Month: July 2015

Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s neighborhood CVS Pharmacy was robbed this morning for the third time in 2015. Police were called to the store, 4051 N. Lincoln, around 4 o’clock after a man pulled a knife on the cashier and made off with the cash drawer contents. The victim described the offender as a 40-year-old white man,

The slow wheels of justice ground out another conviction Thursday in the case of two women who were robbed in Boystown after the 2013 Pride Parade. Guajardo (Cook Co Sheriff’s Dept) Gravielia G. Guajardo, 35, received a 5-year prison term in exchange for pleading guilty to one count of robbery. Off-set by two years of time

Tunney Some folks over in the Southport area are none-too-pleased with a recently announced plan to open a transitional living center for people recovering from drug and alcohol addiction in their neighborhood. The residential portion of the plan by Rosecrance Health Network requires a special use permit because the location at Waveland and Ashland is

Morgan The second of two men charged in a December 2013 robbery binge around our neighborhood has received two 12-year prison sentences to be served concurrently. Ronald Morgan, 25, entered his plea on Wednesday. His co-defendant, 24-year-old Charlie Allen, pleaded guilty in January and received an identical sentence. The duo was accused of robbing a

Grant (top) and Perkins. (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Dept) Two men have been charged with the beating and robbery of a 25-year-old Wrigleyville man on June 7. Joseph L. Grant, 23, and Robert Perkins, 20, were arrested at the Addison Red Line station shortly after the incident, police said. The victim told police that two men

The victim was found in this Buckingham Place alley, just west of Halsted Street. Police responding to 911 calls of a man screaming for help near Buckingham and Halsted discovered a robbery victim beaten in an alley Tuesday night. Several callers reported hearing screams and one caller reported the victim—said to be in his 40’s

Despite two police warnings in less than two weeks about burglars who are breaking into businesses by busting out front windows or rear doors, the hits just keep on coming. And one nearby Lincoln Park business has been burglarized twice in five days. The owner of Lakeview Tobacco Store at 2657 N. Clark yesterday called

Patterson (top) and Porter. Remember the story of a naked man chasing after two burglars who had broken into his home near Belmont and Kenmore early on May 23? Well, two men have been arrested in the case. Jahlil Porter, 21, and Cordell Patterson, 26, are charged with burglary, robbery, and aggravated battery in the

Two men are in custody this morning after witnesses reported seeing shots fired at North Avenue Beach late last night. One suspect who fled from police was arrested inside of Lincoln Park Zoo. Events started to unfold at 11PM when witnesses reported seeing a man fire six shots on the beach near the pedestrian bridge.

Another late night reveler fell victim to our neighborhood’s street urchins early Sunday, winding up beaten, robbed, and knocking on doors in search of help. Residents in the 900 block of Barry called 911 at 3:45 yesterday morning after the man, believed to be in his early 20’s, rang a series of doorbells and asked

Chicago police are once again warning area merchants about burglaries to businesses that are occurring during overnight hours. Damage to Lutz Bakery is seen in these images from Reddit user covetous-scum. At least two businesses have been targeted since the detectives’ latest warning was issued late on Friday: • The front glass door of Cutforth

An early-morning street brawl outside the Wrigleyville McDonald’s, 3620 N. Clark, was apparently caught on video yesterday. The footage, posted by YouTube user scavbh01, appears similar to circumstances detailed in a 2:35AM call to 911 on Saturday. In the video, which appeared on YouTube Saturday, about a dozen people pour into Clark Street with several

Some apples-to-apples comparisons of recent Chicago Pride Parades. Sources are linked: Parade Length 2015: 4 hours 42 minutes 2014: 3 hours 10 minutes 2013: 2 hours 45 minutes Parade Entries 2015: 223 2014: 232 2013: 215 Parade-Related Arrests 2015: 52 2014: 46 2013: 46 Cars Towed 2015: 206 2014: 189 2013: Info unavailable EMS Activity