accomplice got 10 years) cwbchicago.com/2026/07/34-t...

A 16-year-old is charged with a shooting that left 3 dead in 2024. He’s the second person charged. Prosecutors said a group of teens and adults spent hours smoking pot and handling a rifle before one pulled out a gun, opened fire, and stole the rifle. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/16-y...

You wouldn't know it by watching the news or listening to some Chicago politicians who peddle in fear: Hate crime reports are plunging in Chicago. Even after the city expanded efforts to make it easier to file a report, cases are down 54% in two years. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/chic...

A judge denied Markham's attempt to dismiss a former cop’s whistleblower lawsuit. She says she was fired after telling prosecutors that Chief Jack Genius ordered the release a convicted murderer who had a gun in his car. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/fire...

The federal government has been studying the issue of robocall scammers for so long, their proposed solutions are now outdated, the attorneys general of nearly every state say in a letter to the FCC. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/near...

CPD says a rolling gun battle between the occupants of two cars left a 66-year-old woman critically injured as she sat at a CTA bus stop last night. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/roll...

An Indian national defrauded American seniors, including a Chicago woman, through a computer pop-up box scam. Now he’s going to federal prison for 6 years. When he’s done with that, he’ll be deported. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/indi...

New details in the murder of a CTA worker outside the 98th Street railyard entrance last month: Video shows the murder suspect police are looking for. The victim went undiscovered for almost 10 minutes due to ShotSpotter removal. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/vide...

CPD released a photo of a man who allegedly touched a woman’s leg on a CTA bus and then performed a “lewd act” after exiting. Now, a man is charged. But a judge refused to keep him in jail or put him on an ankle monitor. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/judg...

A gunman fired at least 20 rounds, killing a man on the Near North Side overnight. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/gunm...

High school senior Cameron Rayford had already completed two internships as he aimed to become an investment banker. His dreams ended when Jordan Parks murdered him on a South Loop street corner. Yesterday, Parks received a 31-year sentence. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/man-...

Two boys, ages 16 and 17, mugged a woman in the Loop late last night, CPD says. BOTH were already wanted on active arrest warrants. cwbchicago.com/2026/07/2-te...