On the city's dime
11/18/2009
Police arrived at 20 E. Wacker Nov. 10 at 3:10 p.m. and found a woman and a man loitering near the Vietnam Memorial using a city outlet to charge their cell phones.
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Schmidt steps down
11/18/2009
Kenneth Schmidt stepped as president of the Illinois Medical District Tuesday, saying that after nearly 20 years heading the organization, "fresh leadership was a good idea."
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Shot in the West Loop
11/11/2009
A man was walking from his car to a Mexican restaurant near the 800 block of W. Jackson Nov. 9 at 4:16 a.m. when he heard a loud shot and felt burning in his right leg. Read more...
Bandit in mask attacks driver
11/04/2009
A man was parking his car in the first block of W. Randolph Oct. 31 at 8:43 p.m. when two men approached, one of whom was wearing a white "Scream" Halloween mask and holding a hammer. The masked man said, "Give me your jacket," and struck the victim on the left side of his face with his fist. Read more...
Nintendo stolen on Brown Line
10/28/2009
A man entered a CTA Brown Line train in the 200 block of N. Clark Oct. 11 at 11:55 p.m. when a man in a light brown coat approached and asked him for change. The man told the panhandler he didn’t have any change. Both men continued to ride the train. Read more...
Officer attacked by diner
10/21/2009
Police officers were eating dinner at a restaurant in the first block of N. Wabash Oct. 15 at 9:25 p.m. when a manager approached and told them a belligerent customer was causing a disturbance. The offender refused to leave the premises even though he’d been asked to do so several times. Read more...
Assault with deadly beer can
10/14/2009
A man was harassing Metra customers, asking them for money while holding a beer in the 400 block of S. LaSalle Oct. 12 at 9:30 p.m. A man approached the beer drinker and asked him to leave premises. The beer drinker got mad and said to the man, “I’m gonna f-- you up,” while waving the beer can towards him. Read more...
Brutal battery amidst books
10/07/2009
A security guard at the Harold Washington Library, 400 S. State, reported that on Sept. 29 at 10:05 a.m. that he found two men arguing in the library. One of the men started to walk away, when the other jumped on his back, knocked him to the floor and punched him in the head and upper torso. Read more...
Gun found in CTA bathroom
09/30/2009
A CTA employee went into a bathroom at the CTA station at 117 W. Lake on September 28 at 4:20 a.m. and found a hand gun lying on top of a hand towel dispenser. Read more...
Petitioner pelted by chips
09/23/2009
A man was soliciting signatures for a petition in the 200 block of E. Randolph Sept. 8 at 1:44 p.m. He approached an employee of a store and asked for some of the employee’s potato chips. Read more...