North Center Archives

Cops eye alleged Rogers Park arsonist in Lakeview, Lincoln Park blazes

January 24, 2020 5:36 AM CWBChicago

Christopher Slattery is charged with setting fire to Salvation Army donation boxes in Rogers Park during December. In arrest paperwork, cops said he “matched” the description of an arsonist who set fires in the Town Hall police district in Lakeview, too.

Arsonist sets series of fires on North Side overnight

January 5, 2020 9:04 AM CWBChicago

Police are investigating a series of at least five fires that were intentionally-set overnight in Roscoe Village and North Center.

Woman carjacked in Roscoe Village overnight

December 23, 2019 6:57 AM CWBChicago

An armed man carjacked a woman on the 3300 block of North Seeley overnight after pretending to be lost, police said.

More charges filed against man accused of falsely reporting gunman at N. Side college

November 27, 2019 7:24 AM CWBChicago

Man accused of filing false reports of a gunman on North Side university campus is now charged with filing four more false police reports while free on bail.

Tavern guard who fatally shot man in Roscoe Village was working for firm owned by embattled Lakeview cop, commander says

November 19, 2019 6:56 PM CWBChicago

The Bluelight bar security guard was justified in shooting Mario Dingillo in Roscoe Village, prosecutors told police in refusing to press charges.

Following fatal shooting, alderman wants city to close Roscoe Village bar

November 18, 2019 7:56 PM CWBChicago

A North Side alderman wants Chicago police to force a Roscoe Village bar to close after a security guard who was employed by the tavern fatally shot a man on Nov. 3.

Teens mug 67-year-old in North Center

November 10, 2019 6:58 PM CWBChicago

Police said two teenagers stole the man’s phone and punched him in the face on Saturday afternoon.

Charges filed in false reports of school gunman

November 10, 2019 12:32 PM CWBChicago

Neighbor dispute may be motive behind alleged false reports of gunman on North Side school campus.

How do you get accused of stealing 4 bikes in 3 months? Like this.

October 7, 2019 8:29 PM CWBChicago

Most people go through life without ever being accused of stealing a bicycle. Paul Martin has been arrested three times in three months to face charges for four separate bike thefts.

Cops warn of North Side garage burglaries

September 24, 2019 7:36 PM CWBChicago

The thief has typically accessed the garages through unlocked doors, police said, although he did pry open a door in one case. Related incidents have been reported in Uptown, North Center, and Lakeview.

CTA pickpocket gets probation, one of the lightest sentences he’s received since 1985

September 23, 2023 7:28 PM

A Chicago man with a decades-long criminal history who pleaded guilty Friday to pickpocketing three women on the CTA was sentenced to a year of probation, among the lightest sentences he’s received since the Reagan administration.

Venmo robbery: Man forced victim to surrender phone near Wrigley Field, transferred $3,000 to himself, prosecutors say

September 23, 2023 7:23 PM

Prosecutors have charged a Hazel Crest man with robbery for allegedly forcing a man to surrender his phone near Wrigley Field and then Venmoing himself money from the victim’s account.

‘That’s him!’ — Armed robber confronts victim a second time to get more stuff, gets busted when cops arrive

September 23, 2023 10:55 AM

A Chicago man robbed a victim at gunpoint, then circled back and tried to rob him again, only to be caught when the cops arrived, according to a CPD arrest report.