Month: January 2016

Left to Right: Ruff, Taylor and Towbridge (Chicago Police Department) UPDATE: Bond is set at $2 million for each defendant. UPDATE 2: Cops say Ruff and Towbridge are members of the Black Disciple street gang. UPDATE 3: Lakeview mom had Ruff arrested last month when he pounded on her door at 4:30AM and refused to

Chicago police have identified the man who died in a triple-shooting incident Friday evening less than a half-mile from Rahm Emanuel’s home. Pablo Ulloa, 25, allegedly opened fire and struck two men during a “party” inside an apartment at Damen and Belle Plaine. Police say one of the two men returned fire, fatally striking Ulloa

Image: Meme Generator Hopes that a two-month long burglary spree in our neighborhood would end with yesterday’s capture of three suspects following a brutal Wrigleyville home invasion have been dashed. Two Boystown residents yesterday reported chasing intruders from their homes and at least one home was burglarized. Around 7:30 Saturday night, a woman returning to

The victim’s car, crashed on the Ryan. (ABC7Chicago screenshot) UPDATE JANUARY 11— Illinois State Police determined that the alleged home invaders were not connected to the expressway shooting. Rather, the suspect who was driving the car fell asleep at the wheel and crashed in the area where the shooting took place. Our original report follows.

The incoming snow and arctic cold cannot get here soon enough for us. While yesterday’s triple-shooting in nearby North Center takes the headlines, there have been plenty of other incidents to report: Yesterday, 9:03PM After escaping two would-be robbers outside of Wrigley Field, an Uptown woman seeks help at the 19th district police station. The

Officers near the scene of last night’s triple-shooting in North Center courtesy of  Craig Newman A 25-year-old Latin King gang member was killed and two other men were critically wounded Friday evening when an apparent drug deal went bad during a party just four blocks from Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s home. Three people were detained

Thank you to our neighbors and the police officers who have made this happen. Comparison: Robberies Per Year Citywide vs. Wrigleyville & Boystown Create line charts

Detectives today finally issued an alert to warn residents of home burglaries in our area. Unfortunately, they only listed 3 break-ins tied to a specific pattern in the alert, so the scope of the nearly two-month-long problem is not evident. How many burglaries have there been? Well, between November 1 and December 31, 2015, the

It didn’t take long for the North Side ne’er-do-wells to get down to business in 2016. 1:10AM JANUARY 1 — Police respond to Wrigleyville’s first robbery of 2016. A man reports that two offenders jumped and mugged him at Clark and Waveland. 2:45AM JANUARY 1 — The area’s first burglary of the new year is

While the final stats won’t be available for another few days, we are pleased to report that 2015 was a year of progress for public safety in Wrigleyville and Boystown. But, to borrow a cliche from our city’s politicians, “there is much work to be done.” Thank you for putting pressure on your elected representatives