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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.

Wrigleyville: Man on bail for gun case is charged with having another gun while shouting “garbage” gang slogans

June 6, 2021 CWBChicago

Police have recovered two guns in separate incidents on the streets of Wrigleyville since last Wednesday, prosecutors say.

Jury awards damages to man beaten by cop during Cubs World Series victory party

May 24, 2021 CWBChicago

A Wrigleyville man who sued the Chicago Police Department and two cops who he said beat him and filed false charges against him during the Cubs World Series victory celebration in 2016 has won nearly $54,000 in federal court.

Burglar busted while lounging on victim’s couch with wallets, property, prosecutors say

May 11, 2021 CWBChicago

Police on Friday arrested a burglar as he took time out to lounge on the victim’s sofa in Wrigleyville, prosecutors say. It’s at least the third time the accused man, Jeff Sarfo, has been charged with committing felonies in Wrigleyville.

Man wearing several layers of baseball jerseys is charged with burglarizing Wrigleyville sports store

May 8, 2021 CWBChicago

A man who broke into a sports apparel store across from Wrigley Field was identified as the perpetrator after cops arrested him in another case and found him wearing several layers of baseball jerseys, prosecutors said

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.

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

Protected: Members Only: Wrigleyville and Boystown January-June crime performance 2015 – 2021

8-year sentence for Wrigleyville home invasion, sex attack

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

Wrigleyville: Man on bail for gun case is charged with having another gun while shouting “garbage” gang slogans

Jury awards damages to man beaten by cop during Cubs World Series victory party

Burglar busted while lounging on victim’s couch with wallets, property, prosecutors say

Man wearing several layers of baseball jerseys is charged with burglarizing Wrigleyville sports store

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

Two more robberies reported Wrigleyville, Boystown on Friday night

Burglar targeting Lakeview apartments while victims sleep inside, cops say

Attacker sexually assaults woman in Lakeview alley, police say

Lakeview woman carjacked Friday afternoon, police say

Armed men rob 14 people in less than an hour downtown

Bond court judge lectures young father accused of gun possession: “This is wisdom talking to you.”

Lakeview: 2 women mugged in 30 minutes Thursday afternoon

Carjackings reported in Lakeview and West Loop on Thursday

Man charged with shooting victim outside downtown McDonald’s