West Town Archives

Cops: Shotgun blast blows hole in Bucktown woman’s ceiling; man charged

March 22, 2020 10:40 AM CWBChicago

Police responded to the woman’s apartment after she reported hearing a gunshot and discovered a hole in her ceiling last Saturday night on the 1600 block of West North Ave.

Police: 13-year-old girl grabbed, kissed by man in Wicker Park

March 9, 2020 9:23 AM CWBChicago

Police said a man in his 60’s grabbed the girl, kissed her hand, and refused to let go as she walked on the 2000 block of West Schiller.

Killer arrested, murder charge filed, in Richard’s Bar slaying

March 4, 2020 4:52 PM CWBChicago

Thomas Tansey is charged with one count of first degree murder in the stabbing death of Kenneth Paterimos outside Richard’s Bar in West Town on February 28.

Warrant issued in Richard’s Bar stabbing death

February 29, 2020 2:15 PM CWBChicago

An arrest warrant has been issued for a 30-year-old man in connection with the stabbing death of Kenneth Paterimos outside Richard’s Bar in West Town last weekend.

Update: Police release man detained after fatal West Town bar stabbing; Case classified as “continuing investigation”

February 24, 2020 6:50 PM CWBChicago

The man held after a fatal stabbing outside Richard’s Bar in West Town was released because prosecutors want further investigation. Only 47% of CPD murder cases were approved by prosecutors last year.

Stabbing leaves man dead outside popular West Town dive bar; 1 in custody

February 22, 2020 7:58 AM CWBChicago

A 23-year-old man was fatally stabbed outside Richard’s Bar in West Town late Friday night. An offender is in police custody.

Five arrested, 25 guns seized at Wicker Park Airbnb party

February 1, 2020 7:00 AM CWBChicago

Police arrested five, tazed one, and seized up to 25 weapons after responding to a large party in an Airbnb rental on the 1200 block of North Milwaukee in Wicker Park.

Police warn of another kidnapping and robbery — this time they have pictures

January 30, 2020 8:29 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police said yet another man has been abducted and robbed while walking on the public way. It is at leat the fifth crime of its type reported in January. Investigators released images of a suspect and his vehicle.

Armed carjackings reported in Fulton River District, West Town

January 27, 2020 8:54 AM CWBChicago

A woman delivering packages for Amazon was carjacked Sunday evening in the Fulton River District, police said. Earlier in the weekend, a man was carjacked at gunpoint while loading packages into his car in West Town.

Man charged with West Town armed robbery, sexual assault

December 8, 2019 7:05 AM CWBChicago

Melvin Meeky robbed a woman at knifepoint and forced her to perform a sex act in the stairwell of her West Town apartment building, police said.

Five weeks after being paroled, convicted murderer had a gun in his car: prosecutors

June 7, 2023 8:33 AM

Five weeks after being paroled on a murder case, Donald Wilson had a gun in his car during a traffic stop, Chicago police say.

Gun charge filed against man convicted last year of inciting 2020 riots in Chicago

June 7, 2023 7:40 AM

James Massey, who received a 15-month federal prison sentence last May for using social media to encourage people to riot in downtown Chicago during the summer of 2020, is facing new charges after Chicago police allegedly found him carrying a gun in his car.

Serial burglar jumped from 3rd floor as Chicago cops moved in: prosecutors

June 6, 2023 1:34 AM

A Chicago man jumped from a third-floor balcony as police moved in to arrest him for a series of business burglaries, mainly in West Town, officials said.