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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

This NEVER happens.

He allegedly killed a pedestrian while driving drunk, sped off with her body lodged in his car, crashed again, and ran away

But a judge RELEASED him.

Now, another judge REVERSED that decision and tossed him in jail to await trial.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Four years after a shootout between two cars killed an uninvolved father of five in West Town, CPD is renewing its push to find the killers.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

A 55-year-old man is charged with raping a 19-year-old woman at gunpoint during a home invasion in Auburn Gresham last week.

The attack generated nine 911 calls, but CPD didn’t arrive for four hours, the victim says.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

A ShotSpotter alert detected six gunshots.

Cameras recorded the shooting.

License plate readers tracked the suspects across the suburbs.

Now, a man is charged with murdering Chicago anti-violence leader Andre Thomas in a planned attack.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

He was supposed to be on federal electronic monitoring while awaiting trial on fentanyl trafficking charges.

But he went missing in 2025.

On Monday, U.S. Marshals found him in Back of the Yards. He shot himself dead as they moved in, officials said.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

He was charged in June with robbing a man at gunpoint in Fulton Market.

Now, 18-year-old Lawrence McGown is accused of pistol-whipping and robbing three women in the same neighborhood.

CPD was waiting for him to return home after the third mugging.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

A man is charged with murdering Chicago anti-violence leader Andre Thomas outside a Chicago Heights strip mall on Halloween night.

Prosecutors said the shooting was planned and two accomplices remain at large.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

After Thursday evening, Mayor Brandon Johnson will receive the names of 3 finalists selected to be the next police superintendent.

He can pick one or reject them all.

But with the mayoral election approaching, will anyone really want the job?

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

...Politicians putting their mouths before their brains.

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[Rep.Kam Buckner ✶ ✶ ✶ ✶ @RepKamBuckner]

As a Morgan Park alum, I’m deeply disappointed by Coach Chris James’ dismissal. CJ was my HS and college teammate. He built more than a football program—he built lifelines for South Side kids. Pulling them from competition compounds the harm. Our young men deserve answers.

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

The school fired the league's "best coach" because he would not immediately decide whether he'd come back next year?

Is that plausible?

Would the school rather go without "the best coach" than give him time to think about it?

Nah.

Somethin's up.

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Chicago cops shot this guy last year after he drove his truck into a Chicago police officer on the Northwest Side.

Today, he pleaded guilty to attempted murder.

Sentence? 6 years.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

He has attacked and robbed 3 women in Fulton Market since October 27, CPD says.

And he allegedly did it just 5 months after CPD charged him with another robbery in the same neighborhood.

https://t.co/AQeGZCIz93

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

A man who fatally shot himself yesterday as U.S. Marshals moved in to arrest him in Back of the Yards had been on the run since early 2025, when he disappeared from federal electronic monitoring while awaiting trial on fentanyl trafficking charges.

https://t.co/NfKv2MWdaq

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Chicago is getting closer to having a new, permanent top cop.

The police oversight commission will vote Thursday for 3 finalists whose names will be sent to Mayor Brandon Johnson for consideration.

He’ll have 30 days to pick one or reject them all.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Say "hello" to the 15th person accused of killing or attempting to kill someone in Chicago this year while awaiting trial on a felony charge.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

@abluecanary Prrrrrretty sure ZeroEyes is not gunshot detection, either.

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

Mello Buckzz, the rapper whose River North album release party preceded a mass shooting that left 4 dead and 14 injured in River North, got shipped to prison last week — for gun possession.

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[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

15 people have now been accused of killing or trying to kill someone in Chicago this year while on felony pretrial release

The latest is Emara Williams. He was awaiting trial on a cocaine manufacture-delivery case.

https://t.co/GCQvjU8FP5

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

He used Facebook Marketplace listings to lure people into armed robbery traps during the 2024 holiday season.

He did it six times, with 4 of the robberies happening on the same block.

Now, he's heading to prison.

A judge gave him 12 years.

https://t.co/oXUzSWgJIA

[CWBChicago @CWBChicago]

A man was taken into custody Sunday after breaking into at least 14 cars on a single Irving Park block. Police also recovered a stolen car that they believe he drove to the area.

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