You may have seen the horrifying video of a man and woman being dragged from their car and shot yesterday evening. Man died, woman critically injured. This is the last photo the man, Gyovanny Arzuaga, posted to Facebook yesterday afternoon. He was 24.
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Just announced: Marion Lewis, 18, charged with shooting and killing a 7-year-old girl at a McDonald's drive-thru.
Murder, 3x attempt murder, carjacking, 6x discharge of firearm, 3x gun possession, 3x unlawful restraint, agg assault. Bond court Sunday.
Warning: Graphic video.
3 dead, 1 injured after a driver appears to intentionally strike a group of men in the street near 71st and Jeffery in
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around 5 a.m. Sunday. Offender remains at large.
Just in: Charged with the murder of Chicago Police Officer Areanah Preston are
Trevell Breeland, 19
Joseph Brooks, 19
Jakwon Buchanan, 18
and a 16-year-old male to be charged as an adult
Mayor Brandon Johnson's SUVs have now racked up 19 red light and speed camera citations since he took office on May 15.
His latest violations include going 55 mph and 53mph in school and park zones.
Total unpaid fines: $1,725.
Two felons accused of luring children into a van where cops found condoms, lubricant and a mattress were NOT detained on the charges because prosecutors and a judge wrongly believed attempted child abduction was not detainable under the SAFE-T Act.
You may be reading about 5 men who prosecutors refused to charge after a gang-related gunfight left 1 dead and 2 injured Friday.
Here's the video. You won't believe it.
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BREAKING: A TV news crew was robbed at gunpoint in West Town this morning while preparing to report on the latest wave of armed robberies.
At least 30 robberies in about 12 hours: Bucktown, Wicker Park, Old Town, the Loop, Lincoln Park, West Loop...
City surveillance footage shows a neon-vested "peacekeeper" helping a group attack and rob a driver in Little Village on May 26.
After initially refusing to release the video to us, the city caved yesterday under pressure from the Illinois Attorney General's office.
We're beginning to think that the "root cause" of a carload of guys committing 62 armed robberies might be not arresting them after they commit, say, FIVE robberies.
Remember the guy accused of leading troopers on a high-speed chase in a stolen car that crashed and hit a pedestrian in Lincoln Park last month?
He was released under the SAFE-T Act and robbed a clothing store two days later, prosecutors say.
Two men have been sentenced to decades in prison for killing a retired Chicago Fire Department lieutenant during a botched carjacking in 2020.
One got 60 years. The other got 65.
Guilty!
A jury this evening convicted Emonte Morgan of murdering Chicago Police Officer Ella French and badly injuring her partner during a traffic stop in August 2021.
Shortly before 3 o'clock Monday afternoon, two men attacked and robbed another man as he walked down a Bucktown alley. It was caught on video.
(Discretion advised)
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Yet ANOTHER robbery was caught on video last night.
They hit the woman, order her to stop screaming. Then demand her PIN while pointing a gun at her face.
Don't worry. The Chicago Police Department won't do anything risky like chasing these guys.
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Just in: Remember that viral video of a woman being robbed and carjacked in her back yard?
Thieves returned to the family's house and stole their other car today.
It's notable that she tweeted about an actor's death within hours of his passing on a major holiday, but it took her 3 days to send a boilerplate tweet after a CPD officer was killed in the line of duty recently.
I had the privilege of meeting Michael K. Williams twice. He was generous with his time as we talked about pain, trauma, redemption and love. His mission was to make sure that those who bore their scares were seen, lifted, and appreciated.
Video of the mass shooting tonight at 66th/Halsted. Seven shot, including a one-month-old girl, by gunmen who emerged from a black Jeep Cherokee with rifles.
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BREAKING: Latrell Allen, the man shot by Chicago police in August 2020, sparking a wave of looting across the city, was found guilty tonight on all charges, including four counts of attempted murder of police officers.
Congratulations to Chicago's mainstream news outlets who have suddenly discovered the out of control robbery problem we've been reporting on since April or May.
Funny what happens after a three of their own get rolled at gunpoint.
The city has issued seizure orders against two of Mayor Brandon Johnson's motorcade SUVs for failing to pay red light and speed camera tickets.
Johnson's SUVs now have outstanding fines and penalties totaling $2,130.
OK, Lori. We'll report the numbers.
Since you took office:
📈 Overall major crimes are up 16%
💀 Murder up 33%
💰Robbery up 5%
🛍️ Theft up 32%
🚗Motor vehicle theft up 62%
Happy now? 🙃
Lightfoot is now blaming the media for people feeling unsafe, challenges the press to "Report the numbers" that crime is down. We always include those numbers
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-- but also the context that crime remains high, even with improvements.
Dispatch: Jeff says his car, electric car, ran out of power and he needs assistance.
Cop: OK. I'll pick up a gallon of electricity and head over there.
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Chicago: Police witness armed robbery, don't chase the criminals.
Atlanta: Wrecks squad, PINs truck, pulls driver out at gunpoint for doing donuts in an intersection.
Breaking: A concealed carry holder got into a gunfight with a robbery crew in Edgewater a couple of hours ago, putting a quick end to the group's ongoing holdup spree.
A shocking attack and robbery was caught on video in Bucktown this afternoon.
It's a gut-wrenching look at a scenario that has unfolded far too many times this year as robberies in the area are up 53% this year. And up 96% from 2019.
Does anyone else get the feeling that there is a complete lack of urgency on the part of the city to address the migrant housing issue and the months-long robbery problem?
Who's in charge of fixing those? Seems like nobody.
Prosecutors say a pot dealer pulled a gun on a guy who declined to buy weed from him on the Red Line. The guy disarmed the pot dealer and held him for police.
Mayor Brandon Johnson's SUVs have been racking up red light and speed camera tickets at a breakneck pace: about one every two weeks.
The city is currently owed $850 for the unpaid citations.
Targeting error: A would-be victim wrestled away a robbery crew's gun, then stabbed one of the robbers to death on Sunday morning, according to multiple law enforcement sources.
...For the critics who are saying the police "did nothing," it's worth noting that they drove into the middle of a gunfight, seemingly protected a fallen man, and arrested five suspects.
That's a whole lot of "nothing."
Cashless bail: A judge yesterday decided that a Chicago man accused of shooting a dog in the head and having two 50-round ammunition magazines is not a threat to public safety.
She rejected a prosecutor's request to keep him in jail and sent him home.
A woman accused of pepper spraying 4 cops during Mexican Independence Day revelry became the first person sent home under the new cashless bail system on Monday.
Oopsie!
An armed carjacker ordered a man from his car at gunpoint and told him to walk home.
The victim did.
Then he returned with a pistol and took his car back at gunpoint.
Charges filed.
Mayor Brandon Johnson criticizes reporter for referring to South Loop incidents as “mob actions.” Says it’s not appropriate to call children “baby Capones.”
Here's a phenomenon Chicago news consumers may notice from time to time.
Why are the corporate news outlets in a huge city like Chicago all running stories about the exact same 8 robberies today? Here's the answer. 👇
... The Chicago Police Department has a website for media…
A Venezuelan migrant has been arrested 3 times since arriving in Chicago three weeks ago, prosecutors said Tuesday as he was accused of shoplifting clothes worth $725 from Macy's
But his bond court judge had another concern: "Who are these individuals?"
If you saw the video yesterday of a group of people, two armed with 2x4 boards, tussling with Chicago cops... This is what brought the police to the scene.
Keeping you up to speed:
✅ Crowds jumping on cars, robbing passersby, and looting stores are kids being kids. Don't "demonize" them.
❌ A crowd of angry constituents surrounding an alderman at a protest, getting a little handsy, is "condemned in the strongest terms"
Any violent act against an elected official in our city is unacceptable and must be condemned in the strongest terms. My office and the Chicago Police Department are currently investigating this incident, and we will provide updates as they become available.
Pretty neat how holdup crews can rob more than 40 people in 3 days, but all it takes is one concealed carry holder to end that nonsense.
No robbery sprees since yesterday morning in the crews' trolling grounds.
More good news: State troopers chased down and arrested a man who is suspected of committing 6 armed robberies in West Ridge last night and Tuesday night.
It's the second time this week that ISP's less-restrictive car chase policy reaped rewards.
The man accused of throwing a log like a javelin into a woman's head on the Mag Mile was ordered detained to await trial this afternoon.
The victim, a flight attendant from out of town, remains unresponsive with significant brain and head injuries.
A federal agent was robbed at gunpoint on the Magnificent Mile overnight, one of several victims targeted by the city's roving bands of armed robbers since yesterday evening…
A top Cook County prosecutor abruptly quit today and blasted Kim Foxx in an email.
Among many things, he says she was more concerned about "heat...from her backers" because of his bond court presentation rather than the fact that a woman had been killed
Two men have been charged in connection with the carjacking in Beverly that was caught on video this month.
One was on parole for 2 carjackings in Lincoln Park.
The other was on bail for a felony gun case.
A 77-year-old retired firefighter neutralized an armed robber who got out of a carjacked vehicle and confronted him in his garage.
Offender dead at the scene.
Best wishes to the retiree.
TODAY - offender’s weapon recovered when he was shot by the victim during an attempt robbery in
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. Offender was also using a vehicle that was carjacked yesterday.
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This guy, charged with felony trespassing to a place of amusement, will have to post $500 to get out of jail.
By comparison, 6 of today's bond court defendants will have to post that amount or LESS to get out on felony gun cases. (2 of them were released with no bond required)
BREAKING: At least 7 people shot during a street brawl in River North overnight.
This story is still developing and will be updated as new information is confirmed.
3rd-degree black belt jiu-jitsu instructor pins Uptown shoplifter until cops arrive — and sends it all out on Facebook live.
"He assaulted a 7-Eleven employee, so I jumped in and took him to the ground and did a gift wrap hold."
Quick math:
Let's say a total of 300 people under 18 were responsible for the problems downtown. That's a *very* generous number.
The city has 700,000 residents under the age of 18.
Why not address the 300 numbskulls who can't behave like 699,700 of their peers?
Shocking video shows West Loop restaurant patrons diving for cover as a gunman opens fire on them Friday evening.
"VOTE THESE CLOWNS OUT OF OFFICE OR WE WILL ALL BE PAYING THE PRICE FOR THE NEXT 4 YEARS," says the woman who was shot.
A gangbanger demanded to know a newly-arrived migrant's gang affiliation, then shot him when he didn't answer, Ald. Ray Lopez says.
“These are not ‘misguided youth’...They are criminals who choose a lifestyle that’s rooted in evil.”
Three migrants are facing charges for recent incidents downtown, including one accused of swinging a 12-inch knife at pedestrians and another who has been arrested twice this month.
February: Charged with possessing a stolen Kia at his high school.
April: Charged with possessing a stolen motorcycle in the Loop.
This week: Charged with carjacking an Uber driver at gunpoint.
A North Side man has been arrested 5 times since Illinois eliminated cash bail on September 18.
That makes him the most-arrested Chicagoan in the cashless bail era.
Outrageous video shows 4 gunmen, at least 2 equipped with machine guns, firing at a crowd Wednesday
They killed a 14-year-old boy and injured at least 3 others
A 16-year-old who shot at arriving CPD officers is charged with attempted murder of police