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Pickpockets are working Boystown clubs, cops warn

July 9, 2019 5:14 AM CWBChicago

Pickpockets stole property from at least six women in Boystown-area bars over Pride Parade weekend, police said late Monday in a community alert. The thefts came one week after more than 30 people lost phones and other property to pickpockets while attending the neighborhood’s annual Pride Fest. CWBChicago told you about the Pride Fest theft

Reading List: Some stories of interest from around the web

July 8, 2019 8:18 PM CWBChicago

The still at-large Rogers Park killer | CPD Here’s a handful of stories from other outlets that we found interesting and worth sharing: Rogers Park murder weapon used on W. Side Remember those two cold-blooded, random killings on the streets of Rogers Park last year? The Chicago Tribune learned that ballistics tests have determined that

Shoplifting mob has struck Mag Mile at least 8 times since June 5th, cops say

July 8, 2019 1:40 AM CWBChicago

Police said the mobs have struck repeatedly on North Michigan Avenue. | Google Shoplifting mobs have targeted Magnificent Mile stores at least eight times since June 5th, according to an alert issued to businesses on the famed retail strip. All of the incidents listed on the CPD alert occurred on the 400 block of North

Parolee who robbed 2 women of phones and burglarized a Sprint store in 2016 is accused of burglarizing another cell store

July 8, 2019 1:14 AM CWBChicago

Terrell Bommon is accused of burglarizing this Loop cellular store while on parole. | IDOC; Google In less than 48 hours during September 2016, Terrell Bommon burglarized a cellular store and pulled off two separate robberies in which he took phones from women under threat of violence. He pled guilty last November to two counts

Old Town: Man beaten, robbed early Saturday

July 7, 2019 11:10 AM CWBChicago

A 24-year-old man was beaten with brass knuckles and robbed in the Old Town neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said. No one is in custody. The victim was in the 1900 block of North Lincoln when a man approached him, demanded his property, and punched him in the face with knuckle-dusters at 3:25 a.m. The

West Loop: Woman attacked, sexually assaulted by homeless man on Divvy bike

July 7, 2019 11:08 AM CWBChicago

Police said a woman received serious injuries from a man who sexually assaulted under a West Loop viaduct after approaching her at the nearby Greyhound Bus terminal Saturday. The man lured the woman to the attack site around 7:45 a.m. with an offer to help her find shelter. The woman was standing at the bus

Loop: Two stabbed in dispute with motorist who offered ride

July 7, 2019 11:03 AM CWBChicago

Police found broken glass and blood from the victims outside this office supply store. | Google Two people were stabbed in the Loop late Saturday when a dispute broke out between a group of people who were waiting for a ride-hailing car and the occupants of a vehicle that offered them an unsolicited ride, police

Diversey Harbor: Overnight burglary ends with 9-person brawl

July 6, 2019 11:46 PM CWBChicago

File A fistfight broke out at Diversey Harbor when a boat owner and his friends confronted a group that was seen on his vessel without permission early Saturday, police said. Two offenders are in custody. Three men and a woman intercepted a group of four men and one woman who reportedly stole property from the

Old Town man shot on Division Street Saturday afternoon

July 6, 2019 11:20 PM CWBChicago

A bank window is shattered (right) and the victim’s shoes lie in the street (bottom left) after today’s shooting. | Provided An Old Town resident who was recently paroled is recovering after being shot Saturday afternoon in the 400 block of West Division, according to police and state records. No one is in custody. The

Uptown: Cops probing death of 10-month-old boy

July 6, 2019 9:42 PM CWBChicago

A 10-month-old boy has died from injuries he suffered in his Uptown home last Saturday, according to Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner. Police and fire personnel went to the boy’s home around 9:40 p.m. on June 29th when a 911 caller said that the boy was “acting strange” after falling out of

“Offended” judge slaps “Bean” taggers with $10K bail while accused gun offenders go free on their own recognizance

July 6, 2019 9:57 AM CWBChicago

Judge David Navarro (inset) “took offense” to the alleged defacing of “The Bean” sculpture. | Provided; Ballotpedia Two men who allegedly tagged “The Bean” sculpture in Millennium Park early on July 2nd were each ordered held on $10,000 bail after Cook County Judge David Navarro said he “[takes] offense at these offenses, these crimes that

New: Man had gun in Navy Pier parking garage after 4th July fireworks, cops say

July 5, 2019 7:12 PM CWBChicago

Justin Tackett (inset) was arrested in the Navy Pier parking garage, police said. | CPD; Wikipedia A Kankakee man was found carrying a handgun in a Navy Pier parking garage as emergency workers tried to quell a series of incidents following the Fourth of July fireworks presentation, according to Chicago police. Justin Tackett, 28, is

Lakeview: Woman fights off sexual assault by kneeing attacker in the face, police say

July 5, 2019 2:12 PM CWBChicago

A 32-year-old woman fought off a sexual assault by a man she met overnight in a Lakeview bar, police said. The offender remains at large. Police said the victim was in a bar in the 600 block of West Diversey when the man—who claimed to be homeless—told her that he wanted to show her where

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