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May 11, 2022

Norwood Park hobby shop celebrates 50 years in business

by JASON MEREL This week marked 50 years in business for Chicagoland Toys and Hobbies, 6017 N. Northwest Hwy., and owner Greg Bosak discussed how the family business came to the Northwest Side and...

Miscellaneous / Neighborhoods / Norwood Park

April 6, 2022

Norwood Park resident celebrates 100th birthday

by JASON MEREL Longtime Norwood Park resident Helen Baran celebrated her 100th birthday on April 2 and reflected on 70 years of living on the Northwest Side “I have to say I’ve had a...

Jefferson Park / Norwood Park / Portage Park

December 29, 2021

Officer shortage in 16th District getting worse

by BRIAN NADIG A staffing shortage impacting the 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District for years has been made worse by a large number of the district’s officers being sidelined by COVID-19, other illness and...

Crime / Norwood Park

June 14, 2021

Man shot several times in alley in 5900 block of Northwest Hwy in Norwood Park; incident could be related to earlier dispute

by BRIAN NADIG A 40 -year-old man was shot twice in the abdomen following a verbal altercation with another man at about 10:15 a.m. Sunday, June 13, in the 5900 block of North Northwest...

Crime / Edgebrook / Jefferson Park / Local Crime Report / Mayfair / Miscellaneous / Neighborhoods / Norwood Park / Politics / Portage Park / Sauganash

March 12, 2021

Veteran officer criticizes mayor, superintendent for their handling of police suicides; ‘Officers are defeated and depressed,’ he says

by BRIAN NADIG A 27-year police veteran is criticizing Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Police Superintendent David Brown their handling of police suicides. Three Chicago officers have committed suicide in 2021, including two deaths during...

Crime / Norwood Park

July 9, 2020

Teen robbed near Norwood Park School

by CYRYL JAKUBOWSKI A 16-year-old teenager reported that he was robbed at about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 8, on a basketball court near Norwood Park School, 5900 N. Nina Ave., according to 16th (Jefferson...