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New video shows a work van theft crew in action in the West Loop as CPD warns that this (or a very similar) group is responsible for 14 burglaries across the Loop, South Loop, and West Loop this month.
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COPA and CPD want a Chicago cop (and MMA fighter) fired for allegedly sexually assaulting his then-18-year-old girlfriend, accessing CPD’s police report about the assault, and then lying to investigators about it all.
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A suburban teacher and coach accused of secretly recording a student could not be detained under the SAFE-T Act, officials say.
Now, an Illinois state senator and former Cook County prosecutor is pushing to change the law.
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He shot a Lyft driver during a carjacking attempt, got away, then carjacked a woman days later.
And it all happened shortly after he got out of juvenile jail for another carjacking.
He’s going to big boy prison now: 15 years.
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CPD is looking for 2 men who shot a 15-year-old boy in the leg outside an East Garfield Park restaurant.
Surveillance images include photos of the suspects aboard a CTA bus shortly before the shooting.
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An elementary school girl was sexually assaulted on her way to class yesterday morning, police say, and the assailant may be only 13 or 14 years old.
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7 years in prison for man who defaced Northwestern campus with nazi symbols and other antisemitic graffiti.
He was convicted in 2023 of doing the exact same thing in West Rogers Park.
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Three women were robbed of jewelry at gunpoint in Lincoln Park over four days, and now Chicago police are warning about a similar pattern in Little Italy.
So far, CPD has not publicly linked the cases.
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Rapper Mello Buckzz’s record release party in River North sparked the worst mass shooting in Chicago history last year.
Days later, the feds charged her father with selling firearms to an undercover informant.
He was sentenced last week: time served.
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With all due respect to Block Club's efforts to dismiss CPD's use of curfews, this location is also near Archer & Kedzie, a hotspot for street takeovers, including one where 3 were murdered in 2022.
Was there a street takeover that night? 🤔
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...That's the thing about doing "data journalism." You plot a bunch of numbers into a map, they fall into "Black and Brown" neighborhoods, and you call 'em racist.
You need to know more. Why did the police decide to use the curfew ordinance in those instances?
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CPD released surveillance images of 2 men wanted in the September 1 shooting of a 15-year-old boy in East Garfield Park.
Federal law enforcement officers conducting covert surveillance nearby reportedly saw the gunmen running from the scene.
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Days after warning about gunmen robbing women of jewelry on the streets of Lincoln Park, CPD is issuing a similar warning for Little Italy.
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An elementary school girl was forced into an alley and sexually assaulted while walking to Fort Dearborn Elementary School yesterday morning, Chicago police say.
The assailant may be just 13 or 14 years old.
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The discovery of Zenobia Weatherspoon’s body in a trash can sparked outrage and calls for justice.
Her brother allegedly shot a woman he thought had info about her death.
Now, the Medical Examiner says her cause and manner of death are…undetermined.
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He robbed a Red Line passenger while wearing an ankle monitor. Then, he robbed another Red Line passenger after being released on electronic monitoring again.
Now, he has pleaded guilty.
Sentence: 6 years. (He'll be out in 3.)
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A gunshot victim lay undiscovered for nearly 30 minutes Monday after 911 callers heard shots but couldn’t tell exactly where they came from.
ShotSpotter, which could have pinpointed the location, was disconnected exactly 2 years ago today.
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He teamed up with a 14-year-old girl to hijack a car in the West Loop, taking a woman and her 1-year-old daughter on a 10-minute horror ride.
Now, it’s prison time: 9½ years.
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Video of Zenobia Weatherspoon’s body being found in a Back of the Yards trash can spread widely and fueled outrage.
People assumed she was murdered.
The medical examiner’s investigation is now complete.
Experts could not determine how she died.
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