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7 Parked Cars Struck in Portage Park Hit-and-Run
Seven parked cars were struck Tuesday in a hit-and-run in Portage Park on the Northwest Side.
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3 in Custody After Burglary at Portage Park Car Dealership
Three people were arrested after a break-in Saturday at a car dealership in Portage Park on the Northwest Side. The trio broke a side window of the dealership at 2:13 a.m. in the 5100 block of West Irving Park Road, according to Chicago police. Once inside, the male suspects rummaged through several offices before running away. Marino Chrysler Jeep Dodge,…
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Man Charged After Trying to Solicit Underage ‘America's Got Talent' Contestant: Police
A Portage Park man was arrested Wednesday and charged with violating his sex offender registration after attempting to solicit an underage former “America’s Got Talent” contestant on social media.
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Police Question Claim That Men Were Kidnapped, Robbed by Trio Posing as Cops
Police are questioning the validity of a report that two men were kidnapped Thursday in Portage Park by a group of people pretending to be police officers and driven nearly 20 miles across town. “In their preliminary investigation to corroborate information, Detectives have serious concerns about legitimacy of what was reported to police,” Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said Friday…
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Men Kidnapped, Robbed by Trio Posing as Cops
Two men were kidnapped by a group of people pretending to be police officers Thursday and driven from Chicago’s Northwest Side to the South Side. Sandra Torres reports.
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Coworker Faces Charges in Fatal Stabbing of Portage Park Chef
An Elmwood Park man is accused of ambushing a fellow chef in the kitchen of a Portage Park restaurant Sunday, fatally stabbing him for several minutes as he fended off coworkers trying to stop him, prosecutors say. Jesus Martinez, 37, is charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing death of 35-year-old Cory Neill, who both worked as chefs at the…
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Portage Park Man Faces Drug Charges After South Elgin Traffic Stop
A 20-year-old Portage Park man is facing several charges after authorities allegedly found a stash of drugs in his vehicle during a February traffic stop in South Elgin. Michael A. Venegas is charged with four felony counts of unlawful possession of a controlled substance and two misdemeanor counts of unlawful possession of cannabis, according to the Kane County state’s...
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Man Faces Gun, Drug Charges After Portage Park SWAT Standoff
A man is facing a series of felony weapon and drug charges after a nearly seven-hour standoff with police last week in Portage Park on the Northwest Side.
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Portage Park SWAT Situation Ends After Hours-Long Standoff
A barricade situation in Portage Park Friday has been resolved after a nearly seven-hour standoff with police.
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3 Charged in Jefferson Park Carjacking With 2 Kids in Backseat
Two 18-year-old men and a minor have been charged with stealing a car at a Northwest Side gas station and driving off with two children left in the back seat. Tramaine Watson, Dimari Terry and a 16-year-old boy allegedly forced their way into a parked car Oct. 18 in the 5900 block of West Montrose Avenue, according to Chicago police.
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Chicago Mother Rescues 2 Children After Northwest Side Carjacking
Two children who were inside a vehicle stolen in Jefferson Park were found uninjured on the Northwest Side.
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Mother Helps Comfort Children After Chicago Carjacking
A Chicago mother stepped in and helped rescue two children who were victims of a horrifying carjacking on Friday night in Jefferson Park. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.
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Culver's to Open 2nd Chicago Location Soon, Report Says
Chicago will get its first new Culver’s in over a decade next week, but it will reportedly take less than a week for a second location to open its doors.
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1 Dead in 2-Car Crash in Portage Park
One man has died and at least one other person fled the scene after a two-car crash in the Northwest Side Portage Park early Saturday morning.
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1 Dead in Two-Car Crash in Portage Park
One man has died and at least one other person fled the scene after a two-car crash in the North Side Portage Park neighborhood early Saturday morning. NBC 5’s Susan Carlson reports.
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Man Found Dead After Portage Park Fire
Firefighters found a 48-year-old man dead after putting out a garage fire in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side Thursday night.
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Police Warn of Garage Burglaries on Northwest Side
Several recent garage burglaries in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side have been reported.