Month: July 2017

A man who’s on probation for a June 2015 robbery in Wrigleyville is back in jail—smacked with an extensive list of narcotics charges after cops stopped him for allegedly urinating in a Boystown alley. Grant | Cook County Sheriff’s Office Cops say they approached 25-year-old Joseph Grant of the South Shore neighborhood to issue him

McGill | Chicago Police Dept Prosecutors have charged recent Lincoln Park High School graduate Bryce McGill with two more robberies in our area. The 18-year-old, whose public defender infamously (and erroneously) told a judge this month that McGill had a full ride scholarship to the University of North Carolina, is now charged with seven robberies.

Police say they caught Stump recording a boy inside the North Avenue Beach men’s room. | Chris Smith on Flickr A 68-year-old dentist from the Gold Coast is charged with possessing child pornography after a Chicago police sergeant caught him recording a 16-year-old boy in the North Avenue Beach boathouse bathroom on Friday afternoon, prosecutors

A CWBChicago investigation has found that nearly 10% of the people facing violent crime or serious weapons charges in our area have gone missing after being released on bail. When a judge sets a cash or deposit bond for a defendant, Illinois requires that 10% of the bond amount be put down to secure the

Sunday’s shooting took place here, at the east end of the Sydney Marovitz Golf Course parking lot. | Google A gang-related shootout on the lakefront left Lakeview golfers stunned, but nobody injured Sunday morning at the Sydney Marovitz Golf Course parking lot, according to witness reports and police sources. No one is in custody. Gunfire

The 7-Eleven store at Diversey and Sheffield was robbed at gunpoint early yesterday, police said. An armed man entered the store around 12:18 a.m, pulled a gun on the clerk and demanded cash. He then fled northbound on Sheffield. Surveillance video shows the offender to be a black man in his 30’s who was wearing

Left to right: Davenport; Kimble; and Williams | Chicago Police Dept Three women are facing theft charges for stealing cans of tear gas from behind the counter at Tenenbaum True Value, 1138 West Belmont. Felicia Williams—also known as Jason Walker; Italy Kimble—also known as Randy White; and Miara Davenport—also known as Taniko Boyd; were arrested at

Officers assigned to 19th district by month | CPD The 19th Police District lost 12 more cops this month, taking the district’s force to its lowest point since April 2016. New data from the city shows that 363 cops are currently assigned to the area, down from 375 last month and well under the 468 officers who

Israel Araujo (inset) and two shell casings that were found behind his home in May. | CCSO; Anonymous Many folks who live near the 1500 block of West Melrose were awakened by gunfire early on May 8. Surveillance video showed the gunman walking through an alley and stopping to fire several shots behind a home before running

Investigators found a “treasure trove” of property belonging to at least seven separate robbery victims when they searched two backpacks being carried by recent Lincoln Park High School graduate Bryce McGill early Friday. McGill | Chicago Police Dept. McGill was arrested outside of Wrigley Field after police recognized him as a robbery suspect who had

After being closed for six weeks, The Crib youth shelter at 835 West Addison will resume overnight operations next Wednesday according to the Night Ministry, its parent organization. The Night Ministry voluntarily halted nightly operations on June 7, citing staff turnover, training, and other issues. The Crib | The Night Ministry “Over the past seven