Capital Grille closes as Darden cuts 28 more restaurants
A fine dining staple in the northern Chicago suburbs is about to go dark, and it is happening faster than most regulars may realize. The Capital Grille will permanently close its Westfield Old Orchard Mall location in Skokie, Illinois on May 31, just three years after opening in the 9,000 square-foot space that previou
Teens on bikes threaten woman, package thievery, doughnut driver: Willow Springs police blotter
Six to seven boys, ages 15 to 17, threatened a 45-year-old woman in the 6700 block of Willow Boulevard around 12:15 p.m. April 24, police said. The woman saw the youths riding two dirt bikes, two electric bicycles and two mountain bikes through the parking lot and building grounds. She asked them to stay off the grass
Metra to ‘significantly expand’ Rock Island service next month
Metra officials have announced a plan to expand service on both weekdays and weekends on the Rock Island Line beginning next month. According to a press release, Metra will add additional trains during the week on the line, and will expand weekend service to 40 trains on both Saturday and Sunday, making the service equ
Suspect flees after assaulting two on CTA bus in Logan Square: police
CHICAGO - Chicago police are searching for a suspect who allegedly punched two people on a CTA bus in the Logan Square neighborhood. According to police, a Black man was on a CTA bus in the 3300 block of W. Belmont Ave. around 11:44 a.m. when he punched two people in the face onboard a CTA bus.
Lincoln Avenue’s once-notorious Diplomat Motel becomes stylish new shelter for the unhoused
It used to be that if you showed up at the old Diplomat Motel over on Lincoln Avenue, you were probably in for quite a time. What kind of time likely couldn’t have been discussed in polite company. But no longer. The former motel at 5230 N. Lincoln Ave....
Suitcase Bomb Wrecks Chicago Federal Building Entrance
On September 4, 1918, as Chicago moved through another tense wartime afternoon, a blast tore through the Adams Street entrance of the city’s massive Federal Building. The explosion was sudden and devastating. Glass shattered across nearby streets. Offices and shops filled with the wounded. The granite entrance of the $
Dripping blood, banquet hall brawl, Uber touching: McCook police blotter
Someone drained a vehicle owner’s battery while his car sat parked in the 9100 block of West 55th Street on April 3. Police are investigating. Police got an unusual call on April 9: blood was dripping from a parked truck trailer at a business in the 9300 block of West 55th Street.
Video shows smash-and-grab crew hit Chicago gas station
CHICAGO - Four people used a Jeep to crash into a Chicago gas station early Friday before stealing an ATM. The smash-and-grab burglary happened around 4:10 a.m. at a BP gas station located at 3101 S. Michigan Ave., in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Police said a white Jeep carrying four people...
Unmarked Chicago police squad car rammed in Douglass Park, 3 in custody, CPD says
An unmarked Chicago Police Department squad car was rammed Thursday evening on the city's West Side, CPD said. Three suspects who attempted to flee were taken into custody, and an assisting officer was hospitalized after the incident.
2 men shot, critically wounded on Chicago sidewalk
CHICAGO - Two men were shot and critically wounded Friday morning in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood. The men, 37 and 40, were standing on the sidewalk around 1:30 a.m. near 79th Street and Maryland Avenue when someone approached them and started shooting, police said. The 40-year-old man was shot in the...
