Month: November 2015

Chicago police Monday issued a robbery alert in which a series of post-Thanksgiving armed robberies in southeast Lakeview are connected with a number of similar crimes in Wrigleyville and Bucktown. On Friday, one victim was shot at, a second was pistol-whipped, and a third was forced to lie on the ground at gunpoint during a

Chicago police today decided to announce that there have been a lot of burglaries in the area, something that CWB Chicago has been reporting for over a month. We’ll get to their alert later. First, though, some details that they aren’t telling you. One group of burglars—and there are believed to be at least two

While you slept off a turkey orgy, three people were targeted by an early-rising armed robbery crew in southeast Lakeview Friday morning. One victim was shot at. Another was pistol-whipped upside the head. And one was forced to lie on the ground while an offender ransacked his car. No one is in custody for the

One victim lost $25,000 worth of jewelry. Another lost three laptops. And a golf supply store had its safe wheeled out the front door on a dolly. Alarm systems were knocked completely off of walls. Those are just some of the latest reports as a series of mostly-residential forcible-entry burglaries continues in Lakeview and nearby

It looks like McHenry County is cleaning up Wrigleyville’s trash. Two men accused of attempting to break into a home in the 3700 block of Kenmore on November 5 were hunted down by U.S. Marshals and McHenry County authorities this week after they allegedly (wait for it) broke into a home there, stealing a gun

Chicago police today confirmed our on-going reports that a second arsonist is responsible for some of the numerous suspicious fires that have been reported in west Lakeview and North Center over recent weeks. Yesterday, the department announced charges against a 17-year-old boy in connection with one fire that gutted a 3-flat in the 1900 block

A 17-year-old juvenile has been charged with eight felony counts of aggravated arson/known person present in conjunction with a fire last week that displaced six people in the North Center area. The fire, which broke out in trash that had been stored under a wooden rear porch, ripped through a three-flat building in the 1900

EDITORS’ NOTE: Details of a fourth incident that were included in this report have been removed at 10:47AM on September 21, 2016. The individual accused in that matter succeeded in having the case expunged from his/her Cook County Criminal Court record. While not required by law to remove truthful reports, CWB Chicago editors do extend this

A visitor from Oklahoma fell victim to an old fashioned Wrigleyville mugging early Sunday. The man flagged down a passing patrol car after he was strong arm robbed of his wallet and phone near Clark and Waveland at 3:15AM. Two offenders fled the scene northbound in a black 4-door Prius, the victim said. Both offenders

A rash of burglaries in our area and nearby neighborhoods has claimed even more victims since our October 30 report. Now, for the first time, CWB Chicago has information regarding a vehicle that may be involved. That vehicle is a silver or gray Ford SUV, according to multiple witnesses. At least six burglaries were reported

The Chicago Police Department will allow 15 cops to transfer into our 19th district over the next few weeks according to the Second City Cop blog. Local alderman Tom Tunney has promised that another 20 officers will be allowed to transfer here in the first quarter of 2016. The 19th district has lost 135 cops— nearly

UPDATE NOVEMBER 15 12:26AM: Uddin has been released from the hospital. She is now being held without bail in the Cook County Jail. Mugshot added. —————————— A 19-year-old Uptown woman is facing first degree murder charges today for allegedly throwing her newborn baby girl out of an 8th floor apartment window late Wednesday night. Police

19th district community policing (CAPS) Sgt. Jason Clark this week walked back his recent statement that citizens would no longer be allowed to ask questions about specific crime incidents at local beat meetings. That’s according to a new story from DNAInfo Chicago reporter Ariel Cheung. Regarding the “no questions” policy that was reported independently by DNAInfo and CWB