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CWBChicago is a hyperlocal news outlet focused primarily on crime, public safety, and the criminal justice system in Chicago.

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
72
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Sep 29, 2026
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Top 500K sites
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Jul 4, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Tim Hecke

    Man charged with attempted murder of CPS teacher on CTA bus (opens the original)

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    A video frame of the bus where the attack occurred, left, and Jeromeyo Gibson. (Chicago Goofies, Chicago Police Department) A Chicago Public Schools teacher was stabbed repeatedly in an apparently random attack while riding a CTA bus home from work earlier this month, an incident police never disclosed publicly and

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Tim Hecke

    44 people apply to be Chicago’s next top cop. Some possible names stand out early (opens the original)

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    The search for Chicago’s next police superintendent has produced 44 applicants, including current and former Chicago Police Department members and law enforcement leaders from across the country, as the city’s police oversight commission moves into the interview phase, the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability announced Monday. The commission has until

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · CWBChicago

    Woman who pushed Taylor Swift concertgoer onto Blue Line tracks gets 54 month sentence (opens the original)

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    Neveah King (CTA; Chicago Police Department) A woman charged with attempted murder for pushing a Taylor Swift fan onto the Blue Line tracks as the victim headed to one of the superstar’s concerts at Soldier Field in 2023 has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge. Neveah King, who has been held in the Cook

  4. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Tim Hecke

    Man accidentally triggered machine gun instead of power drill, striking 1-year-old girl in head: prosecutors (opens the original)

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    Davaris Washington (Chicago Police Department, Multiplottr) The man who shot and gravely wounded a 1-year-old girl inside a Chicago Lawn home over the weekend in

  5. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Tim Hecke

    2 charged after string of spa robberies stretched from Bucktown to Evanston (opens the original)

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    Juan Hidalgo, left, and Gary May (Chicago Police Department) Two men have been charged in connection with a string of violent spa robberies on a single night in July that stretched from Bucktown to the Evanston border. Juan Hidalgo, 25, is charged with two counts of armed robbe

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