What a failed robbery from 1951 tells us about Chicago crime
On July 9, 1951, three oddly dressed robbers approached a security truck owned by Brink’s while it was parked at the Bowman Dairy Company near Goose Island. The only thing standing between the shotgun-wielding criminals and the cash in the armored car was Julius Blanchart, a Brink’s security guard, and his two...
Smash-and-grab crew strikes cop with car outside Avondale game store; shots fired
A chaotic smash-and-grab burglary outside an Avondale gaming store ended with a police officer injured, at least one officer firing shots, and a citywide pursuit that police supervisors ultimately called off. Officers on patrol spotted two carloads of armed offenders burglarizing the GameStop at 2929 West Addison...
16-year-old carjacker murdered Uber driver, pulled his body from the car and tried to...
A 16-year-old Dolton boy is facing murder and armed robbery charges for allegedly murdering an Uber driver during a carjacking attempt on the South Side last week. Demari Taylor allegedly shot 35-year-old Altmann Mnyuku in the back of the head around 2:00 a.m. on July 31 in the 600 block of East 90th Street....
Driver rear-ended woman 3 times in escalating road rage before crash killed innocent driver:...
In a case Cook County prosecutors are calling a deadly act of vehicular aggression, a 34-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly pursuing and repeatedly ramming a woman’s vehicle and then crashing into another car, killing its driver. Markell Reeves was arrested this week, more than a...
Cuts coming to Paramount Theatre programs as Aurora grapples with budget concerns
Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is scaling back theatrical productions in the wake of projected cuts in city financial support. Exactly how much is uncertain as Paramount’s governing body and the city of Aurora have offered competing assessments. On Monday, the Aurora Civic Center Authority and Paramount said they will...
Oak Park expected to become latest Chicago suburb to implement 1% grocery tax
As the state of Illinois prepares to eliminate its 1% tax on groceries, Oak Park is expected to become the latest suburb to adopt the levy. Lawmakers, who said that the community stood to lose $1.4 million in tax revenue upon elimination of the tax, are expected to vote Tuesday night to keep the 1% tax in place...
Naperville police warn after 2 dangerous driving scenes reported in 1 week
Police in a Chicago suburb warned of some "extremely dangerous" behaviors that resulted in multiple arrests after two incidents were reported in one week. Naperville police wrote on Facebook Wednesday that they "encountered two separate incidents of alleged street racing" within the last week, each of which ended in...
Naperville teachers, community members rally for fair contracts ahead of school year
Hundreds of Naperville teachers, community members, and families rallied at Naperville Central High School on Monday evening, calling for the Naperville 203 Board of Education to reach a fair contract agreement with the Naperville Unit Education Association. “We absolutely don’t want to go on a strike. However, we...
Fugitive Leads Police On Wild Chase On Bare Rims
A fugitive from the law in Illinois just to escape the local police by driving on just the rims of his car tires. I've talked about it several times, how criminals in Illinois have no fear. They're not afraid to commit a crime, steal, get arrested, run from the police, or break any laws. It's pretty crazy to think...
Taste of Elmwood Park kicks off its 40th year on Thursday
The Taste of Elmwood Park will also feature a fitness in the park session Saturday morning, followed by a bocce tournament, and a meatball-eating contest later in the day.
