A private security guard working at the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., reportedly returned fire after a group of three people started harassing him and then fired read story
Reported shooting in Edison Park on Chicago’s NW Side under investigation
A 61-year-old man reported that a female acquaintance shot him in the back of his leg during a physical altercation with another man at about 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at a home in the 6900 block of North Ottawa Avenue in Edison Park, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police.
The man reported that the woman fired a round toward him but that he did not realize he was struck until later when he was riding a CTA bus and felt pain in his leg, according to police. The man exited the bus near Montrose and Austin avenues and walked to a nearby gas station, from where an ambulance was called, police said.
He was listed in stable condition, police said.
Police later went to the home and arrested a woman who reportedly was wanted on a warrant unrelated to the reported shooting, police said.
Area Five detectives are investigating the shooting, police said.
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A private security guard working at the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., reportedly returned fire after a group of three people started harassing him and then fired their guns toward him during an incident at about 5:15 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, according to Chicago police. Officers reported finding 23 shell casings and - Man stabbed on CTA Blue Line near Harlem Ave.; suspects arrested in connection with car break-in on Victoria; man steals from car at gas station in Forest Glen
A man was stabbed in his hand at about 4:50 a.m. Monday, Aug. 10, on a CTA Blue Line train near the Harlem station, 5550 N. Harlem Ave., after a man with a knife allegedly stole his belongings and attacked him, according to 16th (Jefferson Park) District police. The 31-year-old man reported that he was - 45th Ward Dems endorse S Gronkiewicz-Doran for alderperson
by BRIAN NADIG 45th Ward Democratic Committeeperson Michael Rabbitt and his Dems 45 organization have endorsed Jefferson Park resident S Gronkiewicz-Doran in the ward’s aldermanic race, which will be held on Feb. 23, 2027. Incumbent Alderman James Gardiner, who is on leave from his firefighting job while he serves on the City Council, is seeking - New business in the works for former CVS site at Milwaukee & Lawrence in Jefferson Park
by BRIAN NADIG A new business, possibly a daycare, is in the works for the former CVS Pharmacy at the southeast corner of Milwaukee and Lawrence avenues. The pharmacy closed in January of 2020, but CVS reportedly continued to pay rent for several years after the store’s closing. The site includes an approximately 10,000-square-foot building - Gunfire reported at Jefferson Park CTA Terminal on Saturday morning
by BRIAN NADIG A possible suspect is in custody after gunfire was reported at or near the Jefferson Park CTA Terminal, 4917 N. Milwaukee Ave., at about 5:20 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, according to Chicago police. Officers recovered four shell casings, and detectives are reviewing area surveillance footage, according to police. It’s not clear at
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