A suburban man who once worked as a security patrol officer on the streets of Boystown, even though he was a convicted felon, will soon be sentenced to a minimum of 81 years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy whom he met online. The post Former Boystown security patrol officer will get at least 81 years in prison for sexually assaulting 13-year-old boy: prosecutors appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

It’s been happening for years, but, despite repeated warnings from Chicago police, it keeps happening. We’re talking about robberies that take place when innocent-minded victims show up to buy something they saw online. They think they’re getting a good deal but wind up losing cash and merchandise, sometimes at gunpoint. The post 2 charged with ripping off people who showed up to complete Facebook Marketplace transactions appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

Chicago police have released video clips of the person they believe is responsible for murdering a man in an Uptown alley last autumn. Now, they’re hoping someone will recognize the killer. Around 7:37 p.m. on October 1, police responded to a call about an injured man on the ground and found the 57-year-old victim in The post Uptown murder suspect is on the loose and Chicago cops need help tracking them down appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

Federal agents in Chicago intercepted nearly 162,000 counterfeit U.S. Postal Service “forever” stamps shipped to the United States from China, officials said Thursday. The post Feds intercept 162,000 fake postage stamps in Chicago; ‘a real uptick’ seen in similar crimes appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

As police oversight officials in Chicago are working to determine if changes should be made to CPD’s traffic stop policies and practices, one of our city’s cops says he was the target of an unlawful traffic stop in Arizona last summer. Many of the complaints CPD Officer Jalen Woods aired during interviews with a Phoenix TV reporter echo concerns people have raised about police practices here in Chicago. The post Chicago cop claims Arizona police wrongfully arrested him during trumped-up traffic stop appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

Charles Platt started this week as a five-time convicted felon. As of his latest court appearance on Tuesday, he’s an eight-time convicted felon. Platt, 53, pleaded guilty during the hearing to carjacking, aggravated robbery, and possessing a stolen motor vehicle. The post 13 years for carjacker who crashed during 102 mph police pursuit appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

Immigration enforcement agents have a Venezuelan gang member who’s suspected of participating in a mass shooting here in Chicago, according to federal authorities. The post Feds arrest ‘illegally present’ Venezuelan gang member suspected in Chicago mass shooting appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

Two men robbed a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier as she made her rounds near Washington Park on Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The post Armed men robbed postal worker at gunpoint, Chicago police say appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

The boyfriend of a woman who was fatally shot while they were in bed together last month is now being charged with manslaughter in connection with her death and the death of the baby she was carrying. The post Felon charged with killing girlfriend and the baby she was carrying with gun he kept in bed appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more

A judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 13 years in prison for raping a woman he picked up from a Lakeview bar while working as an Uber driver. He received an additional seven years for sexually abusing a child in a separate case, court records show. The post Uber driver gets 13 years for sexually assaulting female passenger and 7 more for assaulting a child appeared first on CWB Chicago ..read more