Year: 2015

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

It took two months, but Boystown resident Ted Rosinus has finally received a response to a letter he sent to local alderman Tom Tunney on September 10th. The respectful letter asked questions about the alderman’s handling of crime and policing issues in the 44th ward. After not receiving an answer to his first letter, Rosinus

Several people lost their homes last night after a fire, one of the most serious in a month-long string of arsons, ripped through a 3-flat in the 1900 block of W. Diversey. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which broke out at 6:40PM. “Dogs inside could be heard…I doubt anything in any of the

At last week’s community policing (CAPS) meeting for Wrigleyville and Boystown, the local CAPS sergeant announced that, effective immediately, our 19th district is halving the number of times the public will meet with local officers. Rather than monthly meetings, CAPS Sgt. Jason Clark said, meetings will be held every other month. And the department will

UPDATED 10:30AM NOV 10: • Color-coded incident map. • Updated total fire count to 20, based on new information. —————– A series of at least 12 suspicious fires this weekend has residents in west Lakeview and North Center on high alert and has arson investigators wondering if they’re dealing with a long-sought arsonist and, now, copycats.

A 60-year-old Uptown man is charged with the September 26 robbery of a Citibank branch in nearby Lincoln Park, federal court records show. One count of bank robbery by force or violence has been filed against Maurice Hudson whose most recent address is in the 4500 block of N. Hazel. At the time of the

Two convicted felons—one  who’s been sentenced to a combined 60 years in prison since 1982 and the other who is on parole after serving 10 years for armed robbery in Wisconsin—are facing burglary charges for separate incidents in our neighborhood this week, court records show. In the first case, a resident reported seeing a man

Eleven Chicago cops have received one-day suspensions and disciplinary action for accessing the police report that documents the robbery of mayor Rahm Emanuel’s son last December, the Sun-Times reports today. Police reports are public records that virtually anyone can review, given a few modest redactions. In fact, we’ve decided to publish the Emanuel robbery report right