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Defund the security team? Citing changing times and advice from police, Boystown businesses may nix armed patrols

May 6, 2021 CWBChicago

A business group that represents businesses in Boystown may pull the plug on its long-time armed security patrol as attitudes toward policing change and the Chicago Police Department itself suggests better ways for it to spend money, according to a recent presentation.

Shots fired, man arrested near Boystown

May 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Charges have been filed against a man who admitted to firing a gun into the air following an altercation near Boystown on Wednesday evening, according to police.

Two more robberies reported Wrigleyville, Boystown on Friday night

May 2, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two more robberies in the Wrigleyville and neighborhoods, both reported Friday night. The latest incidents follow the robbery of a woman inside an apartment building in the same area on Thursday.

Caught on tape: Bold thief saws catalytic converter off parked car in Lakeview

April 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A daring thief laid down in the northbound lanes of Broadway and sawed off a car’s catalytic converter as the sun rose and witnesses were just yards away.

Six-time convicted burglar charged with trying to break into Boystown apartment complex. He’s 70.

April 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men face burglary charges after a Boystown resident allegedly saw them trying to break into an apartment building.

Woman jumped, robbed inside her Lakeview apartment building, police say

April 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A woman was jumped and robbed inside her apartment building near Boystown on Thursday morning, police said.

Man gets 7-year sentence for Boystown carjacking that was caught on video

April 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for throwing a 61-year-old woman from her vehicle during a carjacking in the Boystown neighborhood in May 2019.

Burglar targeting Lakeview apartments while victims sleep inside, cops say

April 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are warning Wrigleyville and Boystown residents about a burglar who is breaking into homes while people are sleeping inside.

Executive used HIV-AIDS charity’s money to pay for divorce attorney, go on “lavish” shopping sprees, prosecutors say

March 12, 2021 CWBChicago

Two executives of Chicago House, a charity dedicated to supporting people living with HIV and AIDS, used the group’s funds to pay for a divorce attorney, buy an Audi, and go on lavish shopping sprees, prosecutors say.

Prosecutors: Man burglarized Boystown Walgreens because he “couldn’t afford anything”

March 4, 2021 CWBChicago

A Chicago man is charged with trying to burglarize a Walgreens in Boystown of more than $3,000 worth of merchandise because he couldn’t afford anything in the store, prosecutors said.

Boystown robber drove more than a block with victim clinging to his car, prosecutors say

March 2, 2021 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a victim clung to the outside of a robber’s moving car for over a block before he was thrown to the pavement as the driver made a turn in Boystown last October. Charges have just been filed in the case.

Duo charged with taking over $18K in merch during Ulta Beauty raids

February 26, 2021 CWBChicago

Two men, both of whom are on parole, are accused of stealing nearly $20,000 worth of cosmetics during a series raids on an Ulta Beauty store this month. Cops arrested the duo in Boystown this week.

City fines Lakeview alderman’s restaurant $2,000 for secret indoor dining service

February 25, 2021 CWBChicago

The city of Chicago has fined Alderman Tom Tunney’s Ann Sather restaurant $2,000 for serving breakfast at its flagship Lakeview location last year in violation of the state’s COVID restrictions.

Boystown

Defund the security team? Citing changing times and advice from police, Boystown businesses may nix armed patrols

Shots fired, man arrested near Boystown

Two more robberies reported Wrigleyville, Boystown on Friday night

Caught on tape: Bold thief saws catalytic converter off parked car in Lakeview

Six-time convicted burglar charged with trying to break into Boystown apartment complex. He’s 70.

Woman jumped, robbed inside her Lakeview apartment building, police say

Man gets 7-year sentence for Boystown carjacking that was caught on video

Burglar targeting Lakeview apartments while victims sleep inside, cops say

Executive used HIV-AIDS charity’s money to pay for divorce attorney, go on “lavish” shopping sprees, prosecutors say

Prosecutors: Man burglarized Boystown Walgreens because he “couldn’t afford anything”

Boystown robber drove more than a block with victim clinging to his car, prosecutors say

Duo charged with taking over $18K in merch during Ulta Beauty raids

City fines Lakeview alderman’s restaurant $2,000 for secret indoor dining service

Two adults among those arrested as “large groups” of teens overran the Loop this weekend; gun recovered

“Watch what I’m going to do”: Man, angered by “yuppies” and dogs, plowed truck into group’s picnic, prosecutors say

Police: Burglar targeting bikes in Wicker Park, Bucktown garages

Tiny Loop parking garage generates 3 arrests in a month — 2 guns, plenty of pot siezed

Carjackers try to kidnap female driver in River North, police say