Month: March 2018

The 2600 block of North Hampden. | Google A robbery and possible home invasion today near the Lincoln Park-Lakeview border is believed to be family-related, police said this afternoon. Around 10:45 this morning, a 69-year-old man reported that two people rang his doorbell and then pushed their way into his home when he answered the door

The victim was robbed outside of these restaurants in the 700 block of North Clark, police said. | Google An armed suburban man with a concealed-carry license intervened in a 3-on-1 beating and robbery in River North yesterday evening, according to a witness and police. The victim was in the 700 block of North Clark

Kentreal Brisco was arrested outside of the former Hancock Building on Sunday evening. | CPD; Google A twice-convicted felon who’s on parole was arrested on the Magnificent Mile this weekend with his home electronic monitoring system plugged into his car’s charger outlet, police said. Kentreal Brisco allegedly had a 27-year-old man’s stolen cell phone with

Online, the Trib headline was “Cash bail under fireas discriminatory while poor inmates languish in jail” In late 2016, as Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart began ramping up his campaign to rid the county jail of persons he claimed were incarcerated merely because they couldn’t afford bail, the Chicago Tribune introduced its readers to James

Police are investigating an armed robbery reported on the Boystown bar strip late Sunday evening. No one is in custody. A resident of the 800 block of West Newport called police shortly before midnight to report that an unknown man was on their back porch, looking scared, out of breath and asking for someone to

You may remember our March 6 story about exactly who Cook County officials were speaking of when they repeatedly told the media in 2016 and 2017 that hundreds of inmates at Cook County Jail were being held “just because they are poor” and couldn’t afford to put down a bail deposit of $1,000 or less.

Detectives are investigating a string of business burglaries that have been happening in the overnight hours. In nearly all of the cases, force has been used to enter the businesses. Cash boxes, register drawers, and merchandise have been taken. Last Tuesday was particularly eventful, with two Boystown shops being targeted along with another n nearby

The suspect has robbed Leg Appeal (L) and JAYNE boutique near Clark & Diversey this month. | Google Detectives today issued a community alert in which they officially connect two recent robberies near Clark-Diversey to the same offender. In both cases, a lone gunman has entered businesses, engaged the employees in conversation, and then displayed

Approximate locations of two robberies reported early Saturday in Lakeview. | BatchGeo Two robberies reported in Lakeview early Saturday are under investigation by Area North Detectives. The cases are not believed to be related. Around midnight, a man approached a woman in the 3000 block of North Pine Grove and announced a robbery while displaying

Two men who failed to set up a backstop for their pellet gun practice on the third floor of a Lincoln Park duplex are facing reckless conduct charges, police said. Guy Rosenthal and the second man, both 26, were arrested Tuesday evening at Rosenthal’s two-story unit in the 2200 block of North Lincoln. The episode

The latest victim was robbed here, in the 100 block of West Eugenie on Thursday evening. | Google The Old Town neighborhood saw another mugging this week—at least the 24th robbery of the year for that neighborhood, where hold-ups have increased nearly 300% compared to last year. Around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, a woman was