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Whoops! We were way off. SIXTEEN arrested during last weekend’s St. Pat’s party in Wrigleyville

March 23, 2020 1:38 PM CWBChicago

Police arrested 16 people during the COVID-19 dampened St. Patrick’s celebration in Wrigleyville on March 14, far more than we originally estimated.

Judge to 18-year-olds charged with robbing Mag Mile Walgreens: “You’ve graduated to the big time.”

March 23, 2020 12:32 AM CWBChicago

Two 18-year-old men who are charged with robbing a Magnificent Mile Walgreen’s received a sobering message from their bond court judge: “You’ve graduated to the big time.”

United Center janitor charged with burglarizing Lincoln Park Zoo reptile house

March 22, 2020 11:50 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a DNA sample taken after the Oct. 2017 burglary at the Lincoln Park Zoo reptile house came back to William Hannah, a janitor at the United Center.

COVID-19 update: Jail guard, 3 more cops test positive; Courthouse workers complain of viral “hot box”

March 22, 2020 7:11 PM CWBChicago

COVID-19 update: Cook County jail guard and two more Chicago cops test positive; Nearly 900 jail inmates being reviewed for possible release; Courthouse a “viral hot box” as defendants sneeze, cough, and wheeze on attorneys, judges, and deputies.

River North steakhouse among businesses burglarized overnight

March 22, 2020 1:56 PM CWBChicago

Burglars struck STK Steakhouse in a possible inside job. Other break-ins were reported at Miska’s Liquors in Lincoln Park and Red Lion Pub in Lincoln Square, according to CPD reports.

Cops: Shotgun blast blows hole in Bucktown woman’s ceiling; man charged

March 22, 2020 10:40 AM CWBChicago

Police responded to the woman’s apartment after she reported hearing a gunshot and discovered a hole in her ceiling last Saturday night on the 1600 block of West North Ave.

Busted! Citizens capture 4-time burglar after he breaks into Wrigleyville home, cops say

March 21, 2020 12:44 PM CWBChicago

Two men caught a four-time convicted burglar moments after he allegedly broke into a Wrigleyville mans residence on Monday afternoon.

Woman stole masks, hand sanitizer from hospital patients, cops say

March 20, 2020 3:36 PM CWBChicago

Jessica Huff is accused of stealing items from patient rooms at the University of Chicago Hospital on Thursday, according to court records. A source said hand sanitizer and masks were among the items she allegedly took.

Police to focus on “retail corridors” during anticipated COVID-19 shelter order; Lakeview alderman tells shuttered businesses to “secure valuables”

March 20, 2020 2:35 PM CWBChicago

Additional Chicago police officers will be assigned this weekend to work retail corridors, thoroughfares, and other areas in need of “special attention” as Gov. J.B. Pritzker prepares to announce a statewide shelter in place order to counter COVID-19.

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