On Jan. 30, 2023, a home invasion at an apartment complex near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport was thwarted when the 80-year-old victim successfully defended himself with a firearm. The victim was inside his home on West Catherine Avenue when two suspects, one male, and one female, attempted to enter the residence without permission around 10:30 a.m. A physical altercation ensued,…
I usually steer clear of putting my personal opinion on politics, but enough of that on this one. Illinois is trying to make felons out of hundreds of thousands of law-abiding gun owners. HB 5471 was just signed into law, and you would have thought after the royal screw-up of the SAFE-T Act that went into effect on January 1st,…
On the evening of December 15, 2022, outside of Chicago Ridge Mall, two people were shot in what appears to be an extension of a continuing domestic dispute. While leaving a restaurant at approximately 8:20 PM, three men confronted a couple entering their vehicle to leave. One of the vehicle entrants, a concealed carry permit holder, fired numerous shots at…
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS — Two suspects were shot by a CCL holder after shooting at him in what was believed to be an attempted carjacking in Chicago’s Loop. The shooting occurred Saturday, December 10th, at around 3:37 am. The incident occurred in the Loop’s 0-100 block of West Randolph Street. Chicago police reported that the armed citizen, a 31-year-old man, was…
On the night of December 7, 2022, an argument at an Ashburn (a southside Chicago community) gas station between a man and a woman (also a concealed carry holder) led to the woman drawing her firearm. A struggle ensued for control of the weapon, and the concealed carry holder was shot in the hand, and the man was shot in…
A Chicago man with a concealed carry license (CCL) left a gun inside his unlocked truck last Friday morning, and I bet you can guess what happened. CWB Chicago always finds some of the most interesting crime-related stories in the Chicago area, and today they came through once again. In today’s news, there was an incident in court involving a…
A Chicago man was taken to the hospital after finding a man bleeding from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A man with a FOID card and valid Illinois concealed carry permit was driving in a busy commercial area of Oakbrook Terrace, IL, a suburb of Chicago. While driving, he attempted to holster his concealed carry firearm when he had a negligent…
Four men got out of a black car around 2 AM Wednesday and went up to a 23-year-old female in her parked car. One attacker had a handgun and tried to open the victim’s car door. The 23-year-old female was a concealed carry license (CCL) holder and shot one of her attackers in the head. She was running away when…
A Chicago liquor store owner got shot and killed Monday night while defending himself against an armed robber. Police said a man entered J&K Food and Liquors and pulled a handgun. He demanded money from 66-year-old Salim Khamo, the owner working behind the counter. They do not know why the armed robber fired his gun, but police say the robber…
Over the weekend, a security guard who was also a concealed carry holder was working at a Chicago Nightclub and allegedly shot and killed one of his co-workers. He is claiming it was self-defense, but this is a case worth breaking down because it brings to light a lot of things from your past that can come back to haunt…