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Loop: Man stabbed on Red Line train Sunday morning

December 24, 2018 12:53 AM CWBChicago

Police said charges are pending against a man who stabbed a passenger aboard a Red Line train in the Loop on Sunday morning. The men were on a southbound train when the 26-year-old suspect stabbed the 23-year-old victim in the neck and ear around 7:15 a.m. CTA personnel held the train for police at the

While prosecutors seek “context” homicide suspect escapes to China, victim’s son says

December 23, 2018 9:56 PM CWBChicago

Family members of a taxi driver who was killed when another motorist apparently kicked him in the head during a West Loop road rage incident in September say the killer has fled to China as Cook County prosecutors steadfastly refuse to bring charges while forcing Chicago cops to jump through a seemingly endless line of

Shots fired during altercation in Wrigleyville entertainment complex

December 23, 2018 6:15 PM CWBChicago

The Addison & Clark complex is seen to the left of Wrigley Field in this rendering | Addison & Clark Shots were fired during a dispute in a parking garage at the newly-built Addison & Clark complex across from Wrigley Field early Sunday, police said. No one appears to have been injured. A security guard at

5 armed robberies in 30 minutes ends with arrest on N. Side Red Line tracks

December 23, 2018 12:42 PM CWBChicago

Approximate locations of five robberies reported Saturday evening Two armed men pulled off a series of five robberies in less than an hour Saturday evening in Lincoln Park, then led police on a chase along the CTA’s elevated Red and Brown Line tracks before being arrested, according to Chicago police and multiple sources. No one

3 detained after woman is mugged near Lincoln Park – Lakeview border

December 22, 2018 10:14 PM CWBChicago

Locations of Friday’s mugging (star) and three arrests Chicago police detained three suspects after a woman was mugged Friday afternoon along the Lakeview – Lincoln Park border. The arrests may be related to an on-going afternoon and evening robbery problem that has been plaguing the area since mid-November. On Friday, a woman was near the

Man beaten, carjacked Friday evening in Lincoln Park

December 22, 2018 2:12 AM CWBChicago

Approximate locations of Friday’s carjacking (red) and Tuesday’s attempted carjacking (blue) A man was beaten and carjacked Friday evening just three blocks from where another carjacking attempt failed on Tuesday morning, according to police reports. No one is in custody. The latest victim was in the 2700 block of North Wilton near the intersection with

With parole ending soon, Uptown man now facing long list of fresh armed robbery charges

December 21, 2018 2:11 PM CWBChicago

Bruce Galimore is charged with robbing an Uptown-area Staples store. | CPD; Google Bruce Galimore could have had something to celebrate this Christmas. On December 26th, he could have been released from parole and be on the way to getting his 22-year-old life heading in a new direction. Instead, Galimore will almost certainly be in

Another woman mugged in Lincoln Park as robbery pattern grows

December 21, 2018 10:04 AM CWBChicago

Approximate locations of Thursday evening’s robbery (star) and other recent hold-ups that are part of a pattern according to Chicago police. Two men mugged a woman and stole her purse Thursday evening in what appears to be part of a growing robbery pattern in the Lincoln Park neighborhood. No one is in custody. Witnesses chased

“Pink Manther” disarms guard, robs North Center bank

December 21, 2018 8:54 AM CWBChicago

Bank surveillance images of the suspect in Thursday’s robbery. | FBI A North Center bank was robbed and its security guard was disarmed Thursday afternoon by a gunman who wore pink clothing, according to an FBI bulletin and a police department source. No one is in custody. The FBI said the man entered Wintrust Bank,

Lakeview: Armed carjacking attempt Tuesday morning

December 20, 2018 11:38 PM CWBChicago

Approximate location of the carjacking attempt Chicago police are investigating an armed carjacking attempt reported in Lakeview early Tuesday morning. No one is in custody. A man who lives in the 1100 block of West George Street told police that he was approached near his home by a gunman who tried to take his car

Masked teens rob Lakeview gaming store at gunpoint

December 20, 2018 11:10 PM CWBChicago

The GameStop at 3951 North Broadway. | Yelp Five robbers, all possibly in their early teens, robbed a Lakeview area GameStop at gunpoint on Wednesday evening. No one is in custody. It is at least the second time that a North Side GameStop location has been violently robbed in three weeks. Around 4:30 p.m., five young males

Water Tower, Dave & Buster’s have already signed a lease, audience told at fiery meeting: “It’s become thugland!”

December 19, 2018 1:27 PM CWBChicago

The PowerPoint projector worked. So, that was nice. Beyond that, representatives of Dave & Buster’s (D&B) and Water Tower Place didn’t catch any breaks Tuesday evening as they presented the restaurant and gaming company’s plan to move into a 42,000-square-foot space at the iconic Michigan Avenue shopping mall. “It is an idea,” Alderman Brian Hopkins

Streeterville: Plan to move Dave & Buster’s to Water Tower Place is focus of Tuesday meeting

December 18, 2018 3:42 AM CWBChicago

Part of the gaming floor at Dave & Buster’s current location, 1030 North Clark. | Dave & Buster’s A proposed relocation of Dave & Buster’s River North location to a sweeping space inside the Water Tower Place shopping mall will be the focus of a community meeting in Streeterville on Tuesday evening. Currently located at

Month: December 2018