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
Second teen charged with Jefferson Park robbery in February
A second teen has been charged in connection with a robbery that occurred on Feb. 19 at the 7-Eleven convenience store at 5037 W. Lawrence Ave. in Jefferson Park, according to Chicago police.
A 15-year-old suspect was arrested on May 28 and charged with a felony count of robbery for allegedly stealing from a 27-year-old man inside the store, police said.
In March, another suspect was charged with robbery in connection with the incident, police said. That suspect was identified by police as Tyrese Green, age 18, of the 1200 block of South Austin Boulevard, Cicero, police said.
The number of reported robberies in the 16th (Jefferson Park) District this year through May 26 is 67, up 29 percent from the same period in 2023 and 43 percent from 2022, according to police.
- Police search for reported suspects after exchange of gunfire between group and security guard working at Jefferson Park CTA terminal
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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