Lake Effect News

A Sunday evening shooting sends hundreds celebrating Pride Weekend scurrying for cover in Uptown.

New gang graffiti, a kidnapping and other highlights from the the CAPS Beat 2313 meeting on May 12.

More than 200 guns were turned in at Uptown Baptist Church on Saturday in the city’s annual gun buyback program. A majority were non-functional.

By LORRAINE SWANSON

Editor

A 26-year-old man pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal damage to property for his part in damaging a West Ridge synagogue in December 2009.

Servando Beiza, of the 6500 block of North Francisco, was given one year of probation and ordered to pay $1,000 in restitution to…

Shots fired during robbery on Kenmore, a wild ride down Western and other crimes in the 20th District police blotter.

Have you seen Tucker? Tucker, a black, male cockapoo was stolen in a home invasion from a home near the Brown Line Addison stop sometime between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday, April 19. His owner is heartbroken and a large cash reward is being offered — no questions asked — for his safe return.

Belmont Area 3 detectives issued a community alert on Wednesday warning seniors to beware of two con artists who are targeting the elderly in a credit card scam.

Typically, seniors are contacted by phone at home and told that their credit cards have been compromised. The offender tells the victim that…

All hell broke loose on the 4600 block of North Magnolia Wednesday evening when a stolen car careened into a crime investigation from an earlier stabbing incident.

Bond has been set for a Skokie man accused of stabbing two men in a Devon Avenue restaurant early Sunday morning.

Reported crimes from the 20th Police District.