Month: October 2016

A 21-year-old man who pleaded guilty to setting a Boystown house on fire last spring is back in court, facing theft and battery charges, court records show. Handzel | Chicago Police Dept Prosecutors say Ryan Handzel punched a 24-year-old man in the face two times during an argument in the 800 block of West Waveland

Fifteen people have been arrested around Wrigleyville in connection with the Cubs post-season play so far, according to police and court records reviewed by CWB Chicago editors. But the real messes would likely uncork if the Loveable Losers advance to the World Series by defeating the Dodgers on Saturday or Sunday. Among the more, uh,

Area North detectives this afternoon released an armed robbery alert in which they connect five cases across Lake View and Uptown. Multiple offenders are approaching people as they walk alone or sit alone in cars. One of the offenders produces a chrome or silver handgun and demands the victim’s property or vehicles, police said. CWB

Prosecutors charged two Milwaukee women with robbing a woman near her Lincoln Park home on October 8. 36-year-old Ellise Franklin and 37-year-old Tamisha Bass knocked the victim to the ground and wrestled away her purse around 5:45 a.m. in the 2600 block of North Lincoln, according to court records. Cops tracked Franklin and Bass to

Rescue workers rush the shooting victim from the scene. (Image: Uptown Chicago Rocks) UPDATE 12:10PM–The victim is identified (Story here). Our original report follows. ———————- Rack up another homicide for Uptown. A 25-year-old man was killed Sunday after being shot as he drove in the 4500 block of North Hazel around 8:50 p.m., police said.

A registered “sexual predator” broke into a Lakeview home Saturday morning and sexually assaulted a man who lives inside, prosecutors said Sunday. Kopacz (Cook County Sheriff) 52-year-old Joseph Kopacz of Uptown broke into a first-floor apartment in the 3800 block of North Kenmore around 8:30 a.m,  crawled into a 23-year-old man’s bed, put his face

An increased police presence in Wrigleyville for Cubs post-season games is having no effect on skyrocketing reports of robberies in nearby Boystown. Image: Creative Review Police say at least three more people have been robbed in the LGBT playground since Friday evening, bringing the number of muggings in the area this month to at least

Two men robbed a FedEx delivery driver as he worked a route near the DePaul University campus in Lincoln Park on Saturday afternoon. No one is in custody. The driver told police that two men jumped him from behind and stuck something in his side as he entered his truck in the 900 block of

A 24-year-old man became Uptown’s 29th shooting victim of the year Saturday evening. Police said he is in good condition. No one is in custody. Foot patrol officers in the area warned of the shots at 8:50 p.m., minutes before 911 callers reported a man shot outside of 1134 West Wilson. Officers found the victim

While the vast majority of criminals arrested in our neighborhood come from distant reaches of the city, a couple of locals now find themselves behind bars on serious charges. Kaser (Cook County Sheriff) First up is Aaron Kaser, a 31-year-old who lives in the 3900 block of North Janssen. Or, at least he lived there

Weapons charges have been filed against a convicted felon who police say was carrying a gun in Wrigleyville late last month. Parker (Chicago Police Dept) Three people flagged down an officer after seeing the man’s gun near Dimo’s Pizza, 3463 North Clark around 3 a.m. on September 25. Police chased the suspect, 35-year-old Darryl Parker,

Henigan A seven-time convicted burglar has received a six-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to breaking into a Lakeview man’s garage last winter. But, this is criminal-friendly Illinois, so he’s going to be paroled in just over two years. Yes, really. On January 24, cops responding to a burglar alarm in the 300 block of