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Too dangerous for a psych ward, but OK to wander the streets?
Exclusive: The man suspected of setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line is wearing an ankle monitor after allegedly knocking out a psych ward social worker.
A judge refused to keep him in jail
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Exclusive: The man suspected of setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line is wearing an ankle monitor after allegedly knocking out a psych ward social worker.
A judge refused to keep him in jail
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CTA fire attack suspect knocked a psych ward employee unconscious, but a judge decided to let him walk the streets: court docs
The man being questioned by Chicago police, suspected of setting a woman on fire as they rode a Blue Line train in the Loop on Monday night, was walking the streets only because a Cook County judge re...
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November 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Too dangerous for a psych ward, but OK to wander the streets?
Exclusive: The man suspected of setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line is wearing an ankle monitor after allegedly knocking out a psych ward social worker.
A judge refused to keep him in jail
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/cta-...
Exclusive: The man suspected of setting a woman on fire on the Blue Line is wearing an ankle monitor after allegedly knocking out a psych ward social worker.
A judge refused to keep him in jail
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/cta-...
Exclusive: The man who set a woman on fire on the Blue Line last night is believed to be in custody, arrested midday in the Loop.
He’s wearing an ankle monitor for an aggravated battery case in which a judge REFUSED to keep him in jail.
He has a history of arson.
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He’s wearing an ankle monitor for an aggravated battery case in which a judge REFUSED to keep him in jail.
He has a history of arson.
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Exclusive: Suspect in custody for setting woman on fire on Blue Line is wearing an ankle monitor
Chicago police have detained a suspect in connection with the horrific setting of a woman on fire aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop on Monday night, according to a source familiar with the investig...
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November 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Exclusive: The man who set a woman on fire on the Blue Line last night is believed to be in custody, arrested midday in the Loop.
He’s wearing an ankle monitor for an aggravated battery case in which a judge REFUSED to keep him in jail.
He has a history of arson.
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He’s wearing an ankle monitor for an aggravated battery case in which a judge REFUSED to keep him in jail.
He has a history of arson.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/excl...
The “Loop Puncher” case keeps growing: CPD now says the man who brutally attacked a woman in the Loop in August also attacked two women on the North Side in June.
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‘Loop Puncher’ charged with two more random attacks on women, CPD says
A man accused of being one of the “Loop Punchers” — a group of unrelated men known for randomly attacking women on Chicago’s streets — is now charged with assaulting two more victims. William Livingst...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The “Loop Puncher” case keeps growing: CPD now says the man who brutally attacked a woman in the Loop in August also attacked two women on the North Side in June.
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15 years for a man who posed as a young dancer to convince young girls to send him videos on TikTok and Snapchat.
Prosecutors said he threatened to expose the kids if they didn’t keep doing what he asked.
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Prosecutors said he threatened to expose the kids if they didn’t keep doing what he asked.
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Man gets 15 years for exploiting kids on TikTok and Snapchat
A Riverdale man who posed as a young dancer to convince preteen girls to send him explicit videos and photos on TikTok and Snapchat has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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November 18, 2025 at 5:15 PM
15 years for a man who posed as a young dancer to convince young girls to send him videos on TikTok and Snapchat.
Prosecutors said he threatened to expose the kids if they didn’t keep doing what he asked.
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Prosecutors said he threatened to expose the kids if they didn’t keep doing what he asked.
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A man poured flammable liquid on a woman and set her on fire during an argument aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop last night.
She is in critical condition.
He is on the loose.
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She is in critical condition.
He is on the loose.
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Woman set on fire during argument aboard CTA train in the Loop
A man poured flammable liquid on a woman and set her on fire during an argument aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop on Monday night, Chicago police said.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A man poured flammable liquid on a woman and set her on fire during an argument aboard a Blue Line train in the Loop last night.
She is in critical condition.
He is on the loose.
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She is in critical condition.
He is on the loose.
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Chicago police are asking for help ID’ing 3 men accused of robbing a teen on the Green Line at 35th Street.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Chicago police are asking for help ID’ing 3 men accused of robbing a teen on the Green Line at 35th Street.
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A 65-year-old man with a history of pickpocketing on the CTA is once again accused of stealing wallets from women on the Blue Line.
Prosecutors say he and an accomplice used distraction tactics at Loop stations to swipe purses and wallets.
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Prosecutors say he and an accomplice used distraction tactics at Loop stations to swipe purses and wallets.
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Veteran pickpocket charged with 3 more thefts on the Blue Line downtown
A 65-year-old man with a history of pickpocketing on Chicago’s transit system is once again accused of stealing wallets from women on the CTA Blue Line in the Loop, prosecutors said.
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November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
A 65-year-old man with a history of pickpocketing on the CTA is once again accused of stealing wallets from women on the Blue Line.
Prosecutors say he and an accomplice used distraction tactics at Loop stations to swipe purses and wallets.
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Prosecutors say he and an accomplice used distraction tactics at Loop stations to swipe purses and wallets.
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A Flossmoor man accused of hurling a Big Gulp on former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx during a road rage incident has been found guilty of one felony and not guilty of another.
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Man found guilty of Big Gulp attack on former State’s Attorney Kim Foxx
The man accused of throwing a Big Gulp on former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx during a road rage altercation near her Flossmoor home was found guilty of one felony and not guilty of another o...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:33 PM
A Flossmoor man accused of hurling a Big Gulp on former Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx during a road rage incident has been found guilty of one felony and not guilty of another.
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18 people were shot, 4 fatally in Chicago this weekend.
That’s an increase over last year, but still one of the better recent performances for the same weekend.
The victims ranged in age from 15 to 55.
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That’s an increase over last year, but still one of the better recent performances for the same weekend.
The victims ranged in age from 15 to 55.
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18 people shot, 4 fatally across Chicago this weekend
Eighteen people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, and four of them died, according to police. The total of 18 victims is an increase of four compared to last year.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
18 people were shot, 4 fatally in Chicago this weekend.
That’s an increase over last year, but still one of the better recent performances for the same weekend.
The victims ranged in age from 15 to 55.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/18-p...
That’s an increase over last year, but still one of the better recent performances for the same weekend.
The victims ranged in age from 15 to 55.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/18-p...
Two men are recovering after a brutal axe attack and a separate beating early today near the South Loop.
Police found a bloody axe at the scene.
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Police found a bloody axe at the scene.
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2 hospitalized after axe attack and robbery near the South Loop
Two men were hospitalized after a violent axe attack and a separate beating near the South Loop early Monday morning, Chicago police said.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Two men are recovering after a brutal axe attack and a separate beating early today near the South Loop.
Police found a bloody axe at the scene.
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Police found a bloody axe at the scene.
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CPD says a crew using a stolen Infiniti and crowbars to break into stores has expanded its spree to the Northwest Side.
In one case, they threatened a victim with a gun.
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In one case, they threatened a victim with a gun.
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Armed burglary crew expands crime spree to Northwest Side, police say
A burglary crew that has smashed its way into businesses across Chicago is expanding its territory, police say, striking three more times early Saturday on the city’s Northwest Side after a string of ...
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November 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
CPD says a crew using a stolen Infiniti and crowbars to break into stores has expanded its spree to the Northwest Side.
In one case, they threatened a victim with a gun.
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In one case, they threatened a victim with a gun.
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Chicago police said he fired a shot toward officers before they opened fire.
But oversight investigators suggested the discharge might have been unintentional.
A jury has now found him not guilty of attempted murder and shooting at police.
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But oversight investigators suggested the discharge might have been unintentional.
A jury has now found him not guilty of attempted murder and shooting at police.
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Man shot in head by CPD officer is found not guilty of trying to shoot cops
A Chicago man who was shot in the head by police inside a Brighton Park bar last year has been acquitted of the most serious charges filed against him.
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November 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Chicago police said he fired a shot toward officers before they opened fire.
But oversight investigators suggested the discharge might have been unintentional.
A jury has now found him not guilty of attempted murder and shooting at police.
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But oversight investigators suggested the discharge might have been unintentional.
A jury has now found him not guilty of attempted murder and shooting at police.
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More than 60 shots were fired from at least 4 guns. Shell casings scattered everywhere
A 24-year-old man was shot and survived
But five-year-old Reign Ware, did not
Now, Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her killer
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A 24-year-old man was shot and survived
But five-year-old Reign Ware, did not
Now, Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her killer
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$10,000 reward for info leading to the killer of 5-year-old Reign Ware - CWB Chicago
Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 cash reward for information leading to charges in the killing of five-year-old Reign Ware, who was shot to death last year while sitting in a parked ca...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
More than 60 shots were fired from at least 4 guns. Shell casings scattered everywhere
A 24-year-old man was shot and survived
But five-year-old Reign Ware, did not
Now, Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her killer
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/1000...
A 24-year-old man was shot and survived
But five-year-old Reign Ware, did not
Now, Cook County Crime Stoppers is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to her killer
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/1000...
Fully updated: Advances in DNA and fingerprint technology helped solve a 2004 Gold Coast murder, officials say.
A 68-year-old man who allegedly fled overseas after being questioned in 2019 was extradited from Peru this week to face murder charges.
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A 68-year-old man who allegedly fled overseas after being questioned in 2019 was extradited from Peru this week to face murder charges.
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Advances in DNA and fingerprint tech crack 2004 Gold Coast murder case - CWB Chicago
Advances in DNA and fingerprint technology helped solve a 2004 Gold Coast murder that went cold for more than a decade. Prosecutors say new forensic testing linked David Barklow to the shooting death ...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Fully updated: Advances in DNA and fingerprint technology helped solve a 2004 Gold Coast murder, officials say.
A 68-year-old man who allegedly fled overseas after being questioned in 2019 was extradited from Peru this week to face murder charges.
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A 68-year-old man who allegedly fled overseas after being questioned in 2019 was extradited from Peru this week to face murder charges.
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Chicagoland is seeing one of the largest surges ever in federal prosecution of gun cases, with indictments up nearly 300% from 26 to 102 so far this year, officials say.
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Federal gun cases surge nearly 300% in Chicago under ‘Project Safe Neighborhoods,’ officials say - CWB Chicago
Federal prosecutors in Chicago have sharply increased their pursuit of violent offenders and gun crimes, with the number of firearm indictments nearly tripling under U.S. Attorney Andrew S. Boutros’ l...
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November 16, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Chicagoland is seeing one of the largest surges ever in federal prosecution of gun cases, with indictments up nearly 300% from 26 to 102 so far this year, officials say.
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A Rogers Park man killed his 12-week-old son, then told investigators a “demon” did it: prosecutors
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Rogers Park man killed 12-week-old son, claimed a 'demon' did it: prosecutors - CWB Chicago
A Rogers Park man accused of killing his 12-week-old son later told detectives that a demon inside him caused the baby’s fatal injuries, according to a detention filing from the Cook County State’s At...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:37 PM
A Rogers Park man killed his 12-week-old son, then told investigators a “demon” did it: prosecutors
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Federal prosecutors say a California barber helped run a $40 million international “tech support” scam that targeted elderly Americans.
Scammers were flown to Thailand to party with stacks of cash cash and pet tigers — all paid for with the victims’ money.
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Scammers were flown to Thailand to party with stacks of cash cash and pet tigers — all paid for with the victims’ money.
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Feds: 'Tech support' scam swindled elderly Americans of $40 million - CWB Chicago
Federal prosecutors say a San Diego barber helped build a lucrative international fraud empire that preyed on the elderly and recruited and trained Americans to trick seniors out of their life savings...
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November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Federal prosecutors say a California barber helped run a $40 million international “tech support” scam that targeted elderly Americans.
Scammers were flown to Thailand to party with stacks of cash cash and pet tigers — all paid for with the victims’ money.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/feds...
Scammers were flown to Thailand to party with stacks of cash cash and pet tigers — all paid for with the victims’ money.
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A smash-and-grab crew is slamming stolen cars into Chicago storefronts to steal sports gear.
In one video, seven masked thieves pour out of a van after a car plows through the glass.
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In one video, seven masked thieves pour out of a van after a car plows through the glass.
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Video shows masked looters ramming car into West Side shop - CWB Chicago
Chicago police are searching for a smash-and-grab crew that has been plowing stolen cars into storefronts on the West Side to steal sports apparel and other merchandise.
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November 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A smash-and-grab crew is slamming stolen cars into Chicago storefronts to steal sports gear.
In one video, seven masked thieves pour out of a van after a car plows through the glass.
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In one video, seven masked thieves pour out of a van after a car plows through the glass.
cwbchicago.com/2025/11/vide...
A 68-year-old man is charged with murdering another man in the Gold Coast in 2004.
CPD arrested him in the case in 2019, but prosecutors refused to charge him at the time.
He fled to Peru.
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CPD arrested him in the case in 2019, but prosecutors refused to charge him at the time.
He fled to Peru.
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Cold case solved: Streeterville man fled to Peru after being identified as suspect in 2004 Gold Coast killing, police say - CWB Chicago
A 68-year-old man has been charged with first-degree murder in the 2004 shooting death of a Gold Coast resident after police tracked him down in South America and extradited him to Chicago, authoritie...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
A 68-year-old man is charged with murdering another man in the Gold Coast in 2004.
CPD arrested him in the case in 2019, but prosecutors refused to charge him at the time.
He fled to Peru.
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CPD arrested him in the case in 2019, but prosecutors refused to charge him at the time.
He fled to Peru.
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The feds say an Indiana man posted threats on Twitter, urging people to kill ICE agents amid a surge in immigration enforcement around Chicago.
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Feds: Indiana man urged others to 'shoot an ICE agent dead' - CWB Chicago
Federal agents have charged an Indiana man with transmitting online threats to kill Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last week as the Chicago area experienced a renewed wave of immigration...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:01 AM
The feds say an Indiana man posted threats on Twitter, urging people to kill ICE agents amid a surge in immigration enforcement around Chicago.
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CPD is probing a strange scene in Uptown: firefighters responding to a reported gas leak at an Uptown apartment building found a man wrapped in a sheet and shot.
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Firefighters find man shot while investigating gas leak in Uptown apartment building - CWB Chicago
Police are investigating an unusual scene in Uptown after firefighters responding to a report of a natural gas smell found a man shot inside his apartment late Thursday.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:19 PM
CPD is probing a strange scene in Uptown: firefighters responding to a reported gas leak at an Uptown apartment building found a man wrapped in a sheet and shot.
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Police found a 61-year-old man lying dead from a gunshot wound outside his Auburn Gresham home overnight.
It’s unclear how long he was there before being found because nobody called 911 to report shots fired and, of course, the mayor unplugged he local ShotSpotters
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It’s unclear how long he was there before being found because nobody called 911 to report shots fired and, of course, the mayor unplugged he local ShotSpotters
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Slain man lays undiscovered in South Side ward that fought to keep ShotSpotter - CWB Chicago
A 61-year-old man was found lying dead outside his Auburn Gresham home early Friday, the latest gunshot victim to go undiscovered in a neighborhood once monitored by the city’s ShotSpotter system.
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November 14, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Police found a 61-year-old man lying dead from a gunshot wound outside his Auburn Gresham home overnight.
It’s unclear how long he was there before being found because nobody called 911 to report shots fired and, of course, the mayor unplugged he local ShotSpotters
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It’s unclear how long he was there before being found because nobody called 911 to report shots fired and, of course, the mayor unplugged he local ShotSpotters
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CPD says these are the men responsible for killing Fino Alamo Dominguez and his son, Luis, outside their Little Village jewelry store last weekend.
Now, detectives need a little help identifying them.
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Now, detectives need a little help identifying them.
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Cops seek 2 men for slaying of father-son jewelry store owners in Little Village - CWB Chicago
Chicago police are asking for the public’s help identifying two men wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a father and son during a robbery attempt at their Little Village jewelry store last...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:59 PM
CPD says these are the men responsible for killing Fino Alamo Dominguez and his son, Luis, outside their Little Village jewelry store last weekend.
Now, detectives need a little help identifying them.
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Now, detectives need a little help identifying them.
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A Cook County judge sentenced Derek Rucker to seven years for a series of random attacks on women downtown and on CTA trains.
Rucker, known online as a “Loop Puncher,” also admitted to striking a police officer.
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Rucker, known online as a “Loop Puncher,” also admitted to striking a police officer.
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'Loop Puncher' sentenced to 7 years for string of random attacks on women - CWB Chicago
Derek Rucker, one of the so-called “Loop Puncher” attackers, was sentenced to seven years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to five felonies, including multiple aggravated batteries and two CT...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
A Cook County judge sentenced Derek Rucker to seven years for a series of random attacks on women downtown and on CTA trains.
Rucker, known online as a “Loop Puncher,” also admitted to striking a police officer.
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Rucker, known online as a “Loop Puncher,” also admitted to striking a police officer.
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