
Andersonville





Burglary alerts issued for Uptown, Andersonville
Police are warning residents of Andersonville and Uptown about four recent burglaries that have been reported on Magnolia Avenue. Investigators typically issue an alert when they believe a person or group is responsible for a series of crimes. The first alert involves two burglaries on the 5500 block of North Magnolia on Aug. 8. Police

Catalytic converter thieves sweep through North Side, cops say
A band of catalytic converter thieves has struck at least eight times in the past week on side streets near Ashland Avenue in the Uptown, Edgewater, and Andersonville neighborhoods, police say. Thieves love stealing catalytic converters from the undersides of cars because the parts contain expensive metals, including platinum and palladium that can demand payments

Court Report: 15-time felon gets 3 years for attacking 66-year-old woman in Uptown (Plus other recent case resolutions)
Derrick Burke is heading to prison for his 15th felony sentence. | CPD; Google Fourteen-time convicted felon Derrick Burke is now a fifteen-time convicted felon after he pleaded guilty to battering a 66-year-old woman on an Uptown’s playground last summer. Burke pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated battery in a public place in exchange for the

Serial bank robber strikes in Andersonville, FBI says
Surveillance image of the robber in Andersonville | FBI A serial bank robber struck who has held up banks from Gage Park to the Loop struck for the fifth time Monday evening in Andersonville, according to Chicago police and the FBI. The man robbed a TCF Bank branch inside the Jewel-Osco at 5516 North Clark

Uptown: “Hoarder” found dead in van
The van was parked at 4530 North Marine Drive, police said. | Google Chicago police have launched a death investigation after a severely decomposed body was found in a vehicle in the Uptown neighborhood. Police were called to the 4500 block of North Marine Drive shortly after 1:30 Wednesday afternoon by a man who reported

Two men, including troubled ex-cop, charged with beating outside Andersonville gay bar
Eric Elkins (left) and Giovanni Rodriguez are charged with the incident outside of Atmosphere. | CPD; Google UPDATE 7:06PM — Judge John Lyke set bail for Elkins at $250,000 with electronic monitoring and a prohibition on travel, including to Florida. Gonzalez’s bail was set at $50,000. ——– Two men, including a now-resigned Chicago police sergeant

Court report: Sentences handed down in North Side robbery cases
Jodeci Sherels | CPD Several robbery cases we told you about on CWBChicago have wrapped up in court. Here’s what happened: • A 26-year-old Michigan man has been sentenced to four years in prison for committing a series of robberies and thefts in River North. Jodeci Sherels pleaded guilty to one count of robbery and

Fresh off a 30-year prison sentence, man’s accused of violent armed robbery near Andersonville
Raymond Kellum and the approximate location of the attack | CPD; Multiplottr Prosecutors say a man who just completed a 30-year sentence for robbery and home invasion is responsible for the violent mugging and pistol-whipping of a woman in Lincoln Square last week. But a helpful neighbor and quick-acting cops brought the horrifying ordeal to

Cops: Man robbed two Edgewater businesses this week
Stanley Krzak is accused of robbing this Edgewater Pizza Hut and a nearby 7-Eleven store. | CPD; Google A North Side man has been arrested in connection with two robberies this week near his Edgewater home, police said. Stanley Krzak, 26, of the 5400 block of North Broadway is charged with two felony counts of