Month: March 2017

Henigan in photos from the Tulsa (OK) Police Department; Antioch (IL) Police Department; and Facebook The man who’s been charged with raping, robbing, and abducting a 24-year-old Wrigleyville woman on March 9 is a three-time convicted felon who has been released early from prison three times, despite having a violent track record. That’s according to

The FBI says this woman robbed a bank in North Center on Friday morning | FBI Cops are looking for a woman who robbed a US Bank in the North Center neighborhood on Friday morning A woman walked up to a teller around 10:35 a.m., demanded money and fled with about $2,000 cash. The woman

Henigan (inset) is accused of raping, robbing, and kidnaping a woman from the 3700 block of North Fremont NOW POSTED: CWB Chicago’s exclusive report that details Henigan’s criminal history and Illinois’ decision to let him out of prison early. Three times. See it here. Our original report follows. ———————————————————— A South Side man is charged

Two local aldermen and 19th District Police Commander Marc Buslik this week asked the Center on Halsted (COH) to draw up a new security plan for their review, according to a government source. The move comes after CWB Chicago reported that police officers, tipped off that a theft suspect had fled into the sprawling LGBTQ

CPD stats released this morning show that major crime is up in our area compared to 2014 and 2015, with only 16 fewer major cases compared to last year. But our police commander says “crime is down.” New 19th District Police Commander Marc Buslik pulled out an old Chicago Police Department chestnut at a community

A visitor from Kentucky was robbed by two men as he withdrew money from an ATM inside a 24-hour Walgreens at 2817 N. Clark on Saturday. The victim told police that the two men took his phone, wallet, and other items as he stood at the cash machine around 1:30 a.m. The ATM is located

Chicago police have issued yet another community alert after a Lincoln Park woman was sexually assaulted and robbed at her home early Sunday. It’s the third community alert about armed sexual assaults on the North Side since February 28. Around midnight today, an attacker approached a woman as she tried to open the door to

Down goes O’Frazier! Man falls after being punched in the head during a dust-up in Wrigleyville  | The1stMikeC Community pressure on businesses and the city to rein in Wrigleyville’s wild St. Patrick’s celebrations seems to be paying off—at least by some measures. CWB Chicago estimates that “only” five people were arrested in connection with yesterday’s

Chicago police tonight have released new details about Thursday evening’s carjacking and abduction of a woman in Wrigleyville. Police have revealed that last night’s victim was sexually assaulted in her car before being abducted. And, for the first time, police are now saying that the incident may be related to the February 28th sexual assault

The woman was found more than 23 miles from Wrigleyville UPDATE 6:33PM—Police now say the woman was sexually assaulted before being locked in her trunk. Case may be related to February 28 sexual assault at gunpoint in Lakeview. New details posted HERE. Our original story follows… ————– A Wrigleyville woman was forced into her trunk

Tipped off that a theft suspect had fled into the Center on Halsted on Monday evening, two Chicago police officers entered the sprawling LGBTQ community center at 3656 North Halsted to investigate. Inside, they were met by two people who identified themselves as Center on Halsted staff. The staff had a message for the cops:

Two men, including one who sported a sweatshirt emblazoned with the words “SHOOT TIL MY ARM FALLS OFF” robbed four convenience stores and restaurants at gunpoint early Saturday, police said. The hold-ups were reported in areas west of our immediate neighborhood: Belmont Cragin; Logan square; Irving Park; and Avondale. Both men entered the businesses, displayed