Month: July 2014

Image: Yelp! A 32-year-old man is in serious condition at Illinois Masonic Medical Center after suffering a severe beating on the Halsted Strip early this morning. Three women, all in their early 20’s, are in custody. Witnesses called police shortly after midnight Thursday to report a group of at least six people “fighting” in the

Ethan Swanson dangles from a construction crane high above Halsted Street in this 2013 video. A local man whose breathtaking jump from a Lincoln Park rooftop is going viral today is no stranger to high places in Boystown. Ninja-in-training Ethan Swanson’s latest video shows him jumping from a rooftop in the 1800 block of Sheffield, skirting down the

Yes, he has a smoke. An opportunistic thief made a lucky strike and escaped with 54 cartons—yes, cartons—of cigarettes from a Boystown gas station Monday morning. The thief made his move as a delivery driver was bringing a shipment to the Circle K/Shell gas station at Halsted and Addison around 10:45AM. Witnesses say the man

What’s down there? Crime. And manpower. (Image: Peter V. Bella) The morning after a recent riot at Montrose Beach, Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy told reporters, “Montrose and the rest of the parks around the city are receiving significant attention and will continue to do so.” You won’t be surprised to hear us say that

This is believed to be the orange and black bicyclestolen from a neighbor’s apartment this weekend. A Boystown couple awoke Sunday to find a burglar in their apartment and another neighborhood resident rolled out of bed this morning only to discover that his $3,000 to $4,000 custom-built bicycle had been stolen from inside his unit.

Visual approximation. At least fifteen police units and four ambulances were called to Fremont and Waveland around 12:30 this morning when a massive house party spilled into the streets and fists started flying. Police were called to the same block twice early last Sunday to handle large crowds on the street. Today’s incident began at

A Boystown foot patrol officer’s hunch uncovered a stolen car and an interesting character in our neighborhood around 5 o’clock Wednesday evening. After running the license plate of a vehicle in the 7-Eleven parking lot at Roscoe and Halsted, the officer learned that the car—a 2002 Buick—had been reported stolen out of Park Ridge. The

Two Three good ways to spend a commute: • The Tribune‘s Rex W. Huppke’s write up on “turning points” would be a wise investment of three minutes. • Former cop Bob Zuley continues his outstanding coverage of Jacob Klepacz’s death with reports on last week’s arrest in the case. Zuley’s crime reporting for the Inside group of community

The 48th floor of the Park Place Tower condominium building. Image: Here.com Workers on scaffolding outside the 48th floor of an Irving Park high rise got the scare of their lives this morning when an irate resident allegedly pelted them with eggs, a stuffed animal, and a broom stick in an effort to get them

Chicago Police arrested a man after he was allegedly caught filming an “upskirt” video on a Red Line train moments before the start of last night’s Cub’s game. Officers arrived at the Addison station shortly before 7 o’clock after multiple callers reported that citizens were holding the man who allegedly filmed up at least one