Month: October 2018

The DePaul University gateway at 801 West Fullerton | DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief Chicago police are investigating a series of robberies, thefts, and a sex crime that were apparently committed by one man in under 30 minutes along two blocks of Fullerton Avenue in Lincoln Park on Wednesday afternoon. The offender is not in custody. DePaul University

Here’s a round-up of some recent happenings in the Lakeview neighborhood: Approximate locations of burglaries reported in Lakeview between 7 p.m. Tuesday and 7 p.m. Wednesday. • There are powerful indications that at least one very active burglar is targeting homes in the Lakeview neighborhood. CWBChicago is aware of six burglaries reported in the area

Did you “send” this man ultra-dazzling eyeshadows? | Facebook A man who’s been sought in connection with package thefts around Uptown and Lakeview this summer has launched an interesting new Facebook Live program: He invites people to watch as he opens “packages I got while I was out.” We just couldn’t resist sharing the production

Two men are in custody for an armed robbery early today aboard a Red Line train at the Belmont station. Another robbery reported along the Boystown bar strip earlier in the morning remains under investigation. Here is what we’ve learned: • A 24-year-old man told police that he was punched in the head and chest

UPDATE 10:40AM OCTOBER 25: Police just announced that the gentleman has been safely reunited with his family. ————— Police are asking the public for help as they try to identify a senior citizen who was found near the lakefront in Uptown. The man seen in this photo was found by police in the 5100 block

Chicago cops have arrested two men downtown as officers struggle to clean up a massive robbery surge that has been allowed to fester in River North, the Loop, and Magnificent Mile neighborhoods. Damonte Jones is accused of robbing the woman outside of a hotel in the first block of West Illinois. | CPD; Google In the

Judge William Hooks | Ballotpedia A Cook County Criminal Court judge has been re-assigned to administrative duties and ordered to undergo anger management counseling following an out-of-court incident that involved another judge. Additionally, all Cook County judges have been ordered to undergo an online sexual harassment management class. News of the reassignment and mandatory training

Against all odds, two alleged criminals have been arrested in separate cases this month after their reported victims happened to bump into them on the streets of Boystown. Montano | CPD Police said a 52-year-old woman flagged down a police sergeant in the 3400 block of North Halsted around 2 p.m. last Wednesday to report that

Stacey Means | CPD A convicted murderer who was charged in April with posing as an Uber driver to rob an unsuspecting passenger at gunpoint in River North has been charged with robbing a second man using the ride-hail ruse. In the new case, prosecutors allege the 48-year-old picked up a suburban man in the