Month: December 2016

Detectives are investigating a series of armed robberies of North Side pedestrians by a group of masked men on Wednesday evening. The attacks played out across Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Roscoe Village, North Center, and Avondale during a single hour. No one was seriously injured, and no arrests have been reported. Around 7 p.m., a victim

A neighborhood pest is in custody, accused of punching a woman in the face and taking her friend’s cellphone near the Addison Red Line station on Tuesday. Scurlock | Chicago Police Dept 39-year-old Kendricks Scurlock of the 800 block of West Grace is accused of attacking the victims around 5 p.m. and then running through

Detectives are investigating the armed robberies of two cellphone stores on Friday, one in Southeast Lakeview and the other in Uptown. No one is in custody. A man in his early 30’s walked into the Metro PCS store at 2811 North Broadway around 5:25 p.m. and demanded merchandise while displaying the handle of a gun

UPDATE 8:25PM–A judge dropped the battery charge against Bajwa because Boyle failed to appear in court today. Our original story follows. —————————————— A 29-year-old Loop resident is charged with battering a Boystown woman who gained international infamy last month after viral videos showed her chewing out the staff at a local crafts store and a

A 31-year-old Englewood man has been charged with shooting two passengers on a party bus near the Lakeview/Uptown border early Sunday morning. Victor Haynes got into an argument on the bus, and he then pulled out a gun and shot the men as the vehicle neared the 500 block of West Irving Park Road around

Two West Side men are in critical condition after they were shot on a crowded party bus in Lakeview early Sunday. A third man, who may be the shooter, also suffered a gunshot wound to his hand. Police and ambulances rushed to the 500 block of West Irving Park Road after a man opened fire

Yesterday, we told you about a teen theft crew that has been distracting Lakeview retailers while other team members steal unattended cell phones and car keys. Police say at least nine shops were targeted on Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Welp, today we woke up to find a friendly email from the good folks at Deltronics

A group of young thieves has stolen cell phones and luxury cars from victims in retail shops across Lakeview over the past few days. And there are now indications that the crew has become more confrontational, bold, and possibly violent. The team, typically working as a group of three or four, has entered salons, spas,

A 21-year-old gang member from suburban Justice, Illinois, received multiple stab wounds during a possible robbery in South Lakeview overnight. Surveillance image of a Chevy Cobalt connected to the attack Around midnight, witnesses saw one or two carloads of men confront the victim and another man as the two victims parked a car near George

Gravity mishap caught on tape | Screengrab via @the1stMikeC After years of withering criticism from neighbors and increasing scrutiny by the city, Wrigleyville’s annual Twelve Bars of Christmas s**tshow was significantly less s**tty, yet still a good show this year. CWB Chicago estimates that “only” four TBOX participants wound up in jail this year. That’s