Month: June 2017

Since 1993, he’s been to prison for, among other things, attempted murder, armed robbery, narcotics (twice), and aggravated discharge of a firearm. He received a 25-year-sentenced for trying to shoot a city worker in 1999, which should’ve been enough to keep him in prison until 2024. But, he got paroled. And he almost immediately got sentenced

Vaughn (inset) is charged with waving a defaced firearm outside of Kirkwood Bar on Pride Sunday. | Chicago Police An Avalon Park woman is accused of brandishing a handgun during a post-Pride Parade confrontation outside of Kirkwood Bar, 2934 North Sheffield. A 22-year-old parolee from Englewood who allegedly choked the woman is also charged in

Despite plenty of hype about “more police” being added to the Chicago Police Department’s 19th District over the past year, the Town Hall station actually has three fewer cops this month than one year ago. That’s according to new police staffing data released in 44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney’s newsletter today. The district, which stretches

The library overlooks the park where you can watch cars get shot up and your neighbors get robbed. | Redfin A co-op unit at 2450 North Lakeview in Lincoln Park is currently listed for $8.95 million. (There’s a fireplace in the bathroom.) If that’s too rich for you, a fixer-upper in the building is also on

A Chrysler 300, similar to this model, has been used in several bump ‘n’ runs across the North Side. | 300C Forums The North Side’s bump ’n’ run auto theft plague is not getting better. And CWBChicago has learned that a suspect vehicle has been connected to the pattern. In the most recent case, a

Cruz (inset) is accused of brandishing a handgun as the parade crowd dispersed Sunday evening. Police have identified the first of several people who were arrested for serious crimes during and after Sunday’s Chicago Pride Parade. 24-year-old Phillip Cruz of Elgin brandished a firearm while asking another man for his gang affiliation as crowds left

Six hours after Sunday’s Pride Parade, police are on standby at Roscoe and Halsted | CWB Reader Chicago’s 48th Annual Pride Parade and its aftermath resulted in an estimated 19 arrests Sunday afternoon into early this morning. If that figure holds, it will be the lowest arrest total for a Pride Parade since at least

Burglars have once again been targeting area businesses during overnight hours, according to a new community alert issued by Chicago police on Sunday afternoon. At least three shops have been targeted since June 11 by the thieves who use a brick to bust through front doors and then steal merchandise. The alert connects three cases

Jackson is charged with robbing the Lincoln Square Verizon on May 22 and an Oak Park location two days later. UPDATE JUNE 28: A store representative today stated that “there wasn’t any money taken and certainly not $20,000.” The state’s complaint against Jackson states that “20 iPhones and $20,000 United States currency” were taken. ———————————————-

Smith | DNAInfo When we contacted Alderman Michele Smith for comment on our story this week about a police tactical team tracking down her stolen phone, she did not respond. But she did talk to DNAInfo Chicago after our story ran. Smith told DNAInfo that her phone was “lost.” “I did just what I tell