Month: May 2018

Storefront ATMs were burglarized at Tulip’s Gallery (left) and Venicci Pizza in Boystown on Friday. | Google A burglar broke into two Boystown businesses on Friday and stole money from their sidewalk-facing ATMs. The latest incidents are part of a pattern that Chicago police warned about in late April. Just before noon on Friday, a

The scene after two teens were shot in Uptown on Thursday evening. | Phil d Two teenagers, one only 13-years-old, were shot in Uptown Thursday evening, according to Chicago police and a department source. No one is in custody. Both victims were reported in stable condition. A witness told officials that they heard gunshots as

Mitchell (left) and Buchanan are accused of using fake money to buy a used computer…but that’s only the beginning. A Lakeview man’s attempt to sell an old computer online turned into quite the adventure Sunday evening in Wrigleyville. Before it all ended, police would summon the Secret Service and authorities would allegedly recover guns, thousands

Robert Skipper (inset) is charged with sexually assaulting a woman inside an elevator at the Rookery Building. A man charged with sexually assaulting a woman in a Loop elevator last weekend made an unusual move when police brought his victim to identify him: He identified her. No, to tread a well-worn path, this is not

The man was attacked by multiple offenders in the 800 block of North Lake Shore Drive, police said. | Google A 21-year-old suburban man was battered and critically injured as he walked with his girlfriend on North Lake Shore Drive near Streeterville on Saturday evening, police said. Police are conducting a “formal review” of the

BOYSTOWN — Two men are facing charges after threatening each other with knives during a stand-off in the middle of Belmont Avenue on Monday evening, police said. Passers-by and motorists called 911 around 9:20 p.m. and reported the two were standing off the middle of traffic at 826 West Belmont while brandishing knives. Spearman (L)

Miguel Santiago (inset) opened fire near this building at 4545 North Broadway, police said. | CPD; Google First degree attempted murder charges have been filed against a man who opened fire in the 4500 block of North Broadway in Uptown on Monday morning, police said. No one was injured in the incident, which a police

A woman was sexually assaulted as she entered her front yard in the 4400 block of North Magnolia, police said. UPDATE 5:38PM — Chicago police issued a community alert about this incident on Wednesday. The alert described the suspect as a black male, “25-35 years of age, 5’7-5’11, 150- 190 pounds with short black hair,

Garmoos A Des Plaines man is held without bail, facing felony robbery charges for battering a Loop convenience store clerk while stealing a pair of $9.99 sunglasses, according to court records. Police said Gathoon Garmoos, 24, was arrested last Tuesday morning after an attempt to steal a case of Corona and the eyewear escalated into

Approximate location of Monday evening’s shooting A 53-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when a gunman shot her car window in Uptown on Monday evening. As of midnight, police had not determined if the woman had suffered a graze wound or been injured by flying debris. She refused medical treatment at the scene. Minutes before 8

Cab driver Tarek Masri (inset) was charged this week with sexually assaulting a female passenger in his taxi three years ago. Chicago Police Department; Wikipedia A Chicago taxi driver kidnapped a woman who hailed his cab after celebrating a night out, then sexually assaulted her during a three-hour ordeal through Ravenswood, Lincoln Park, and Lakeview