Local Crime from 16th District 12-5-18
A WOMAN REPORTED that shots were fired into her home in the 5000 block of West Byron Street at about 4 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 22, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. The 37-year-old...
Local Crime from 17th District 11-29-18
A TEENAGER WAS shot at about 8:40 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 21, in an alley of the 3700 block of West Montrose Avenue, according to 17th (Albany Park) District police. An 18-year-old man reported that...
Local ballerina featured in ‘Nutcracker’
by KEVIN GROSS Portage Park resident and ballerina Megan Hosp, a featured soloist in Ballet Legere’s upcoming production of "The Nutcracker," remembers that her love for ballet began more than a decade ago when...
Fund-raising underway for church boiler
by BRIAN NADIG The oldest religious congregation in Jefferson Park has launched a fund-raising campaign to pay for a new boiler. The Congregational Church of Jefferson Park, 5320 W. Giddings St., is operating in...
Building by CTA terminal raises concerns
by BRIAN NADIG Parking and traffic concerns about a planned 55-foot-tall building with 31 residential units and 5,000-square feet of commercial space were expressed at a Nov. 19 community meeting hosted by Alderman John...
Father and baby carjacked at gunpoint in Jefferson Park
A man reported that he was carjacked at gunpoint while he was parked with his baby inside his car at about 3:40 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1, in the 4400 block of North Meade Avenue,...
City accepting input on Jefferson Park master plan until Dec. 14
by BRIAN NADIG The city Department of Planning and Development is accepting public comment through Dec. 14 on a proposed master plan that calls for an increase in multi-family construction and a possible taxing...
