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It was created in 2013 by five Chicagoans who had grown disheartened with inaccurate information that was being provided at local Community Policing meetings. Our mission is to provide original public safety reporting with better context and greater detail than mainstream media outlets. CWB Chicago is a reader-funded public safety news outlet focusing on crime and criminal court proceedings in..
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8h ago
An 18-year-old Chicago man with a significant criminal history had a pending gun case when he shot and killed another man earlier this year, prosecutors say.
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10h ago
Two women were sexually assaulted as they walked in Boystown on Monday evening. Chicago police say the same man is responsible for both attacks.
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10h ago
A jury on Monday found a Chicago woman guilty of murdering her landlord, dismembering the woman's body, and stealing her identity.
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Cops looking for man who may have information about the murder of Chicago police officer Luis Huesca
CWB Chicago
1d ago
Detectives have distributed surveillance images to Chicago police officers citywide of a man they want to speak with in connection with the murder of CPD Officer Luis Huesca as he returned home from work on Sunday morning.
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CWB Chicago
1d ago
A Chicago man has been detained as a public safety threat after he flagged down Chicago police officers to tell them he had a gun less than 24 hours after a judge released him for allegedly possessing another firearm.
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1d ago
A woman was robbed at gunpoint while walking with two children in Ravenswood on Sunday evening. The holdup occurred one night after a couple, including a pregnant woman, were physically attacked in the neighborhood during a possible robbery.
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1d ago
Following days of public sniping and sassing in the wake of the Dexter Reed video release, Chicago's top cop and the head of the agency that investigates CPD shootings are being given a timeout.
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CWB Chicago
1d ago
Federal authorities are lending a hand as Chicago police detectives hunt down the people responsible for murdering off-duty CPD officer Luis Huesca as he arrived home from work early Sunday.
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CWB Chicago
2d ago
A second man has been charged in connection with a 2022 expressway shooting near Chinatown and, like the first man, he was on pretrial release at the time of the crime. In fact, prosecutors say, he was on electronic monitoring.
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CWB Chicago
2d ago
A group of men fired a gun and physically attacked a man and a pregnant woman in Ravenswood on Saturday night. Both victims were injured in the attack, but no gunshot injuries were reported, according to Chicago police.
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