A Lincoln Towing “service truck” returns to the company’s lot on Clark Street. | DNAInfo Chicago A day after the North Side’s infamous Lincoln Towing company took possession of a family’s U-Haul and their personal car in Uptown, 47th Ward Alderman Ameya Pawar is renewing his call for the firm to be outlawed. And this
A Lakeview man was released without charges Saturday evening after he told police that he took out his newly-purchased ax on a CTA bus “because of our current president.” Multiple 911 callers reported seeing a white male in a blue and white plaid shirt carrying an ax or waving an ax on the street near the 1300 block
Accused hostess Terraniqua Snow was the only adult who didn’t have an arrest record before the party. It was quite a party at the Homewood Suites hotel in River North early last Sunday. Three handguns were recovered in room 918 after shots were fired around 3:30 a.m, police said. Ten adults were arrested along with
Chicago police are politely reminding drivers to turn off and lock their cars—especially if they’re just going to “run into” a particular Wicker Park convenience store. The cursed 7-Eleven at 1400 North Milwaukee. | Google Auto thieves have stolen three idling vehicles this month while their owners dashed into the 7-Eleven store at 1400 North
Chicago police have issued a community alert after armed robbers targeted at least five CTA train passengers since Christmas. Victims have been approached while standing on Red Line trains or shortly after leaving a Red Line train by a man or men who’ve been armed with a handgun. Most recently, a victim was robbed around 3:45
The most recent skimmer discovery was made Saturday evening at Walgreens, 3201 North Broadway. | Google Cops recovered at least two skimming devices from ATMs in Boystown and nearby Lincoln Park this week. The latest discoveries of the information-sucking swipers are part of a growing wave of similar cases across the city, police said. The
Howard (inset) is charged with two counts of felony theft. Ronald Howard had an idea last week. So far, it has not panned out as he apparently hoped. Howard is accused of stealing two central air conditioners from Lincoln Park condominiums and then trying to sell the units at a nearby construction site. Two residents
One of Boystown’s local pains in the arse stepped in a pile of trouble downtown last week. Donovan Mylander—banned from the Center on Halsted due to his conduct at the LGBTQ service agency—is now charged with trying to rob a businessman on State Street. Daffin (left) and Mylander are charged with attempted robbery. | Chicago
Police are investigating two robberies Saturday that involved groups of three or more offenders beating up and mugging men in the 19th District. No one is in custody. The first attack was reported in Boystown around 3:30 a.m. Police said a 54-year-old man was walking in the 3400 block of North Halsted when three unknown
Police said a shot was fired during a party on the ninth floor of Homewood Suites in River North. Three handguns were recovered after shots were fired during a River North hotel room party early on Christmas Eve. Twelve people have been charged in connection with the case. No one was injured. Police responded at
Kathryn Velisek seen in a CPD handout. | Chicago Police Dept Chicago police this morning released a missing person alert for a woman who was last seen last month in Lakeview East. Kathryn Velisek, 35, has been missing from the 3300 block of North Clark since November 20, according to a flyer issued to media outlets
At last report, authorities continued to search for relatives of Lloyd Brown, a 60-year-old man who was found dead inside a smoldering charity donation box at 1500 West Wilson on December 7. It’s clear that Lloyd impressed a lot of people in his life. We heard from one of them, Sherilyn Sheets, yesterday: “I just
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