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Chicago police A man is wanted by police for following and harassing a group of teenage girls Tuesday on the North Side. He began following the girls about 5 p.m. from Wells Park in Ravenswood into the North Center neighborhood, Chicago police said in a community alert. Along the way, he allegedly made lewd and inappropriate comments to the girls. The girls then sought help in a safe location in the 2200 block of West Cullom Avenue, police said. The man remained outside for a short time and the...

How Old is the Queen of England? The old dog lumbers beside me, exhaling and inhaling laboriously and tracking my steps with her bowed head turned white with old age. Owls perch on the branches canopying the path, against the indigo background of the darkening sky. They give us sideways glances and emit long whistles like rubber toys. Their eyes are open in wonderment. Its a familiar route. It begins at the breach in the concrete fence, shortly before sunset, and ends at the exact same place ha...

Adobe Stock Photo Police are searching for two men wanted in a string of carjackings and thefts over the last week in Chicago. They stole a vehicle and used it to commit other carjackings and purse thefts in Rogers Park, Lake View East, Old Town and South Loop, Chicago police said. They used the stolen vehicles to commit robberies in the suburbs, police said. They were allegedly armed with guns in at least one of the incidents. The crimes happened: about 1:10 p.m. Jan. 7 in the 700 block of We...

Burglar hits 3 apartments in Old Town, Near North: police By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - Police are searching for a man who broke into three apartments over a two-day period in December in the Old Town and Near North neighborhoods. In each incident, the man forcibly entered apartments and stole property, Chicago police said in a community alert. The robberies happened in the evening hours of: Dec. 24 in the 1200 block of North LaSalle Drive; Dec. 26 in the 1000 block of North Orleans Street;...

Here's how it works. You offer to sell your iPhone 11 on Facebook Marketplace. The criminals agree to meet you and buy it. But when you get there, they pull out a gun and steal your stuff

Burglaries reported at Grand Crossing building By Sun-Times Media Wire In each incident, a person returned to a vacant building they are renovating and found that property had been taken, Chicago police said. The offenders entered the building through the rear door, police said.

Chicago police are warning residents of a string of robberies reported in December in South Loop.

Police warn South Loop residents of bicycle thefts By Sun-Times Media Wire In each incident someone stole bicycles from a secured multi-unit residential parking garage after breaking the garage door, Chicago police said in a community alert. The thefts happened about 2 p.m. Dec. 9, between 8 a.m. and 7:10 p.m. Dec. 10 and about 4 a.m. Dec. 12 in the 1800 block of South Michigan Avenue, police said. Anyone with information is asked to contact Area Three detectives at 312-744-826

Stores burglarized in Lake View By Sun-Times Media Wire CHICAGO - Police are warning residents of two recent In each incident, three people broke into stores through the front door and stole property from the storage and display areas of the sales floor before fleeing, Chicago police said in a community alert.

9-year-old girl kidnapped by family member located safely, incident remains under investigation By Sun-Times Media Wire kidnapped by a family member Friday was located safely on Saturday. Akira Flowers was reportedly taken by her aunt Theresa Wright, without her mother’s permission, according to an alert from Chicago police. Wright refused to give Flowers back to her mother, police said. The incident remains under investigation by the Area Three Detective Division.