Month: November 2013

Police were called to the 7-Eleven at Waveland and Broadway this morning after a man ran into the store to seek shelter from 8 people, described by the caller only as black males. The eight men were outside the store threatening the victim. The victim, who opted to not file a report, was driven to

We probably don’t say it often enough. Thank you for reading our work and for getting involved in the community in whatever way you feel most comfortable. Thank you, too, for your informative, kind, and constructively critical emails. We read every single one. It’s been a long time since we tidied up our inbox and

The cold, cold weather has put a chill on much of the area street crime and violent offenders. That gives us a chance to share some less-serious moments from the past couple of days. 4:18PM Wednesday, November 14 Officers were called to the DSW shoe store, 3131 N. Clark, after a man jumped from the

DNAInfo tonight reports that 44th ward Alderman Tom Tunney is joining City Council progressives as well as Lincoln Park Alderman Michele Smith, Gold Coast Alderman Brendan Reilly, and others in proposing that next year’s city budget allow for the hiring of “500 more police officers.” It is not clear if that is 500 officers in

Chicago Bike Sellers is a Facebook group that appears to be a clearinghouse for bicycle parts and bikes. Lots and lots and lots of bicycle parts and bikes. There are some cell phones, cameras, and even a pair of expensive shoes thrown in for good measure. We count 57 bikes and pieces of bikes being put

That wasn’t no fight. 911 received a call at 7:39 this evening reporting two men fighting in the lobby at 810 W. Grace, across the street from iHop. When police arrived, they determined that what had actually happened was one man was trying to rob the other. The robbery attempt failed. No offender description is

• At 10:33 Saturday night, a woman calls 911 after an unknown man “slammed her girlfriend’s head into a windshield” in the 3700 block of Pine Grove. The offender flees the scene in a blue Prius. • Twenty minutes later, a woman in the 3500 block of N. Wilton reports that an intoxicated man has

The Howard Brown Broadway Youth Center (BYC) is a great idea and it has done a lot of good over the years. There is a very good reason for the services it offers to exist in our neighborhood. But the neighborhood cannot trust current BYC leadership to run the center in a responsible way and,

A follow-up and a reader’s note for Sunday afternoon… As we reported this weekend, there were four robberies reported in 14 minutes Friday night. One victim was reported to have a broken leg. Today, more details come in via our comments section: Know victim and family, a senseless act, defenseless victim was kicked and stomped

A neighborhood resident who lives near the 900 block of Addison awoke this morning to find a stranger breaking into his building’s laundry room. The citizen chased the offender toward the Addison Red Line and called 911. The intruder, who has yet to be located, is described as a 20-something male white with a red