Ex-Blackhawk Byfuglien’s House Up For Sale
CHICAGO (CBS) – Are you a devoted Blackhawks fanatic? Did you map out every move of the Stanley Cup this past summer? Do you know all the words to “Here Come the Hawks” and “Chelsea Dagger?” And most...
View ArticlePolice Issue Alert After North Side Garbage Fires
CHICAGO (STMW) – Police are searching for someone who set fires to at least four city garbage cans in the Roscoe Village and Lake View neighborhoods. Police Bomb and Arson detectives issued a community...
View ArticleMade In Chicago: Hard Boiled Records
CHICAGO (WBBM) — Hard Boiled Records in the middle of Roscoe Village has been selling records, books and movies for 14 years. Owner Mark Ferguson says there’s nothing quite like the crackle of vinyl....
View ArticleGang Shooting Leaves Man Wounded At Damen And Addison
CHICAGO (CBS) – A man was wounded in a gang-related shooting before sundown Tuesday, on the northern edge of the trendy Roscoe Village district. The incident happened just before 8 p.m. at Damen Avenue...
View ArticleMylar Balloon To Blame For North Side Power Outages
CHICAGO (WBBM) – A Mylar balloon is to blame for hundreds of power outages on Chicago’s north side. About 700 ComEd customers were without power for a few hours after a Mylar balloon caused a power...
View ArticleFirst Chicago Mariano’s Market Opens On Old Riverview Site
CHICAGO (CBS) — The first Mariano’s Fresh Market within the Chicago city limits is open Tuesday, on the former site of the Riverview amusement park in the Roscoe Village neighborhood. The store at 3350...
View ArticleShots Fired At Officers In North Center; 3 Arrested
CHICAGO (CBS) — Three people are in police custody, following a shootout with police in the North Center neighborhood. Shots were fired just after 1 a.m. Tuesday at Barry Avenue and Leavitt Street –...
View ArticleFormer Chicago Family To Be Reunited With Lost Dog After 2 1/2 Years
CHICAGO (CBS) — Two weeks after a Siberian Husky was reunited with her owner in McHenry County, five years after the dog disappeared, a former Chicago family’s 12-year-old Yorkshire Terrier, lost for 2...
View ArticleMotorist Wounded In Roscoe Village Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) — A man driving in the North Side Roscoe Village neighborhood Saturday morning was wounded when someone in another vehicle shot him. The man was driving in the 3400 block of North...
View ArticlePolice: 3 Dead, 5 Wounded In Shootings Since Late Friday
CHICAGO (STMW) –Three people are dead and at least five people have been wounded in gun violence in the city late Friday through early Sunday, police said. Hakeem Walton, 20, of Hammond, Ind., was...
View Article2 Arrested, 1 Flees After SUV Flips In Roscoe Village While Fleeing Police
UPDATED: 1/10/2013 – 4:40 p.m. CHICAGO (CBS) — Two suspects were in custody, and police were searching for a third, after an SUV that was fleeing from police flipped over in Roscoe Village. Three...
View ArticlePolice Stop Burglary In Roscoe Village
CHICAGO (STMW) — Three men were arrested after police caught them burglarizing a residence in the Roscoe Village neighborhood Tuesday morning. Chicago residents Tyrone Donald, 22, and Cory Durr, 31, as...
View ArticleBotanist Pleads Guilty To Threatening Cops After Police Killed Mountain Lion...
(STMW) — A botanist pleaded guilty Thursday to sending letters threatening to kill Chicago Police officers and their families soon after cops fatally shot a wild cougar in Roscoe Village. Rich...
View ArticleNeighborhoods With The Best Holiday Lights In Chicago
(Photo Credit: INGO WAGNER/AFP/Getty Images)The holidays are almost upon us and one of the most fun and low-cost activities to do during the holidays is see the best neighborhoods with Christmas lights...
View ArticleOff-Duty Sheriff’s Officer Exchanges Shots With Robbers
http://media.chicago.cbslocal.com/CBSCHI_20150122203453233AA.mp4 CHICAGO (STMW) — An off-duty Cook County Jail investigator was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday night, then exchanged gunfire with the...
View ArticleNorth Side Academy Is Too Cool For School
(CBS) — When you think of a school, certain things probably come to mind. A new Roscoe Village private school is trying to change all that. Sitting on comfy couches reading and working with computers —...
View ArticleNeighbors Want “Very Rowdy Bar” To Give Up 4 A.M. Liquor License
CHICAGO (CBS) — Some residents in Roscoe Village want a Western Avenue bar to give up its late night liquor license, claiming the bar is a nuisance of noise and crime. Sarie Keller’s home is adjacent...
View ArticleCity Building $8.5 Million Boathouse In Bridgeport
CHICAGO (CBS) — City officials broke ground Sunday on a new boathouse in the Bridgeport neighborhood. The boathouse, designed by award-winning Chicago architect Jeanne Gang, is the fourth boathouse...
View ArticleThree Women Mugged In Roscoe Village And Lakeview
CHICAGO (CBS) — Three women were mugged in a 10-hour period in the Lakeview and Roscoe Village neighborhoods this week. The most recent attack was Tuesday morning, when a woman was robbed by two young...
View ArticleBest Neighborhoods To Trick-Or-Treat In Chicago
Halloween is practically synonymous with haunted houses, creative costumes and dastardly decor. But what if you’re looking for a neighborhood or two for some trick-or-treating? Whether you’re new to...
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