1 day ago · CWBChicago is a reader-funded public safety news outlet focusing on crime and criminal court proceedings in Chicago.

Sep 23, 2024 · CWBChicago tracks incidents of people being found shot in areas previously served by ShotSpotter where the technology, had it not been dismantled, could have played a critical, helpful role.

3 days ago · CWBChicago was created in 2013 by five residents of Wrigleyville and Boystown who had grown disheartened with inaccurate information that was being provided at local Community Policing …

Dec 31, 2025 · CWBChicago is a reader-funded public safety news outlet focusing on crime and criminal court proceedings in Chicago.

6 days ago · The CTA must pay $3 million to a woman who killed and dismembered her North Side landlord after an Illinois appeals court ruled that a trial judge properly shielded jurors from learning …

A group of Illinois legislators has voted to repeal the state's habitual criminal law which currently allows a life sentence for people upon being convicted of their third high-level felony like attempted murder, …

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 and …

CWB’s research team will create a custom report exclusively for you. The report will include historical crime trends within close proximity to your home address—or any address that you choose within the …

Police arrested 39 people in connection with the Chicago Pride Parade and its aftermath between Sunday evening and early Monday, including five individuals who were illegally carrying firearms, …

Mar 14, 2025 · And, as previously profiled on CWB, House Bill 3458 would legalize physical attacks of police officers if the officer should have reasonably known the assailant was having a mental health …