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An O’Hare-based U.S. Customs officer is federally charged with robbing and raping sex workers at suburban hotels.
At one point, he allegedly agreed to stop the robberies and attacks in exchange for free sex — and then reneged on the deal.
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At one point, he allegedly agreed to stop the robberies and attacks in exchange for free sex — and then reneged on the deal.
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O’Hare-based customs agent described as 'serial rapist' in federal complaint (Full Update)
A United States Customs and Border Protection officer stationed at O’Hare International Airport used his badge, gun, and law enforcement authority as tools to terrorize Chinese women working in the Ch...
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December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
An O’Hare-based U.S. Customs officer is federally charged with robbing and raping sex workers at suburban hotels.
At one point, he allegedly agreed to stop the robberies and attacks in exchange for free sex — and then reneged on the deal.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/ohar...
At one point, he allegedly agreed to stop the robberies and attacks in exchange for free sex — and then reneged on the deal.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/ohar...
A CPD officer shot and killed a driver who dragged him with a stolen vehicle on the North Side overnight, police said. Investigators said they found two firearms at the scene along with a device commonly used by car thieves to clone key fobs.
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Police fatally shoot driver who dragged cop with stolen vehicle on North Side: CPD
Chicago police fatally shot a man in Arcadia Terrace late Tuesday after he dragged an officer while trying to flee in a stolen vehicle that investigators had been watching, according to CPD. The depar...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:14 PM
A CPD officer shot and killed a driver who dragged him with a stolen vehicle on the North Side overnight, police said. Investigators said they found two firearms at the scene along with a device commonly used by car thieves to clone key fobs.
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BREAKING: A Customs and Border Protection agent is charged with robbing and sexually assaulting women at gunpoint in the suburbs.
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Customs and Border Protection agent robbed and sexually assaulted women at gunpoint: feds
A United States Customs and Border Protection officer has been indicted on federal civil rights charges for allegedly sexually assaulting and robbing multiple women in the Chicago suburbs.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
BREAKING: A Customs and Border Protection agent is charged with robbing and sexually assaulting women at gunpoint in the suburbs.
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Another murder victim was found lying alone on the West Side overnight.
Exactly how long he lay there before being discovered is unclear because nobody called 911 to report the gunfire that killed him.
The area used to be monitored by ShotSpotter.
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Exactly how long he lay there before being discovered is unclear because nobody called 911 to report the gunfire that killed him.
The area used to be monitored by ShotSpotter.
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Another murder victim found lying in West Side alley that used to be monitored by ShotSpotter
Police are investigating after a man was found fatally shot in a West Side alley early Tuesday. No one called 911 to report gunfire in the neighborhood, a former ShotSpotter zone that lost automated a...
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December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Another murder victim was found lying alone on the West Side overnight.
Exactly how long he lay there before being discovered is unclear because nobody called 911 to report the gunfire that killed him.
The area used to be monitored by ShotSpotter.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/anot...
Exactly how long he lay there before being discovered is unclear because nobody called 911 to report the gunfire that killed him.
The area used to be monitored by ShotSpotter.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/anot...
William Livingston, one of the “Loop Puncher” suspects, is now charged with attacking yet another woman, this time in Wicker Park.
It’s the 4th victim he’s accused of attacking his year, but his history of committing similar crimes stretches back to at least 2017.
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It’s the 4th victim he’s accused of attacking his year, but his history of committing similar crimes stretches back to at least 2017.
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'Loop Puncher' charged with attacking fourth woman this year as allegations mount
A man already accused of joining the wave of unconnected “Loop Puncher” assailants is now charged with attacking yet another woman, marking the fourth woman Chicago police say he targeted this year.
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December 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
William Livingston, one of the “Loop Puncher” suspects, is now charged with attacking yet another woman, this time in Wicker Park.
It’s the 4th victim he’s accused of attacking his year, but his history of committing similar crimes stretches back to at least 2017.
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It’s the 4th victim he’s accused of attacking his year, but his history of committing similar crimes stretches back to at least 2017.
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Probably just a coincidence:
Prosecutors say he searched how to kill and dismember a human body in the days before his roommate was found murdered and dismembered in their burning apartment.
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Prosecutors say he searched how to kill and dismember a human body in the days before his roommate was found murdered and dismembered in their burning apartment.
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Incriminating internet searches preceded murder of man found shot and dismembered in fire: 'What happens if you kill someone?'
A Chicago man who killed and dismembered his 68-year-old roommate performed an extensive series of internet searches about murder, dismemberment, and removing forensic evidence before firefighters dis...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Probably just a coincidence:
Prosecutors say he searched how to kill and dismember a human body in the days before his roommate was found murdered and dismembered in their burning apartment.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/incr...
Prosecutors say he searched how to kill and dismember a human body in the days before his roommate was found murdered and dismembered in their burning apartment.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/incr...
A 17-year-old boy was part of a “friendly strangers” robbery crew that targeted intoxicated bar patrons in River North by pretending to be friendly before attacking them, according to CPD.
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Teen charged in violent 'friendly strangers' robbery pattern in River North
An 18-year-old man was part of a robbery crew that pretended to be “friendly strangers” before violently mugging late-night bar patrons around River North earlier this year, according to Chicago polic...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:55 AM
A 17-year-old boy was part of a “friendly strangers” robbery crew that targeted intoxicated bar patrons in River North by pretending to be friendly before attacking them, according to CPD.
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A concealed carry holder shot a 17-year-old who broke into his car in Roseland overnight. CPD said either the 17-year-old or his accomplice may have displayed a gun.
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Concealed carry holder shoots car burglar on South Side: CPD
A concealed carry holder shot a 17-year-old boy who broke into his car in Roseland early Monday morning, according to Chicago police.
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December 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
A concealed carry holder shot a 17-year-old who broke into his car in Roseland overnight. CPD said either the 17-year-old or his accomplice may have displayed a gun.
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A high school basketball mentor is accused of coercing a 17-year-old into sending explicit videos in exchange for hard-to-get sports gear.
Police say more victims may be out there.
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Police say more victims may be out there.
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High school basketball mentor traded sporting gear for explicit videos from 17-year-old: prosecutors
A Chicago man who mentored teenagers through a high school basketball program is accused of using his role to obtain sexually explicit videos from a 17-year-old boy, according to prosecutors. And Chic...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
A high school basketball mentor is accused of coercing a 17-year-old into sending explicit videos in exchange for hard-to-get sports gear.
Police say more victims may be out there.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/high...
Police say more victims may be out there.
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The primary sponsors of the SAFE-T Act have been noticeably quiet as the Blue Line fire attack and the recent wave of “Loop Puncher” incidents have captured public attention.
Since the governor says he is open to improving the law, we jotted down a few ideas...
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Since the governor says he is open to improving the law, we jotted down a few ideas...
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OK, Governor. Here's how you can improve the SAFE-T Act
Illinois does not need to scrap the SAFE-T Act, but it does need to fix the parts that are failing in real life. Recent CTA attacks, random downtown assaults, and serial offenders on electronic monito...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The primary sponsors of the SAFE-T Act have been noticeably quiet as the Blue Line fire attack and the recent wave of “Loop Puncher” incidents have captured public attention.
Since the governor says he is open to improving the law, we jotted down a few ideas...
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/ok-g...
Since the governor says he is open to improving the law, we jotted down a few ideas...
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/ok-g...
Arrested by CPD 12 times this year, he's now accused of randomly, violently attacking a cardiologist inside a Northwestern Memorial Hospital elevator.
He’s the latest example of Cook County’s inability or unwillingness to address chronic offenders.
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He’s the latest example of Cook County’s inability or unwillingness to address chronic offenders.
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Northwestern doctor beaten in hospital elevator, assailant arrested 12 times this year: prosecutors
A man arrested 12 times this year for trespassing and causing disturbances on Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s campus is now jailed after prosecutors said he followed a cardiologist into an elevator a...
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December 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Arrested by CPD 12 times this year, he's now accused of randomly, violently attacking a cardiologist inside a Northwestern Memorial Hospital elevator.
He’s the latest example of Cook County’s inability or unwillingness to address chronic offenders.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/nort...
He’s the latest example of Cook County’s inability or unwillingness to address chronic offenders.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/nort...
19th time’s the charm? Robert Berry, an 18-time convicted felon, racked up his 19th on Friday by pleading guilty to burglarizing one of the most exclusive high-rise homes in Chicago.
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19-time felon gets 6 years for burglarizing one of Chicago's poshest high-rise homes
An 18-time convicted felon is now a 19-time convicted felon after he pleaded guilty on Friday to burglarizing one of Chicago’s exclusive private homes while the owners slept inside.
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December 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
19th time’s the charm? Robert Berry, an 18-time convicted felon, racked up his 19th on Friday by pleading guilty to burglarizing one of the most exclusive high-rise homes in Chicago.
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CPD alert: A man is using an online dating app to lure women into Woodlawn apartments where he pulls a gun, sexually assaults them, and robs them.
3 attacks since October, including one this week.
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3 attacks since October, including one this week.
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Armed rapist luring women to Woodlawn via dating apps: Chicago police
Chicago police are looking for a man who has repeatedly used an online dating app to lure women into Woodlawn apartment buildings, where he pulled a gun, sexually assaulted them, and robbed them.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
CPD alert: A man is using an online dating app to lure women into Woodlawn apartments where he pulls a gun, sexually assaults them, and robs them.
3 attacks since October, including one this week.
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3 attacks since October, including one this week.
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Cop's life saved by ballistic vest:
CPD says an officer’s vest saved his life after he was shot in the chest during a struggle with an armed man in Morgan Park early Sunday.
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CPD says an officer’s vest saved his life after he was shot in the chest during a struggle with an armed man in Morgan Park early Sunday.
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Cop saved by vest as offender's gun fires during struggle in Morgan Park: CPD
A Chicago police officer’s life was saved by his protective vest when he was shot in the chest during a struggle with an armed offender early Sunday on the Far South Side, according to CPD.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Cop's life saved by ballistic vest:
CPD says an officer’s vest saved his life after he was shot in the chest during a struggle with an armed man in Morgan Park early Sunday.
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CPD says an officer’s vest saved his life after he was shot in the chest during a struggle with an armed man in Morgan Park early Sunday.
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Prosecutors say he and an accomplice drove to rival gang territory, intending to mow down gang rivals.
Then, they followed through, killing 1 and injuring another.
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Then, they followed through, killing 1 and injuring another.
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Man bragged about killing rival in Little Village ambush: prosecutors
Prosecutors say a 20-year-old man bragged about shooting two rivals in Little Village, killing one, after plotting an early morning ambush with another man.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Prosecutors say he and an accomplice drove to rival gang territory, intending to mow down gang rivals.
Then, they followed through, killing 1 and injuring another.
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Then, they followed through, killing 1 and injuring another.
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A man accused of throwing a naked woman to her death from his Uptown apartment window has received a five-year prison sentence.
Prosecutors charged him with murder, but a jury only convicted him of involuntary manslaughter.
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Prosecutors charged him with murder, but a jury only convicted him of involuntary manslaughter.
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5 year sentence for man accused of tossing woman from Uptown apartment window
A man accused of throwing a naked woman to her death from his Uptown apartment window received a five-year prison sentence on Thursday, less than a month after a jury found him guilty of involuntary m...
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December 6, 2025 at 3:49 PM
A man accused of throwing a naked woman to her death from his Uptown apartment window has received a five-year prison sentence.
Prosecutors charged him with murder, but a jury only convicted him of involuntary manslaughter.
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Prosecutors charged him with murder, but a jury only convicted him of involuntary manslaughter.
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Two women fought off an attacker who tried to sexually assault them in Logan Square, police say. The attacks occurred less than an hour apart.
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Women fight off attacker in 2 Logan Square sexual assaults: CPD
Chicago police are looking for a man who attacked two women on Logan Square streets early on November 22, battering and restraining them before both victims broke free when their screams brought neigh...
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December 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Two women fought off an attacker who tried to sexually assault them in Logan Square, police say. The attacks occurred less than an hour apart.
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From the Department of Special Places in Hell:
A former Cook County judge who allegedly swindled an elderly Tuskegee Airman of his life savings was sentenced to probation today.
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A former Cook County judge who allegedly swindled an elderly Tuskegee Airman of his life savings was sentenced to probation today.
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Retired judge gets probation for stealing nearly $250,000 from elderly Tuskegee Airman
A former Cook County judge who stole large sums of money from an elderly friend who served as a Tuskegee Airman received a probationary sentence on Friday.
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December 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
From the Department of Special Places in Hell:
A former Cook County judge who allegedly swindled an elderly Tuskegee Airman of his life savings was sentenced to probation today.
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A former Cook County judge who allegedly swindled an elderly Tuskegee Airman of his life savings was sentenced to probation today.
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He’s accused of randomly attacking three people with a knife in Old Town.
But, in an unsurprising twist, records show he has been repeatedly arrested for random attacks on the street this year — and repeatedly released by judges.
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But, in an unsurprising twist, records show he has been repeatedly arrested for random attacks on the street this year — and repeatedly released by judges.
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Old Town knife attack suspect cycled through multiple arrests and electronic monitoring before latest rampage, records show
Court records show Tyshaun Stampley spent months cycling through arrests, missed hearings, and repeated violations of electronic monitoring before prosecutors say he launched a knife attack on three s...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
He’s accused of randomly attacking three people with a knife in Old Town.
But, in an unsurprising twist, records show he has been repeatedly arrested for random attacks on the street this year — and repeatedly released by judges.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/old-...
But, in an unsurprising twist, records show he has been repeatedly arrested for random attacks on the street this year — and repeatedly released by judges.
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The feds say he robbed three banks in the Loop within 24 minutes on Monday morning, although two of the holdups failed.
He received a 3-year prison sentence for robbing another bank in the Loop in 2021.
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He received a 3-year prison sentence for robbing another bank in the Loop in 2021.
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Man robbed 3 banks in the Loop on Monday morning, but failed twice: FBI
A man who received a 3-year federal prison sentence for robbing a bank in the Loop in 2021 is now accused of robbing 3 banks in the Loop on Monday morning, although two of those robberies failed.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The feds say he robbed three banks in the Loop within 24 minutes on Monday morning, although two of the holdups failed.
He received a 3-year prison sentence for robbing another bank in the Loop in 2021.
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He received a 3-year prison sentence for robbing another bank in the Loop in 2021.
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A man paroled in August is now charged with four armed robberies and a kidnapping that unfolded in thirty minutes across Humboldt Park and Little Village.
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Man paroled in August now charged in four armed robberies and kidnapping
A convicted felon who was paroled in mid-August on a machine gun possession case is now charged with aggravated kidnapping and four armed robberies that occurred just three months after his release, C...
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December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A man paroled in August is now charged with four armed robberies and a kidnapping that unfolded in thirty minutes across Humboldt Park and Little Village.
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Prosecutors say a Des Plaines woman shot her boyfriend’s ex during a South Loop school drop-off, then fist-bumped him as the victim lay dying.
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Woman shot boyfriend’s ex outside school, then fist-bumped him as victim lay dying: prosecutors
Prosecutors say a Des Plaines woman shot and killed her boyfriend’s ex and then fist-bumped him as the victim lay dying in front of their child’s South Loop school in September.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Prosecutors say a Des Plaines woman shot her boyfriend’s ex during a South Loop school drop-off, then fist-bumped him as the victim lay dying.
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The man who allegedly told police he killed another man because he felt threatened by a plastic fork has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Insanity finding for man who said he killed victim after feeling threatened by plastic fork
A Chicago man who told police he fatally stabbed another man in an Irving Park alley because he felt threatened by a plastic fork has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The man who allegedly told police he killed another man because he felt threatened by a plastic fork has been found not guilty by reason of insanity.
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A man who robbed the same South Side market twice while wearing an ankle monitor gets 7 years.
He was actually out of his house with permission, enjoying one of his twice-weekly “essential movement” days afforded to EM participants by the SAFE-T Act.
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He was actually out of his house with permission, enjoying one of his twice-weekly “essential movement” days afforded to EM participants by the SAFE-T Act.
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7 years for robbing same South Side market twice — while wearing an ankle monitor
A man who twice robbed the same South Side market while he was on electronic monitoring for a pending burglary case has been sentenced to seven years in prison.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
A man who robbed the same South Side market twice while wearing an ankle monitor gets 7 years.
He was actually out of his house with permission, enjoying one of his twice-weekly “essential movement” days afforded to EM participants by the SAFE-T Act.
cwbchicago.com/2025/12/7-ye...
He was actually out of his house with permission, enjoying one of his twice-weekly “essential movement” days afforded to EM participants by the SAFE-T Act.
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A CPS teacher has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for taking part in a Southwest Airlines voucher scam that cost the airline nearly $2 million.
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$2 million Southwest Airlines voucher scam ends with federal prison sentence for CPS teacher
A former Chicago Public Schools STEM teacher who admitted taking part in a multimillion-dollar Southwest Airlines voucher scam received a sentence of a year and a day in federal prison on Monday, brin...
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December 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A CPS teacher has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for taking part in a Southwest Airlines voucher scam that cost the airline nearly $2 million.
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