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DOUBLE GULP: Two Lincoln Park 7-Eleven Stores Robbed At Gunpoint Overnight; 4th and 5th Cases In Week-Long Spree

March 25, 2015 2:35 PM CWBChicago

Two more 7-Eleven stores were robbed at gunpoint overnight, the fourth and fifth times that convenience stores have been robbed by the same men in a week. This morning’s incidents took place in nearby Lincoln Park while the previous three hold-ups targeted Lake View locations. Map showing locations of 7-Eleven robberiesin Lake View (above) and Lincoln

REMARKABLE: City Council Considers Two Laws That Could Make A Difference

March 25, 2015 1:55 AM CWBChicago

Two newly-proposed city ordinances are worth keeping an eye on: Tavern Closure Authority Mayor Rahm Emanuel and River North Alderman Brendan Reilly have introduced legislation that would make it easier for the city to close bars and taverns that create problems for police. The ordinance was introduced last week after a double-homicide outside of a

BITCH AND MOEN: Prison Time For Package Thief Who Stole Faucets, Stuffed Animals

March 23, 2015 12:29 AM CWBChicago

Maldonado (Cook Co Sheriff’s Dept) A career burglar’s parole has been revoked and he’s back in Stateville today after allegedly stealing packages containing stuffed animals and Moen faucets from porches in Wrigleyville and Lake View this month. Samuel Maldonado, 52, returned to Stateville Friday afternoon to serve out the balance of a 10 year burglary

TRIPLE PLAY: 7-Eleven Robbed For 2nd Time Since Friday (Customer Gets Robbed, Too)

March 22, 2015 3:52 PM CWBChicago

UPDATE March 22, 9:20PM—As expected, police have just issued a community alert. ————————- Well, we suppose detectives will soon notice a “pattern” here. A local 7-Eleven store was robbed at 8:17 this morning and police believe the same offenders robbed the same store at gunpoint on Friday and robbed a Boystown 7-Eleven at gunpoint last

OUR VIEW: Residents Deserve To Hear Pride Plans Now

March 20, 2015 3:07 PM CWBChicago

Police officers stand guard over a Chicago police car used as a dance floor by spectators at the 2015 Pride Parade. Image: Second City Cop Nearly nine months have passed since the 2014 Chicago Pride Parade unleashed crushing crowds and a post-parade crime wave in our neighborhood, yet city officials still have not announced how

INSTANT REPLAY: Another 7-Eleven Robbed At Gunpoint

March 20, 2015 12:37 PM CWBChicago

Masked gunmen robbed another area convenience store overnight, the second targeting of a 7-Eleven by similarly-described offenders since last Tuesday. Two men, both armed with revolvers, walked into the 7-Eleven store at Clark and Southport around 3:30AM and demanded the store’s cash. They were last seen running southbound with the contents of both cash registers.

MUGGY: Quick Action By Cops Has 4 Facing Robbery Charges

March 18, 2015 4:58 AM CWBChicago

Sas (Cook Co. Sheriff’s Office) Chicago police have been a roll lately, arresting four alleged robbery offenders in connection with two separate robberies around our neighborhood. Abel Pineda and Maciej Sas are both charged with one count of robbery after allegedly mugging a woman in the 700 block of Aldine last Tuesday evening. A police

THE CUFFING OF THE GREEN: Let’s Meet Some Of Wrigleyville’s St. Patrick’s Weekend Arrestees

March 18, 2015 4:05 AM CWBChicago

Say hello to some of the 17 men and women who got arrested during this weekend’s St. Patrick’s disaster in Wrigleyville. Wadas being taken into custody. (Image: the1stMikeC) • Frank A. “Tony” Wadas of Hoffman Estates was donning a sweatshirt with the word “WHISKEY” stitched on its chest in 3-inch letters for his mugshot after

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NAILED: Pair Wields Hammer In CTA Robbery, Arrests Made

March 16, 2015 5:27 AM CWBChicago

Two offenders armed with a hammer robbed a man and his friend on a northbound CTA train Sunday evening, only to be tracked down and arrested by officers who followed pings emanating from a victim’s stolen phone. Police were called to the Belmont CTA station around 10:15PM, where the victims reported that the offenders—a man

YUCK OF THE IRISH: Wrigleyville Binge Spawns 17 Arrests

March 15, 2015 9:40 AM CWBChicago

Don’t be shy, ladies. He could be yours! (Image: the1stmikec) Some 19th district residents experienced lengthy waits for police service Saturday as the bulk of the neighborhood’s officers were dedicated to the annual bar crawl sh!tshow in Wrigleyville. The police department sent no reinforcements to back up our grossly-understaffed district, which has lost nearly 27% of

SHAMROCK SCUFFLE: Wrigleyville “Celebration” Gets Rolling

March 14, 2015 7:34 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police make the first arrest of the day as St. Patrick’s celebrants fill Wrigleyville. (Video: the1stmikec) The annual disaster called “St. Patrick’s Day” in Wrigleyville is underway—and the skids are well-greased for what could become an epic sh!tshow. The warm weather is drawing crowds bigger and earlier than last year. And, while Alderman Tom Tunney

COURT REPORT: Updates On Stories You Read About On CWB

March 14, 2015 3:25 AM CWBChicago

Pearce (Illinois Dept of Corrections) The third and final defendant has been sentenced in one of the most violent and tragic incidents that we’ve ever reported. Asante Pearce, 20, received a 4-year prison sentence this week after pleading guilty to robbery in the June 23, 2013, beating and robbery of two young men near the

RAILROADED?: Arrested In January, Aldermanic Candidate Says CTA Bag Screening “Violated My Rights”

March 13, 2015 8:57 PM CWBChicago

Davis One month before earning 9% of the votes in the recent 44th ward aldermanic election, Scott M. Davis was arrested for allegedly crossing into a CTA station after refusing to submit to a random bag screening, according to court records. Police say they tried to examine Davis’ bag near the Merchandise Mart CTA turnstiles shortly

Year: 2015