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Two Venezuelan men have been given six-year prison sentences for mugging 3 women inside a Buena Park apartment building late last year.
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2021: Convicted after a cop saw him fire 15 rounds on a Wicker Park street corner
Now: Charged with attempted murder for allegedly firing shots during a fight outside the Jefferson Park Blue Line station
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In 2018, he was charged with murder after his 10-month-old daughter died from scalding injuries. Years later, he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless conduct instead.
Now, he's accused of firing shots outside the Kluczynski Federal Building downtown
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CPD says a passenger’s smoking complaint led them to a rider carrying a loaded gun and four bulging bags of weed.
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More than two years after shutting down ShotSpotter, Chicago still has no replacement in place.
The administration yesterday hastily announced a gunshot detection “pilot” just as aldermen gathered to demand answers.
They — and others — are skeptical.
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He’s charged with firing shots outside the Kluczynski Federal Building downtown yesterday.
In 2018, he was charged with murdering his 10-month-old daughter, who died of scalding injuries. But he pleaded that down to misdemeanor reckless conduct.
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A 76-year-old concealed carry holder has been given two life sentences for murdering his longtime girlfriend and her sister in March.
After the shootings, he called 911 and admitted to the crimes, saying, “They got on my motherf***ing nerves.”
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Prosecutors say a man's threats to kill his girlfriend were recorded by her daughter hours before the woman was found dead in their East Garfield Park home.
Now, he's charged with first-degree murder.
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A Red Line passenger complained to cops that he was smoking on the Red Line.
CPD says he had a lot more than a smoking habit.
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Two years after the Mayor pulled the plug on ShotSpotter, aldermen were ready to pounce on one of his top aides yesterday.
She no-showed and sent a letter instead, saying the city would launch a “pilot program” that includes “gunshot detection systems.
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A woman with 5 felony and 19 misdemeanor convictions is now accused of leaving fentanyl-laced drugs within reach of a 2-year-old boy earlier this year.
He put them in his mouth and died.
Now, after she tried to cover it up, charges are filed.
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Chicago auto thefts are climbing again.
Police say 19 cars were stolen in two weeks across Fulton Market and West Town in a string of crimes detectives believe are related.
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Federal prosecutors say a suburban medical lab billed the government $66.2 million for 380,000 COVID-19 tests that were never completed.
The lab's COO now faces five counts of wire fraud.
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She went to a West Side police station on Friday to file a domestic battery report against her boyfriend.
Cops offered to find her a safe place to stay.
She chose to stay at home.
Hours later, she was dead.
Prosecutors say the boyfriend did it.
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A boy died of a drug overdose shortly before his 2nd birthday earlier this year.
Now, prosecutors have charged a woman with leaving those drugs within his reach and then trying to cover up what happened.
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A judge allowed him to remain on electronic monitoring despite repeated violations.
One day, he attacked and robbed a pregnant woman at a Loop CTA station.
It’s prison time now. 10 years, reduced to 5 with the state’s standard “good behavior” credit.
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The Tribune has a few "sob stories" about shoplifters who they suggest may go to prison.
The paper doesn't name them.
We figured out who they are.
And let's just say the Tribune left out a LOT about their histories.
We'll be giving you the full picture.
#ImAjournalism
In Cook County, felony case filings and prison admissions for retail theft have risen sharply since 2024, according to data reviewed by the Tribune. chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2…
Fact: "Prison admission" does NOT mean they spent even a single night in prison.
The story does not mention this.
Sentences are often offset by electronic monitoring and county jail time, which accrue while cases are pending.
Prison admissions for shoplifters rising in Cook County amid Burke policy change, 'outdated' state law chicagotribune.com/2026/10/2… @Mabuckley88
...The Trib gives sob stories of routine shoplifters, suggesting THEY may go to prison.
A better reporter would tell the reader WHO ACTUALLY WENT TO PRISON not give examples of WHO "MIGHT."
Were the ones who got sentenced part of ORGANIZED RINGS? 🤔