Goose-Chasing Pup Plucked from Chicago River
Police rescued a dog Tuesday morning from a Lincoln Park section of the Chicago River, where it had taken a dip while chasing after a flock of geese.
Police & Fire
Saturday, May 18, 2013
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Fire Destroys One Home, Damages Two in Lake View
No one was injured in the flames, which started around 7:30 p.m. Thursday night.
Firefighters tamed a blaze that destroyed one home in Lake View Thursday evening, and damaged two others. The fire started at about 7:25 p.m. in the top floor of a home on the 3700 block of Bosworth, in between Waveland and Grace avenues. Police have temporarily blocked off the area from Addison to Grace. One man was inside the home at the time, and escaped without injury, police said at the scene. Flames from the home blew onto the deck and of the adjacent homes, causing what at first appears to be minor damage. Jen Lipford saw the smoke from her front room, just south of the home and became concerned after seeing the fire trucks. “Not more than a few minutes later I saw sirens and knew it was more than a BBQ and I looked out and saw a …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Fire Destroys One Home, Damages Two in Lake View
No one was injured in the flames, which started around 7:30 p.m. Thursday night.
Saturday, May 11, 2013
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Armed With Bricks, Teen Plunges Into Nearby Chicago River
A man wrapped bricks around his waist on Saturday morning before jumping to his demise in a Lincoln Park section of the Chicago River, police said.
A suburban teenager reportedly taped bricks to himself Saturday before plunging to his death in the North Branch of the Chicago River. A Chicago Police News Affairs officer said Monday that the incident was being investigated as a suicide. The 19-year-old Downers Grove man who jumped was pronounced dead around 6:30 a.m. Saturday at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Police said the man used Duct tape to secure the bricks to his body before taking the leap. A witness directed officers around 4:50 a.m. to the Lincoln Park scene, which was just west of the Clybourn Corridor in the 1100 block of West North Avenue. The police department's Marine Unit pulled the man from the water. Join Lake …
Maus1
4:46 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2013
Clearly the kid was serious and not hoping for a rescue or attention. . . very sad!! more ›
Thursday, May 9, 2013
UPDATE: No Injuries Reported in CTA Train Derailment (PHOTO)
Residents are being asked to take buses as they work to get the ‘L’ train back on its tracks.
Red and Brown lines are delayed this morning after a Red Line train derailed near the Armitage Avenue CTA stop, representatives with the CTA report. While no injuries are reported, EMS and fire crews are at the scene assessing the issue. The derailment happened around 11:20 a.m., CTA spokeswoman Lambrini Lukidis told the Chicago Tribune. “Cta issue one car has lost contact with rails at one end,” Chicago Fire Media tweeted. “All cars upright. No injuries reported. Passengers were moved to unaffected cars.” About 60 passengers were on the train. The CTA says its working to implement shuttle busses from Belmont to Clark and Lake for Brown Line riders and from Belmont to Cermak-Chinatown for Red Line riders. In the meantime, service downtown…
william savick
4:15 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
I wonder if we'll get any more info as to the actual cause of the derailment and how preventative measures are undertaken . more ›
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Suspect Sexually Abused 2 Girls on Red Line, Cops Say
Chicago Police are searching for a man who they said sexually abused two juvenile girls who were aboard area Red Line trains.
Local police are reminding commuters to be extra vigilant after two separate sex abuse incidents were recently reported on Red Line trains. Both incidents involved the same offender, police said. They occurred April 11 around 7 a.m., according to an alert sent Wednesday afternoon by the Chicago Police Department's 18th district, which includes parts of Lincoln Park. "In each of those incidents, the offender approached a juvenile female victim while traveling on the CTA Red Line and touched the victim's legs inappropriately while also attempting to place his arms around the victim," the alert said. Both girls were able to exit the train while the unknown male subject fled the area. Join Patch for more neighborhood news and follow us on …
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Saturday, May 4, 2013
Midnight Fire Damages Northcenter Garage (PHOTOS)
A fire broke out in an alley early Thursday, igniting a portion of a garage.
Friday, May 3, 2013
Chicago Police to Add Extra Weekend Patrols
The Cook County Sheriff says more police will be patrolling Chicago this weekend for no other reason than to simply cut down on crime.
Extra patrols by Cook County Sheriff’s police will be taking place this weekend as part of an ongoing effort to keep streets safe and help prevent crime, Sheriff Thomas J. Dart said today. The saturation patrols will be county wide and run from 9 p.m. Saturday, May 4 through Sunday, May 5 and 9 p.m. Sunday, May 5 to 3 a.m. Monday, May 6. The extra patrols are funded through a grant from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Follow us on Facebook: Lincoln Park / Lake View / Lincoln Square / Bucktown-Wicker Park /North Center-Roscoe Village
Tuesday, April 30, 2013
Secret Service Investigates Treasure Island After Fraud Outbreak
The grocery store chain had 22 cases of identity theft in Wilmette, and both the U.S. Secret Service and Treasure Island are making sure it’s the only store involved.
U.S. Secret Service investigators have their eyes on a local grocery store chain after area police traced 22 cases of identity theft back to one of the its suburban locations. Representatives with Treasure Island Foods told Patch that all 22 cases of fraud have been linked to their Wilmette store at 911 Ridge Road. However, officials are investigating the seven other Chicago area locations in an effort to identify similar security breaches. Treasure Island has one location at 3460 N. Broadway in East Lake View, and two others at 2121 N. Clybourn Ave. and 1631 N. Wells Ave. in Lincoln Park. "Treasure Island Foods deeply regrets any inconvenience to our customers," a statement from Treasure Island says. "Credit card companies have recently …
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Meghan Teal
4:22 pm on Sunday, May 5, 2013
The Wells St. location has definitely been hacked as well. I, and several other employees of The Second City, who often frequent his location, have gotten phone calls about fraudulent charges on our account in Oklahoma, in the past few days. more ›
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Slip and Fail? Cook County Jail Officer Caught on Video Faking Injury
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart releases a surveillance video that purports to show a corrections officer didn't slip and fall as he claimed in a workers compensation claim.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart wants you to know he's keeping an eye on the "duty injury king" — a corrections officer known among his peers for submitting false injury claims while on the job — and others like him. The sheriff's office released a video tape Wednesday that purports to show the time and location where a corrections officer claimed he slipped and fell, injuring his back on Nov. 20. The officer is now suspended without pay, and the sheriff wants to press criminal charges. The sheriff's office's claim about the video states: On November 20th of last year a Correctional Officer submitted a false injury report claiming that he sustained a back injury while returning from transporting a detainee. He reported to other staff the he …
tommy d.
11:00 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
wow,,,you both know of a crooked cop in oak lawn,,,,,,,,after,police'ing,they get to be your '''detectives'''------''boy,this town is going to crap,,,,'''is vorberg in jail-------------- more ›
The Truth
10:00 pm on Saturday, May 18, 2013
^The video is hilarious. more ›