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Prosecutors: Gangster Disciples brought hitman to Chicago by bus for Englewood murder
A group of Gangster Disciples imported a hitman from their Minneapolis faction to Chicago aboard a Greyhound bus, had him kill a man over a $3,000 drug debt, and sent him home before midnight, prosecutors alleged Friday. The post Prosecutors: Gangster Disciples brought hitman to…
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2 critically injured shooting victims wait 8 minutes for someone to call 911 on a block once covered by ShotSpotter
Two badly injured shooting victims appear to have waited at least eight minutes for someone to call 911 after they were shot in Bronzeville overnight. The shooting happened on a block once covered by the city’s ShotSpotter network, which Mayor Brandon Johnson shut down more than…
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65 years for beating man to death with a board — and then robbing the fallen victim
A man with an outstanding arrest warrant for skipping court in a stolen-vehicle case was brought before a judge who quickly released him again. Three days later, the man beat a stranger to death with a wooden board on a West Side street. This week, he received a 65 year…
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Jury hits Lincoln Towing with $2.85 million verdict, including record punitive damages
It's a story likely to warm hearts across Chicago: A jury has ordered Lincoln Towing to pay $2.85 million to a man who said one of its employees pointed a gun at his head while he clung to the hood of a moving tow truck in Wicker Park. The award includes record-setting punitive…
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CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’ his squad car during foot pursuit
A Chicago police officer is recovering after being struck by a squad car driven by his own district commander during a foot pursuit. The commander, however, told dispatchers the officer “tripped and ran into” the squad car. The post CPD commander says cop ‘tripped and ran into’…
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GM to pay $220 million over allegations it spied on drivers, sold data to insurers
General Motors will pay $220 million to settle allegations that it sold drivers’ location and driving-behavior data to insurance companies without adequately informing them or obtaining their consent, Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced Thursday. The post GM to pay…
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Man gets 6 years for Red Line mob attack, robbery spree
A 23-year-old man who joined a group of eight attackers to carry out a string of robberies aboard the Red Line last year, leaving one victim with multiple broken bones and a dislocated ankle, has been given a six-year prison sentence. The post Man gets 6 years for Red Line mob…
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Driver allegedly threatened to shoot cop during DUI arrest while on pretrial release for … threatening to shoot a cop after a DUI arrest in 2023
A suburban man accused of threatening to shoot a police officer during a DUI arrest over the weekend was on pretrial release for allegedly making a similar threat after a DUI arrest in 2023, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said. The post Driver allegedly threatened…
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Man stabbed, critically injured aboard Blue Line train; suspect in custody
A suspect is in custody after a man was stabbed and critically injured aboard a train at the Division Blue Line station Wednesday evening, Chicago police said. The post Man stabbed, critically injured aboard Blue Line train; suspect in custody appeared first on CWB Chicago .
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‘Coach Dre’: Man accused of grooming teen boy he met at school basketball workout; CPD says there may be more victims
A Chicago man accused of grooming a teenage boy he met at a school basketball clinic allegedly spent months offering him expensive gifts and promising to help his basketball career while gradually pushing him toward sexual behavior, prosecutors said. The boy’s mother discovered…