July 2015 - Page 3 of 5

FACT CHECK: Alderman Releases Pride Parade Summary

July 17, 2015 6:46 PM CWBChicago

Malt liquor and mixed drinks decorate Halsted Streetafter this year’s Pride Parade. As promised by his director of outreach on Monday, Alderman Tom Tunney’s latest weekly newsletter includes some statistics about the 2015 Pride Parade. Virtually every measurable, objective metric is worse than last year. But, all of the subjective, unmeasurable and unprovable goals are

PHONING IT IN: Suspect Pinned On Platform, Victim Bleeding, But CTA Security Barely Lifts A Finger

July 17, 2015 12:39 PM CWBChicago

Whitney (Cook Co Sheriff’s Dept) Security at the Belmont CTA station refused to help passengers detain a man who punched a woman in the face while riding the Red Line last Wednesday afternoon, according to a man who talked to the Sun-Times. “[The guard said] our options were to let the man go and have

BUSINESS ALERT: Burglars Breaking Through Doors And Glass In Lakeview & Lincoln Park

July 16, 2015 11:24 PM CWBChicago

Five small businesses in Lakeview and nearby Lincoln Park have been burglarized in overnight break-ins this week. The Lincoln Park burglaries were reported just doors away from two restaurants that suffered break-ins in late May. The list of businesses affected includes: – The Subway sandwich shop at 3706 N. Southport. The offenders made off with

TUNNEY STAFFER: Moving Pride Parade Is More About “When” Than “If”; Alternate Plans Echo CWB’s June Report

July 14, 2015 5:54 AM CWBChicago

City departments are scheduled to meet this week to discuss the results of this year’s Pride Parade and a meeting of Alderman Tom Tunney’s “community stakeholders” committee is scheduled to meet for a similar after-action review on July 21. A Chicago police officer keeps his Taser at the ready while attempting to clear the 800

THE BOOK OF MORONS: Meet Some 2015 Pride Arrestees

July 14, 2015 1:52 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police reported 52 arrests in connection with the June 28 Chicago Pride Parade. Here are the details on a few of the people who left Pride in handcuffs. Image: Queerminded Radio Missing here, of course, are the names of the individuals who got away after committing much more serious offenses. No arrests have been

WILD TURKEYS: Clerk Pushed To Ground In Liquor Store Heist

July 13, 2015 2:56 PM CWBChicago

A Lakeview liquor store clerk was pushed to the ground by three teenagers who proceeded to steal booze on bustling Diversey Parkway yesterday afternoon. Police were called to Eastgate Liquors at Diversey and Pine Grove at 1:50PM Sunday after the clerk called for help. He reported that the three offenders drove off in a white

HOT DOG: 10-Pound Pooch Stolen In Lakeview, Owner Says

July 12, 2015 3:04 PM CWBChicago

The alleged dog-nappers are seen in this image from Patsy’s Bar. UPDATE 6:52PM: “Stella,” the pilfered pooch has been reunited with its owners. ————— The alleged dog-napping of a 10-pound Maltese- Dachshund blend in Lakeview early Sunday has its owner turning to the Internet for help. Stella (Image: Patsy’s Bar) Police met with the owner

THREE-PEAT: Hours After Robbery Alert, It’s Muggings Galore

July 12, 2015 2:47 PM CWBChicago

Hours after Area North detectives warned of a robbery pattern in our neighborhood, two victims of separate robberies walked into the 19th district police station to file reports Sunday morning. One of the victims was transported to Thorek Hospital for medical attention. These are the second and third mugging victims to walk into the Addison

BOYSTOWN: Man Hospitalized After 7-Eleven Melee

July 12, 2015 2:18 PM CWBChicago

A 32-year-old man is being treated at Illinois Masonic Medical Center after suffering a head injury during a melee inside a Boystown convenience store this morning. “My partner was at the counter to pay for his coffee when the first three people ran in,” a CWB reader told us. “The clerk screamed and he ran

ALERT: Cops Connect Recent Boystown, Lakeview Muggings

July 11, 2015 10:32 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police on Saturday issued a community alert after detectives linked two robberies that were committed in our neighborhood over the past few days. The alert, shown here, draws a connection between the July 8th mugging of a bartender in Boystown and yesterday morning’s robbery of a Lakeview resident near George and Mildred. Both robberies

HOPELESS ROMANTIC: Lakeview Man Threatened To Kill Ex’s Boyfriend With Ax, Prosecutors Say

July 10, 2015 7:35 PM CWBChicago

A Lakeview man is facing charges after he allegedly stormed into his ex-girlfriend’s home and threatened to kill her new boyfriend with an ax. The accused just happened to have an ax with him, police say. Joseph Kardasz, 29, of the 3100 block of Southport is charged with armed home invasion and aggravated battery with

LAKEVIEW: Muggings Continue Near Scene Of May Murder

July 10, 2015 12:54 PM CWBChicago

Map of robberies and a homicide reported in 2015 While Wrigleyville and Boystown have seen dramatic improvements in their robbery rate over the past year, a nearby neighborhood seems to be picking up the slack. The small nightlife district along Sheffield Avenue near Illinois Masonic Medical Center appears to be the new hot spot for

TOO-DA-LOO: 7 Year Sentence For Breaking Into Car At Rahm Security HQ; Local Robbers Smacked With 21-Year Terms

July 10, 2015 11:35 AM CWBChicago

A couple of Cook County judges handed down stiff sentences for defendants in two cases that we told you about in 2013 and 2014. And the woman who was arrested late last month for taking selfies with a handgun at Broadway and Belmont has reached a plea deal. The deets: Baez (IDOC) First up, the

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