Local Crime from 17th District 3-28-18
A MAN WAS charged with attempted aggravated kidnapping of a minor following his arrest at about 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 27, at a business in the 3600 block of West Montrose Avenue, according to...
Arena-Martwick Combine shows 45th Ward strength
ANALYSIS & OPINION BY RUSS STEWART The late baseball icon Yogi Berra once said that "It ain’t over till it’s over," and while the Northwest Side 45th Ward aldermanic election is still 11 months...
Trustees hear plans on former Purple Hotel site
by KEVIN GROSS The Lincolnwood Village Board of Trustees heard from a developer their plans for a mixed-use development at the former Purple Hotel site, 4500-4560 W. Touhy Ave. and 7350 N. Lincoln Ave.,...
Lawsuit filed to get 299-unit apartment plan moving
by BRIAN NADIG The developer of a stalled proposal to build a 299-unit apartment complex near Higgins and Cumberland avenues has filed a lawsuit against the city in an effort to move the project...
Police district using Twitter to help solve local package thefts
by BRIAN NADIG The 16th (Jefferson Park) Police District is using Twitter and e-mail blasts to help solve cases of missing packages from porches as well as other crimes on the Northwest Side. It...
Fraternal Order of Police files complaint against Ald. Arena with Inspector General
by BRIAN NADIG The Fraternal Order of Police Chicago Lodge 7 has filed a complaint with the city Inspector General alleging that Alderman John Arena (45th) has been harassing city workers by filing “false...
