Category: Crime
Mystery solved at shuttered Lincoln Park retail outlet
It's only obliquely related to new homes, but we couldn't resist this item.
New Homes Magazine contributor Dana Dubriwny snapped this photo of the [...]
Home delivery in Rogers Park
Craig Gernhardt is a one man neighborhood crime watch, an all-purpose hyper-activist, and proprietor of the must-read The Broken Heart of Rogers Park. [...]
Same old song and dance in North Lawndale
The Trib today offers up a perennial article on North Lawndale, replete with facts and figures about the cash-flush revival effort that's kept the nei [...]
Gang graffiti on the Edens
The greenery bordering the Edens is a respite from the aggressive clutter that lines Chicago's other expressways.
The Edens remained free from all [...]
Lake View considers private security forces
A Lake View neighborhood group is considering hiring private security forces in response to the recent wave of attacks in the neighborhood.
At a meet [...]
Crime in Lake View shifting east, CPD sergeant says
Crime in Lake View has moved east from Belmont and Sheffield avenues to Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street, according to Sgt Phil Greco of the Chicag [...]
Urban survival tip, car window variety
If you don't want your car windows to look like this, don't lock your car. And, of course, don't leave anything of value in it. [...]
Video puts new spin on police shooting at 95th Street el stop, neighborhood safety
Since this is Beverly - Morgan Park week at YoChicago, we read this week's Chicago Reader article by John Conroy about a police shooting that occurr [...]
Quote of the day — on gang shootings
"It's gangs -- when they see members of rival gangs and they're armed, they're going to shoot at each other, no matter what time of day it is."
-- Po [...]
Chicago gangs tracked on Google maps
The blog Gapers Block today spotlights a new use for Google maps: locating Chicago gangs. The Web site ChicagoGangs.org has interactive maps of the No [...]
A night of blight on Broadway
How sketchy is Uptown these days? The other night, Yo's truly put that question to a couple of beat cops, officers Dan Kramer and Greg Hunt, who were [...]
Burglars wish Bucktowners a Merry Christmas
So we got home to our little three-flat in the Wicker Park / Bucktown neighborhood last night to discover that burglars had broken in and made off w [...]
Chicago removes Millennium Park cameras after blogger badgering
It's nice to know, now and again, that we're not the only ones forced under intense scrutiny thanks to technology. We've been a little uncomfortable [...]
Loose talk about crime in Pilsen
There's been a lot of talk about lower crime stats in Pilsen. Everyone has to set their own comfort level and many, I suspect, will find the real numb [...]
Love is in the Aerosol in Wicker Park, Bucktown
It was last summer when I first noticed this tender tagging that has shown up all over Wicker Park and Bucktown. This example was spotted on Milwaukee [...]
How do condo owners feel about new eyes in the Chicago sky?
We noticed the installation of the new surveillance camera this morning, a block from the Yo office, at Belmont and Sheffield. For those who haven't [...]
Pilsen Week – Do immigrants make us safer?
Some evidence suggests that more immigrants equals less crime. Learn more about this issue at Hispanic Trending. [...]
Non-latinos lead Pilsen sex offenders
Pilsen may be nearly 90% Latino, but Latinos are outnumbered on the Chicago Police Department's roster of registered sex offenders. Meet your Pilsen n [...]
Sad fate of South Side's Raber House
Hard to believe that this Italianate South Side home (photo by a daring Val Zekas) was once the pride and joy of a member of Chicago's elite. This h [...]
Is your real estate agent a convicted felon?
Perhaps.
You can look up your agent's license status at the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which also publishes a peri [...]