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A store employee was found bound and badly beaten with a tire iron in the East Rogers Park neighborhood late Sunday after he told two would-be robbers that he didn't have access to the store's safe, police said.The clerk, a man in his 40s, had locked up and left the Devon Market, 1440 W. Devon Ave., when the two men accosted him shortly after 11 p.m. and attempted to force him back inside to open

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Hi Craig,I just returned from out west late Monday night to find one of Chicago's untamed rivers running down my street (1800 block of Touhy) Tuesday morning. My neighbors said that they had called to report it, so I didn't think too much about it. Next day, same river, still no Water Dept. I still wasn't that concerned. I figured they would get to it soon. By Thursday they had put up multiple

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4:40 AM: Calls for "shots fired" in the 1600 block of West Jonquil were confirmed as "bona fided" this morning when a male in his twenties was shot in the leg. The wounded victim was located in the 1500 block of West Howard minutes later.Police are looking for a male/black, silver handgun, white do-rag, white tee-shirt and dark jeans. The victim was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston to

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Today would be Rosetta Bledsoe's birthday, but she passed away last year. She lived with her three grandchildren at her Rogers Park apartment.Her daughter, and the children's Aunt, now lives in the apartment and is taking care of the children. But the company that manages the HUD units, Northpoint, is trying to evict the family on a technicality.Let's join the family in remembering Rosetta on her

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Bumped:Good afternoon, everyone. I was pretty sure I wasn't going to make a post about summer school @ Sullivan High, but that changed today. I saw a couple of things. For one, this morning, when my class and I were in the cafeteria for breakfast, one of the students from our class chose to sit near a table of a bunch rough looking in-coming freshmen (why he chose to remains unanswered to me, but

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Hello, everyone. I'll try this again, after my failed attempt a few days back. Anyway, as many know, a anti-violence march was held at Pratt and Ashland this past Saturday. This was regarding a shooting that happened last week. So far, from the case, police have James Brown, 19, of the 1700 block of West Wallen in custody. If I'm not mistaken, the family goes to court on the 23rd of July for this

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Let's see if you guys promote this as boring, or exciting, or anything else in between, but anywho...7:38pm - Battery in progress. Pottawatomie Park. 7340 North Rogers. About 17 people fighting.7:39pm - #2405Adam is doing a slow down. No fighting in the park.7:40pm - Bunch of "non sense" occurring at 7525 North Ashland. Landlord VS tenant. It's a dispute.7:41pm - #2404F is doing a traffic stop at

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Presser:SAY NO TO GANGS AND GUNS: Help Keep Our Children and Neighborhoods Safe Join Mayor Richard M. Daley, Alderman Patrick J. O’Connor, The 24th Police District and Your Friends, Neighbors and the 40th Ward Democratic Organization for an Anti-Violence March and Rally Saturday, July 11, 2009 - 9:30 a.m., Pratt and Ashland, Southeast Corner. Let’s Put Unity Back in the Community.For more

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Bumped:From the writers tone, I'm taking this plea to be serious. Songia Brown said... Hello! I would like to thank you the commenters on this page for not writing more hurtful opinions or comments on my son's behalf. Thank You!This is his mother again and as I said before to the shooter if you are out there and you're reading this please turn yourself in don't let my son take the fall for a

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Razldazlrr said...> I just saw this come across my email from Moore's office: Last Chance to Get Your City Vehicle Sticker at Alderman Moore's Office - I wonder if they sent this same mail to this guy with the truck!

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8:02 PM: Bona fided armed robber holds up a store in the 6800 block of North Western, using a blue steel, semi-automatic pistol. Shots were fired. Offender fled with $200 to $400 dollars, mostly in 5's and 10's. Police are looking for a male/hispanic, 20 to 25, wearing a grey hoodie and a scarf covering his face. As of this moment no one is listed as injured.

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Loyola staffers have been told that all new letterhead and envelopes must be ordered with the new Loyola address that will be used for the entire university. Why this need to change the address and zip code? Could the reason for this be that they prefer to align themselves with Edgewater as opposed to "crime ridden" Rogers Park? It might help pad the future freshmen enrollment numbers, right?

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"Alderman Joe Moore wasted $40,000 on pigeon spikes that didn't work!"video by Bill MortonRogers Park Chamber of Commerce

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5:00 AM: 6000 North Broadway - @ Argyle. Police are blocking the streets surrounding the area. Offender splits the scene. Police have an address of the possible offender. I was just waking up anyhow. I'll take a bike ride down to see how bad it is.5:14 AM: Deja vu. Imagine this. I'm going to cover a car crash and I witness a SUV crash. So, I'm heading south on Sheridan, just crossing Pratt. This

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How many of you ever would've guessed I would throw Joe Moore a bone and include him in one of my issues of Gay Chicago Magazine? I mean really showcase him in a positive way? You'll have to pick up next weeks issue to see for yourself. It hits the streets on Tuesday.Happy 4th of July, everyone.

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Let's look at the other side of the coin for a second. After all, it's the great American holiday, the 3rd of July. The day Chicago celebrates it's Independence with the 23 minute fireworks show along the lakefront.Speaking of lakefront. Here's the All-American Boy, Jim Ginderske's truck. Parked for free, courtesy of the tax payers of the 49th ward. Here he is, sticking it to the man. The all

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The 19 year old who shot the 9 year old last week is being held in jail with a million dollar bond. And the alleged sister says he didn't do it. Not only that, she says this neighborhood is nuts.Songia Brown said...> "This is the sister of the guy who is being blamed for this mess... withness say it was a Latin king!!, my brother is African american, how the hell could he fit that description???

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That old movie theater staple of North Sheridan Road and the Loyola area -- renamed for years the Village North before closing in January -- reopened Wednesday night as the New 400 Theater. Read more.

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2:37 PM: A citizen flagged down a police officer to inform him of a street fight at Morse and Glenwood. Police arrive and ask for an ambulance at 1345 West Morse.

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Good police work leads to the capture of the Friday Night Shooter.A man has been arrested in the shooting of a 9-year-old boy who was walking with his family Friday night in the Rogers Park neighborhood when the attack occurred. At 6:45 p.m. Monday, the 19-year-old man was arrested without incident or struggle in the 1500 block of West North Shore Avenue, according to Rogers Park District police

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6:00 AM: Calls coming in for "shots fired" at Howard and Damen. Minutes later calls come in for "shots fired" at Touhy and Damen. Officer radios to dispatch that a couple of cars were hit in the 7200 block of North Damen.

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CLW said...> "Alderman Moore - I hope you are listening! Pigeon prevention spikes under the railroad tracks are lovely, but I would rather deal with pigeon poop once and a while than all of the gang activity. I live on Pratt about a block from where this happened. My neighbors with their young children are afraid to walk east toward Ashland and the high school with their babies in the middle of

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This area of Rogers Park is going to hell in a handbasket.A child was shot late Friday near Ashland Avenue and Pratt Boulevard in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Source/Read more.Three shootings this week. Are our public officials going to continue to remain silent about this area? What's it going to take to get their attention? Swine flu.... Lakefront parking.... What can be so hard about policing

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Good afternoon, everyone. It's Timmy, also known as AvondaleLoganSquareCrimeBlotter. This is my very first actual post on The "Broken Heart" of Rogers Park, so bear with me (as I don't thing some things like Craig). Anyway, I will be reporting on crime for the 2:00pm hour in the Rogers Park area today. I hope that you are informed by this hour of crime blogging/fighting. So, here goes, everyone .

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My favorite MJ song. What's your's?

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