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About CWBChicago

CWBChicago was created in 2013 by five residents of Wrigleyville and Boystown who had grown disheartened with inaccurate information that was being provided at local Community Policing (CAPS) meetings. Our coverage area has expanded since then to cover Lincoln Park, River North, The Loop, Uptown, and other North Side Areas. But our mission remains unchanged: To provide original public safety reporting with better context and greater detail than mainstream media outlets. Our editorial email address is [email protected]

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM CWBChicago

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.

Man gets 5 year sentence for 19-minute robbery spree in Rogers Park

October 1, 2023 11:26 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been handed a five-year sentence for robbing three people during a 19-minute crime spree in Rogers Park last year.

Man shot and killed in Noble Square as robbery spree unfolded Sunday morning

October 1, 2023 10:01 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot and killed in Noble Square on Sunday morning. Now, Chicago police are trying to determine if the man’s murder is linked to a robbery spree that was unfolding in the neighborhood.

$250,000 bail for man who allegedly dragged Chicago cop during Lakeview traffic stop

October 23, 2022 7:46 PM CWBChicago

A convicted felon dragged a Chicago police officer with his car during a traffic stop in Lakeview, then ran from the scene, leaving a gun inside the vehicle, prosecutors said. Michael Franklin, 38, was held in lieu of $250,000 bail by Judge David Navarro during a bail hearing on Sunday afternoon.

Man attacks, robs, tries to sexually assault woman in Lakeview apartment building, cops say

September 11, 2019 9:21 PM CWBChicago

Alberto Feliciano was arrested in the lobby of a high-rise apartment building on Lake Shore Drive. | CPD; Multiplottr A Lakeview woman was attacked and robbed by an assailant who tried to sexually assault her in the stairwell of her lakefront apartment building on Saturday, police said. Charges have been filed. Residents of a high-rise

One year after systemwide theft problem, Divvy bikes are still coming up stolen

September 11, 2019 3:17 AM CWBChicago

Divvy riders enjoy an evening near Oak Street Beach in August 2019. | File It’s been a year since the operators of Chicago’s Divvy bike program took action to address widespread theft of the system’s blue bicycles from docking stations across the city. Divvy said they reinstalled a security device that had been removed from

Charges filed in creepy Lincoln Park stalking case

September 10, 2019 9:52 PM CWBChicago

Jonathan Chain (inset) and video images of the Aug.11th “Peeping Tom” incident. | CPD; Ring Well, well, well. Would you look at this. Chicago police on Tuesday announced that a Skokie man is being charged with felony residential burglary and felony stalking after a 26-year-old Lincoln Park woman identified him as the man who repeatedly

Lakeview blotter: 5 arrested after shoplifting mob strikes Jewel-Osco; No injuries in LSD “shots fired” incident; More…

September 10, 2019 9:02 PM CWBChicago

The Jewel-Osco store at 3531 North Broadway in Boystown. | Google Two adults and three juveniles were arrested after a shoplifting mob struck the Jewel-Osco, 3531 North Broadway, in Boystown early Tuesday. “It was crazy,” a witness told CWBChicago this morning. “These six kids were trying to steal half the store. When they got confronted,

More security cameras coming to River North

September 10, 2019 8:11 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago police POD camera in Lakeview | Google By Inside Publications With criminal activity and quality of life crimes still menacing the River North community, Ald. Brendan Reilly (42nd) and the River North Residents Association have identified locations where additional Chicago police POD cameras should be installed. The River North area, known for its

Gunman carjacks 79-year-old in Lincoln Park

September 10, 2019 6:44 AM CWBChicago

A senior citizen was carjacked at gunpoint Monday afternoon in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, police said. No one is in custody. The 79-year-old man was in his car on the 500 block of West Grant place when a gray SUV pulled in front of him and a gunman emerged. The offender approached the victim, put

Pervs A-hoy! Video shows Peeping Tom at work in Lincoln Park

September 10, 2019 6:23 AM CWBChicago

Screenshots of the man as he creeps and peeps a Lincoln Park woman’s home. | Ring Our Sunday report about a creepy Peeping Tom who may be responsible for a series of twisted voyeuristic crimes on the North Side reminded one reader of a video he saw posted on a local neighborhood security cam site.

Loop: Robbery crew strikes 2 convenience stores (again)

September 9, 2019 9:08 AM CWBChicago

The 7-11 at Jackson and Wabash. | Google Two convenience stores in the Loop that were recently listed in a police warning about robberies in the downtown area were robbed again this weekend. No one is in custody. On Aug. 29, police issued a community alert after a small group of robbers battered store clerks

Lakeview: Cops seek Peeping Tom who watches porn while peering in victims’ windows

September 8, 2019 10:52 PM CWBChicago

A serial Peeping Tom may be on the prowl on the North Side according to a Lakeview woman who discovered the man pleasuring himself outside her window on Saturday night. It’s at least the fifth time that the woman has been targeted by the man, but last night was the first time that she realized