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Burglar stole $1,100 worth of souvenirs during post-season raid at Wrigley Field, prosecutors say

September 30, 2021 CWBChicago

A man is facing burglary charges after he allegedly climbed into Wrigley Field this week and tried to walk out with over $1,000 worth of merchandise from a gift shop.

Man stabbed, critically wounded near Lakeview police station overnight

September 18, 2021 CWBChicago

A critically injured stabbing victim walked into a Lakeview police station and collapsed early Saturday, launching an intense search for the assailant who fled into the nearby Boystown neighborhood.

Man convicted of 7 robberies won’t go to prison because spent so much time on electronic monitoring

September 14, 2021 CWBChicago

Bryce McGill raised eyebrows when his defense attorney told a bond court judge in 2017 that he was a standout basketball player at Lincoln Park High School who was about to begin classes at the University of North Carolina on a full-ride scholarship.

Wrigley Field burglar who called stadium security ‘laughable’ gets probation

September 8, 2021 CWBChicago

An Indiana man who burglarized Wrigley Field and got caught because he scrawled his roommate’s contact information on a stadium wall has received probation.

Man beaten, critically injured in Wrigleyville overnight

September 5, 2021 CWBChicago

A 35-year-old man is in critical condition after a group of people attacked him following an incident on the plaza in front of Wrigley Field early Sunday.

Boy, 15, robbed Lakeview woman with stolen gun, police say

August 17, 2021 CWBChicago

A 15-year-old boy attacked and robbed a woman with a stolen firearm in Lakeview on Monday evening, police said.

1 dead, 1 critically wounded when driver slams into pedestrians near Lakeview police station

August 14, 2021 CWBChicago

One woman is dead and another is critically injured after a driver slammed into them and then crashed near the Town Hall police station in Lakeview on Saturday afternoon.

Cops issue warning after armed robbery crew sweeps through Lakeview again

August 9, 2021 CWBChicago

Police are warning Lakeview, Lincoln Park, and Logan Square residents after an armed robbery crew swept through the neighborhoods to commit hold-ups and carjackings early Sunday and again early Monday.

9 robbed, another carjacked in 30-minute robbery spree across Lakeview

August 7, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed men swept across Lakeview early Saturday, leaving nine robbery victims and a separate carjacking victim in their wake.

Weekend videos: Driver does donuts in Lakeview intersection; Motorcycles overtake Wrigley Field plaza; more

August 2, 2021 CWBChicago

What a weekend, huh? Lollapalooza was in rare form. Swarms of dirt bikers, sometimes hundreds at at time, zoomed across the streets and sidewalks. And crowds gathered to watch cars do donuts in the middle of a Lakeview intersection.

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July 28, 2021 CWBChicago

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8-year sentence for Wrigleyville home invasion, sex attack

July 1, 2021 CWBChicago

An Uptown man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually attacking a Wrigleyville woman during a home invasion nearly six years ago.

No serious injuries after shots fired on Wrigleyville bar strip early Friday, police say

June 25, 2021 CWBChicago

A gunman fired at least eight shots on Wrigleyville’s Clark Street bar strip early Friday, but no one was seriously injured, according to police.

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