Greater Grand Crossing
Month: December 2025
Citywide
For Chicago’s mayor, curfews were a ‘sin of the past’ until Ryan Seacrest came to town
Mayor Brandon Johnson has spent much of his time in office arguing that curfews for teenagers are ineffective and rooted in the “sins and the values of the past.” With a nationally televised New Year’s Eve celebration set for the Loop, the mayor is now warning minors that Chicago will strictly enforce its long-standing 10 p.m. curfew downtown tonight.
Suburbs
Auburn Gresham
River North
CTA
Avondale
Judge detains woman accused of using child in insulin scam robberies
Prosecutors say a 33-year-old woman used a fabricated story about her child needing insulin to lure victims into her vehicle and take hundreds of dollars on the North Side, including one encounter that escalated into a physical struggle in which her 12-year-old daughter joined in by punching the victim.
Lincoln Park
Masked burglars steal ATMs from taverns in Lincoln Park, Portage Park
An ATM burglary crew is actively targeting businesses across Chicago’s North and Northwest sides, striking at least three locations since Christmas morning, according to police reports. The most recent burglaries occurred early Monday at taverns in Lincoln Park and Portage Park, following a similar ATM theft reported Christmas morning in North Center.
Lakeview
Citywide
Lawyers suing cop over on-duty slaying of partner are stooping ‘deeper than whale sh**,’ police union chief says
Calling the attorneys representing the family of slain Chicago Police Officer Krystal Rivera “lower than whale sh**,” the head of the city’s largest police union has unleashed a blistering attack on the relatives’ wrongful death lawsuit that suggests another cop may have intentionally killed the officer on duty and left her to die.
West Loop
Citywide
Portage Park