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Burglars hit at least 9 businesses in Edgebrook, Jefferson Park, Portage Park early Wednesday

BRIAN NADIG At least nine smash-and-grab-style commercial burglaries in Edgebrook, Jefferson Park and Portage Park were ...
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Gunshots, stolen vehicle reported in Portage Park near Pensacola & Laramie on Chicago’s NW Side

Gunshots were heard at about 11:10 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the 5200 block of West Pensacola Avenue in Portage Park, at ...
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Burglars hit dozen businesses in Edgebrook, Jefferson Park, Portage Park, Avondale early Wednesday

BRIAN NADIG About a dozen smash-and-grab-style commercial burglaries in Edgebrook, Jefferson Park and Portage Park were ...
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Sip & Shop set for Oct. 17 in ‘Jeff West’; NW Side Halloween events also set

The second annual “Sip and Shop” in “Jeff West” will start at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, running along Lawrence Avenue from ...
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CTA targets fare evaders to reduce violent crime; disappointment expressed in release of suspected shooter at Jefferson Park terminal

BRIAN NADIG Violent offenses reportedly are down 34 percent on the CTA from a year ago as the agency targets a ...
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Entertainment industry trade union seeks zoning change for former car repair garage on Montrose Ave.

Entertainment industry trade union seeks zoning change for former car repair garage on Montrose Ave. The site of a former ...
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Public hearing on delayed Weber Spur Trail set for Oct. 14 at NEIU; Chicago still needs to acquire land

BRIAN NADIG A public hearing on the proposed Weber Spur Trail in the Mayfair-Sauganash area will be held from 6 to ...
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Longtime Jefferson-Edison Park resident & Taft grad Marian Kosel Anderson passes away at 102, remembered for her love of children

Marian (Kosel) Anderson, an avid dancer and swimmer with a passion for helping children, grew up in Jefferson Park and ...
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Chicago Golf Lounge opens at 5217 W. Lawrence on the NW Side, offering state-of-the-art simulators

A local Edgebrook family was looking to start a business, and they turned to one of their favorite pastimes: Golf. “Our kids love it,” Chicago Golf Lounge co-owner Julian Cagadas said the newly opened ...
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Crime Watch: gunfire reported on Berteau, car break-ins reported, robbery reported in store lot

Two men reported that a man fired shots at them at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, in the 5300 block of West Berteau Avenue, according to 16th (Jefferson ...
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Flooding issues from April’s storms take center stage at 45th Ward meeting with Chicago water management officials

Officials defended the city’s strategy of allowing water to pond on streets during rainstorms as residents questioned the approach during a 45th Ward community meeting. Chicago Department of Water ...
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Reported massage business ordered closed in Jefferson Park; similar order issued in 2022 for same location

For the second time in 4 years the city of Chicago has ordered the closing of a massage establishment at 5618 W. Montrose Ave. in Jefferson Park. A cease and desist order was posted on a door to the ...