February 2017 - CWB Chicago

Serial Rapists Get 147 Years For Brutal Attack—The “Court System Is Prejudiced!”

February 28, 2017 2:26 AM CWBChicago

Leondo Joseph (inset) is accused of seven rapes, including two near Wrigley Field. | Chicago Police; Google On his birthday in 2003, he shoved his foot into a Wrigleyville woman’s apartment door so she couldn’t close it. Then, he raped her. At Christmastime the next year, he donned a ski mask, forced his way into

Parolee—Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison Since 2009—Is Charged With Robbing Lakeview Couple This Month

February 27, 2017 3:18 AM CWBChicago

A South Side parolee has been charged with pistol-whipping a Lakeview man and robbing the man’s girlfriend in Lakeview this month. Porter (top) and White | Cook Co. Sheriff Prosecutors said Terrance Porter, 31, mugged the couple near their home in the 3300 block of North Seminary around 11 p.m. on February 12. Porter struck

Pride Parade Gets A New Name, But Few Other Changes

February 27, 2017 2:03 AM CWBChicago

Chicago’s Gay & Lesbian Pride Parade is changing its name for 2017, but no other significant changes are planned, according to permit applications that have been distributed to the Chicago Fire Department and the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications. The re-named “LGBTQ Pride Parade” will step off from Montrose and Broadway at noon

Man Accused Of Shoplifting $1,011.81 In Gillette Razors

February 26, 2017 2:53 AM CWBChicago

Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx announced in December that prosecutors in her office will not file felony charges against shoplifters unless the alleged thief has 10 felony convictions or is accused of stealing more than $1,000 in merchandise. Velde | Chicago Police Dept So, if new allegations are true, Jacob Velde is probably kicking

Man Had Loaded Gun On Navy Pier Ferris Wheel, Cops Say

February 23, 2017 11:46 AM CWBChicago

A romantic ride on a Chicago landmark seemed like a grand way to spend Valentine’s evening in our beautiful city. But those plans quickly turned “un-romantic” after cops found a 24-year-old man packing a loaded .45-caliber handgun on Navy Pier’s famous Ferris Wheel, according to court records. Police went to the pier around 7 p.m.

Convicted Robber Batters Cops At Boystown Youth Shelter

February 23, 2017 11:17 AM CWBChicago

Lakeview Lutheran Church, home of The Crib youth shelter; Lampkin (inset) | Google; Ill Dept Of Corrections A 23-year-old man who’s on parole for a local robbery has been charged with battering and resisting police officers who responded to a call of a man with a gun inside The Crib youth shelter in Boystown. A

Probation For Woman Who Left Cats And Dog To Die In Lakeview Apartment

February 19, 2017 6:54 PM CWBChicago

This pit bull mix, “Vinny,” was one of three animals left to die in a Lakeview apartment, police said | Photo: CWB source It’ll be 12-months probation for Christina Laskero, the 22-year-old woman who was accused of moving out of a Lakeview apartment in September and leaving two cats and a dog behind to die

“8 Years” For Brandishing Gun & Beating CTA Driver In Wrigleyville (But He’ll Be Released In Less Than 1 Year)

February 18, 2017 7:22 PM CWBChicago

Dillard | Illinois Department of Corrections A darling of the Lakeview social service circuit has been sentenced to prison for attacking a CTA bus driver and threatening the driver with a handgun in Wrigleyville one year ago. Yet, despite being “sentenced” to “eight” years in prison, 24-year-old Rojah Kimble Dillard will be set free in

Town Hall District Pilots Program To Make Online Transactions Safer

February 16, 2017 12:16 AM CWBChicago

Our 19th District police are piloting a program that could give residents a safe place to conduct potentially risky online transactions such as Craigslist purchases. Several times a year, police are called to assist people who’ve been robbed during online meet-ups: – A woman was robbed when she met with someone who was supposed to

“BANG. HEAVAN.”—Man Shot Dead On Lake Shore Drive

February 15, 2017 7:14 PM CWBChicago

A 25-year-old Brighton Park man was shot dead as he drove south on Lake Shore Drive at Fullerton this morning. Navarro | Illinois Dept of Corrections The man has been identified by a police source as Jorge Navarro, who was paroled last September after serving part of a 3-year sentence for aggravated unlawful use of

Double-Shooting In Uptown Wounds Boy And Parolee

February 14, 2017 2:28 AM CWBChicago

A man and a teenage boy fled into an Uptown fast food restaurant after they were shot shortly before 7 o’clock Monday night. No one is in custody. A 24-year-old man from the West Ridge neighborhood and a 17-year-old Uptown boy were both shot in the 4600 block of North Winthrop around 6:45 p.m., police

Burglars Strike While Lakeview Man Showers — But Cops Track ’em Down; 2 Arrested

February 14, 2017 1:35 AM CWBChicago

Image: Giphy A Lakeview college student helped cops track down two burglary offenders this morning after they broke into his apartment while he showered. Charges are pending. The man called police when he realized that someone had come into his apartment to steal his sister’s purse while he hosed off in the 3800 block of

Woman Robbed During Craigslist Meet-Up

February 14, 2017 12:09 AM CWBChicago

A Craigslist meet-up turned sour in Uptown Sunday when a woman who hoped to buy a PlayStation 3 wound up being robbed instead. The woman told police that she went to the 900 block of West Montrose around 10 a.m. to purchase the entertainment system after agreeing to a deal online. Once she arrived in

Month: February 2017