Month: September 2016

To the ever-growing list of things that crime-ripped Chicagoans “should not do alone,” city officials can now add these activities: Sitting on your front porch and driving. Armed robbers targeted women in two Lincoln Park attacks yesterday evening. No one is in custody. The most recent victim told police that a gunman approached her car

UPDATE SEPTEMBER 14, 2016: Investigators believe the man actually shot himself in the butt. ——————– Another day, another person’s shot in Lakeview. Detectives are investigating after a 22-year-old Logan Square man was reportedly shot in front of 1000 Liquors, 1000 West Belmont, around 4:30 this morning. He is the 11th Lakeview shooting victim this year,

The victim was beaten and robbed here, in the 700 block of W. Brompton around 1:40 this morning. (Google) A visitor from San Francisco was severely beaten during a robbery in Boystown this morning. According to a witness, the 20-something victim was walking in the 700 block of W. Brompton when the offender attacked him

Police are investigating after a 25-year-old Belmont Cragin man was shot on the Clark Street bar strip in Wrigleyville around 2:15 this morning. No one is in custody. The victim is in good condition. Witnesses describe a confusing scene with the victim being shot in the arm and a person being dragged by the shooter’s

Charges are expected to be filed today against an adult and a juvenile in connection with multiple North Side robberies, including last weekend’s armed hold-up of an off-duty Chicago police officer in Lakeview, according to a law enforcement source. The source told us that the 18-year-old adult was found in possession of the off-duty cop’s

Chicago detectives are questioning two suspects in connection with Saturday’s armed robbery of an off-duty police officer in Lakeview, according to a law enforcement source. A vehicle that investigators believe is connected to the robbery was spotted late yesterday by officers on patrol in the nearby 18th district. The car’s driver sped off and quickly crashed

This sign, less than a block from today’s murder, has been reminding Uptown residents that “Christ died for our sins” since the 1940’s. A 25-year-old Uptown man was shot to death Tuesday afternoon, becoming that neighborhood’s third homicide since August 3. The victim was standing outside when at least eight shots rang out in the

What a weekend, huh? No, no. Not the great weather and the extra day off that many of us enjoyed. We’re talking about the shots fired in Wrigleyville, two carjackings, armed robbery of an off-duty cop, and shoplifting mobs that struck our neighborhood. Here are the major headlines from the weekend with links to full

Two neighborhood retailers were hit by shoplifting crews on Saturday afternoon, and cops think the same mob is responsible for both incidents. The frequently-targeted American Apparel store at 929 West Belmont was the first victim. An employee said that a crew of seven thieves entered the shop around noon, stuffed an estimated $2,500 worth of

An Uber driver with a concealed carry license was carjacked in Lakeview late Saturday night, just a half-mile from where a woman was carjacked earlier in the day. Last night’s offenders got away with the man’s car as well as a handgun and two magazines that he stored in the vehicle’s center console, police said.

An off-duty Chicago police officer’s weapon was taken during an armed robbery in Lakeview Saturday evening. No one is in custody and the officer was not injured. Three offenders, each armed with their own handgun, approached the off-duty cop and a second victim around 9:25PM in the 3100 block of N. Ravenswood. The gunmen took