Month: June 2026

Lower West Side

Alderman says a bomb shattered his house window as children slept — but police weren’t dispatched until 9 hours later

June 13, 2026 8:34 PM Tim Hecke
A Chicago alderman says someone set off a bomb outside his home early Saturday, shattering a window as his three children were sleeping. But police dispatch records show CPD was not sent to any calls of an explosion at the time of the blast and an initial police investigation later on Saturday morning found the object appeared to be a firework.

Citywide

A little vacation (maybe)

June 9, 2026 10:30 AM Tim Hecke
So, your friend CWB managing partner is out on vacation this week. And while that usually means I dip in for a little work from a hotel room somewhere, this particular trip is taking me pretty far off the grid. Based on what I’ve heard about where I’m going, I don’t expect to have reliable cellular or internet access again until Thursday evening. (There are rumors that a Starlink unit has recently arrived in the area, but I’m not banking on that.) At any rate, I may not be able to review article submissions or publish my own work between now and then. Don’t worry. Unless I fall into a remote crevice or get eaten by wild dogs — don’t get any ideas, Mr. Mayor — everything will be back to normal by the weekend.

CTA

Man on electronic monitoring for CTA sex cases accused of sexually attacking woman on Orange Line in the Loop

June 8, 2026 5:42 PM Tim Hecke
A man accused of sexually attacking a woman aboard a CTA train in the Loop was wearing an electronic monitoring device and had been ordered to stay away from the transit system while awaiting trial in a similar case. And police are looking at the possibility that he is responsible for incidents involving another woman and a teenage girl on CTA trains, prosecutors said.