City of Chicago to hold moving event at homeless encampment in Gompers Park
No one in the encampment in the park, at 4222 W. Foster Ave. in the North Mayfair neighborhood, is being told to move.
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No one in the encampment in the park, at 4222 W. Foster Ave. in the North Mayfair neighborhood, is being told to move.
The burglaries occurred in the 6600 block of West Diversey Avenue between Jan. 18 and Feb. 27 during the morning and afternoon hours.
The winning ticket was purchased at Tony's Fresh Market at 4608 W. Belmont Ave. in Portage Park.
The ticket, worth $3,188,104, was purchased on Thursday, February 20, at Komal Wine and Liquor on Chicago's northwest side, near O'Hare airport, at 4628 N. Cumberland Ave.
People who live in the encampment said they have nowhere else to go — and finding permanent housing is a long and difficult process.
The vehicle could not maneuver a turn and crashed into a utility pole, police said.
Detectives are looking for the man, as those running the North and Northwest Side businesses said the burglaries were a hit to their bottom line during a tough time. Tara Molina reports.
Police said five men were involved in the burglary, and they fled in a silver sedan.
Surveillance video taken early on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 23, shows the burglars breaking into two businesses on Harlem Avenue in Edison Park.
Surveillance video shows the thieves breaking out windows and stealing cash.
Police said around 4 a.m. Monday, the burglars smashed the front glass door of Sweet Café on Higgins Avenue near Nagle Avenue.
Police said two people, between 30 and 40 years of age, forced their way into a residence through the window and took jewelry and a vehicle before leaving the scene.
George Levin, 63, was found dead by his sister late Sunday night in the basement of his home in the Norwood Park neighborhood. Megan Hickey repoorts.
The incidents happened within an hour on the Southwest and Northwest Sides.
In the Gage Park neighborhood, thieves stole an ATM from inside a business. Minutes later, a group of men burglarized a smoke shop, according to police.
In each incident, a burglar has broken the front window or glass door of a business and stormed inside, taking money from cash registers.
Three businesses in Norwood Park, and four in one strip mall in Edison Park, were among those targeted. Shardaa Gray reports.
She was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition and later died.
According to court documents, Robert Pasco, 42, was sleeping with a gun under his pillow last week when his pregnant girlfriend — Edith Castrejon, 35 — reached over and grabbed it.
A 12-year-old was also inside the apartment and was taken to the hospital in serious condition.
The girl suffered cardiac arrest, according to sources. She was taken to Swedish Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
The girl suffered cardiac arrest, according to fire officials. She was taken to Swedish Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Chicago police said the 10-year-old was found in the apartment around 5:17 a.m. in the 3000 block of West Gunnison Street after fire crews responded for a hazmat with high carbon monoxide readings of 300 parts per million.
n each incident, the burglars smashed into a business using at least one vehicle, and then took gaming equipment and fled the scene.
The driver of a sport-utility vehicle hit a squad car that had its lights and sirens running on Irving Park Road.
