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Boy, 16, Charged in Connection With Fatal Bridgeport Carjacking
A 16-year-old boy is facing felony charges in connection with a fatal carjacking Monday in Bridgeport. The teen is charged with two counts of aggravated vehicular hijacking and one count of possession of a stolen vehicle, Chicago police said. He is not yet facing charges in connection with the homicide, and the incident is still under investigation by detectives, police…
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Homes Burglarized in Bridgeport
Police are warning residents of a string of burglaries reported in December in Bridgeport on the South Side.
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Chicago Police Seek Suspects in Defacement of Bridgeport Church, Virgin Mary Statue
Chicago police are searching for two suspects who defaced a church and a statue of the Virgin Mary in the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood earlier this month. According to a community alert issued by police, the two suspects targeted the church in the 1000 block of West 32nd Street on Nov. 8 at approximately 12:39 a.m. Carrying several cans of spray…
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Burglar Posing as Repairman in Bridgeport, McKinley Park
A burglar has been targeting the homes of elderly residents in Bridgeport and McKinley Park recently by posing as a repairman, according to police.
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Chicago Police Issue Alert After Series of ‘Ruse Burglaries' on South Side
Chicago police are alerting senior citizens on the city’s South Side to be on alert after a series of so-called “ruse burglaries” in the last month. According to a community alert released Sunday, at least three of the robberies have been reported in the city’s Bridgeport and McKinley Park neighborhoods since Oct. 21. In each of the incidents, unknown...
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2 Chicago Spots Make Esquire's ‘Best New Restaurants in America' List
As the year comes to a close, Esquire announced that two Chicago spots made the magazine’s “Best New Restaurants in America List” for 2020.
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Graffiti Taints Facade of Catholic Church in Bridgeport
A Catholic Church in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood has seen two straight days of graffiti to its over 100-year-old facade as of Sunday.
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‘Like a Bad Movie:' Daughter Begs for Answers 6 Months After CT Mom Vanishes
Monica Decker’s car has been parked in the same spot since April 8, and that was the last time the family of the missing Connecticut mother says anyone had contact with her. Decker’s daughter, Sheila Yasin, wants answers that police have not been able to give her. Bridgeport Police say 53-year-old Decker left her job, her friends, her children and...
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Police Search for Man Who Tried to Lure Child in Bridgeport
Chicago police are searching for a man who tried to lure a boy Tuesday in Bridgeport on the South Side. The man approached the child and said “come with me” about 7 p.m. in the 700 block of West 31st Street, Chicago police said. The boy ran back to his mother while the man left the scene, police said. Police…
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Bridgeport Alderman, Mayor Lightfoot Condemn Reported Vigilantes
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the alderman representing the city’s Bridgeport neighborhood have both denounced “vigilante violence” following reports of armed vigilantes disturbing protests in the South Side community. Videos posted to social media have showed individuals armed with bats patrolling neighborhood streets during peaceful protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. At a news conference Thursday,...
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Lyft Driver Charged with Raping Passenger Outside Her Bridgeport Home
A Lyft driver allegedly raped a passenger outside her Bridgeport home after picking her up in Uptown, prosecutors said. Judge Wesley Willis ordered Rimon Kazzoo, 37, to be held on $1 million bail during his bail hearing Thursday on a criminal sexual assault charge. The evening of Dec. 5, 2018, Kazzoo allegedly picked up the 26-year-old woman at a bar…
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Man Dies in Bridgeport Fire, Chicago Fire Officials Say
A man about 60 years old was found dead in a fire Thursday in Bridgeport on the South Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Firefighters responded about 1:40 p.m. to a six-unit building at 2632 S. Wells St., according to department spokesman Larry Merritt. Heavy fire was coming from the front window, he said. Inside, firefighters found a man near…
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Dramatic Video of Carjacker Crashing Stolen Vehicle on Dan Ryan
Two people are in custody Monday after a carjacker crashed a stolen vehicle on the Dan Ryan Expressway before stealing another and taking off in Bridgeport on the South Side.
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Teen Shot in Bridgeport Drive-By
A 16-year-old boy was shot in a drive-by on Sunday morning in Bridgeport. The shooting happened just before 3:15 a.m. in the 900 block of W. 31st St., according to Chicago police. Police said the teen was walking when an “unknown occupant inside of a passing black sedan fired shots.” The victim was struck in the leg and taken to…
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Iconic Bridgeport Bakery Reopens With New Owner, Old Recipes
The iconic Bridgeport Bakery on Chicago’s South Side officially reopened Friday with a new owner, but the same neighborhood charm and old recipes.
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Multiple Shot Outside Connecticut Courthouse: City Officials
Multiple people were shot outside a courthouse in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Monday, city officials said. A call about the gunfire at the building on Golden Hill Street came in around noon. A total of four people were shot; their injuries were described as non life-threatening and authorities said they were believed to be targeted. All the shots were fired from outside…
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Bridgeport Man Charged With Smearing Feces on Cars
A Bridgeport man with the alleged habit of smearing feces on parked cars in the South Side neighborhood has been charged.
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Lane Blockage on Dan Ryan After Semi Crash Expected to Last Into the Afternoon: State Police
All southbound local lanes on the Dan Ryan may be closed well into the afternoon hours Friday after a semitrailer crashed near Bridgeport on the South Side.
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Lane Blockage Reported on Dan Ryan
NBC Sky 5 reports from over the Dan Ryan Expressway where a lane blockage was impacting rush hour commuters.