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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..
CWB Chicago
6m ago
Police are trying to identify four people who pepper sprayed and robbed a CTA passenger on the North Side.
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CWB Chicago
13h ago
A man on pretrial release for burglarizing six stores in two weeks is back in jail, accused of skipping court and committing 12 more burglaries and robberies.
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CWB Chicago
13h ago
Cleophus Polk is accused of beating and stabbing a man to death three days after a judge released him from custody in a pending felony stolen car case.
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CWB Chicago
17h ago
Two men have been sentenced to months of federal prison time for using stolen and forged U.S. Postal Service master keys to steal huge volumes of mail from Lakeview and Lincoln Park to Logan Square.
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CWB Chicago
17h ago
Four juveniles, one only 12 years old, were arrested early Thursday morning after they allegedly robbed a man near the UIC campus.
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CWB Chicago
17h ago
Video recorded by a Chicago police officer's body camera shows tense moments as he confronts a man who refused to comply with orders to put down a handgun he was holding.
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CWB Chicago
17h ago
The man who broke into a Chicago police facility and proceeded to threaten a SWAT team training class with their own guns has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
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CWB Chicago
2d ago
Well, this is embarrassing. Cook County authorities are trying to identify a burglar who stole computers this week from a prosecutor's office at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse at 26th and California.
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CWB Chicago
2d ago
For the second time this week, Chicago police are warning businesses about nighttime burglars who are prowling the city. The latest alert focuses on the North and Northwest Sides,
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CWB Chicago
2d ago
Two men have been sentenced to probation for their roles in a massive multi-million dollar gift card fraud against Chicago-area Home Depot stores. Prosecutors continue to pursue cases against several other people connected to the scheme.
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