Month: January 2018

Scurlock One of the biggest pests in Wrigleyville and Boystown is behind bars, smacked with felony burglary charges for allegedly stealing packages in the 3800 block of North Wilton this week. Tuesday afternoon, police responded to a call of a man stealing packages in the area. When they arrived, they found Kendricks Scurlock in possession

A North Side restaurant and bar served liquor for three years without a state license and nobody seemed to notice until CWBChicago ran a story about one of the purported owners being arrested in a methamphetamine bust last month.  We noted in our story that “an online search of state liquor licenses did not turn

Trevon Smith (inset) is charged with firing a gun outside of the Wilson Red Line station Friday morning. A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with Friday morning’s shooting incident outside the Wilson Red Line station, 1100 West Wilson in Uptown. Trevon Smith fired several shots outside the L station at 10:11 a.m., shattering

Police issued a fresh warning today about an armed robbery pattern that includes incidents this month in the Gold Coast, Old Town, and Lincoln Park. While four cases are listed in the community alert, a police source said the offenders are believed to be responsible for several other robberies, possibly including three that targeted DePaul

The cars were southbound near this stretch of Lake Shore Drive when shots rang out. No one was shot, but a lot of people had the bejeezus scared out of them yesterday morning on North Lake Shore Drive. At least six callers dialed 911 around 11 a.m. Thursday to report seeing an occupant of one

The robberies of six DePaul University students early Thursday is believed to be connected to a carjacking crew that has been working the North Side for weeks. That’s according to multiple sources within the Chicago Police Department who spoke with CWBChicago on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information.

Known locations of ATM skimmers found in our area since September. If carjackings are the hottest crime in Chicago this winter, then ATM skimming devices must be very close behind. Two more of the data-sucking contraptions were recovered from local cash machines on Thursday—one in Lakeview and the other in North Center. First, a customer

Abigail Hall | Chicago Police Dept UPDATE 2:55PM JANUARY 26—CPD just reported that Abigail has been located. ——- A 12-year-old Uptown girl has been missing for more than 24-hours according to an alert issued by Chicago police tonight. Abigail Hall left her home in the 800 block of West Eastwood round 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Area North detectives today released a seemingly tardy warning to the public about a series of robberies in Lakeview and nearby Lincoln Park earlier this month. The hold-ups occurred between January 3 and January 13 in a concentrated area near Lincoln Avenue between Fullerton and Belmont, the alert said. Offenders in the robberies approached victims