Home invasion in Belmont Heights

 A 67-year-old woman was hit in the face after two men broke into her home in the 3700 block of North Oconto Avenue in the Belmont Heights neighborhood. The woman freed herself from the restraints and ran to a neighbor's home. The neighbor called 911.
The woman had bruises on her face but refused treatment from paramedics and told police she would go to the doctor with family members.
Police said the two attackers made off with jewelry and other items from her home.

Shootings in Chicago 3- 16 & 17-2013

Man shot in West Town

A shooting early this morning in the West Town neighborhood left a man wounded
The West Town shooting happened about 1:43 a.m. just west of Ada Street on Randolph Avenue, outside Sawtooth Restaurant/Lounge and Bespoke Cuisine.
The victim, 26, was shot in the leg and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where his condition had stabilized

45-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

A 45-year-old man was shot about 12:15 a.m. in the 800 block of North Kedvale Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg

17-year-old boy shot in Belmont Heights

At about 8:30 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot in the 3300 block of North Harlem Avenue in the Belmont Heights neighborhood on the Northwest Side. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center for the wound to his leg

15 year old shot in Rogers Park

15-year-old boy who was shot this afternoon in the Rogers Park neighborhood is recovering in good condition at an Evanston hospital.
The boy was dropped off at North Shore University Health System in Evanston about 2:15 p.m. and told staffers he'd been shot at 1:15 p.m. at Pratt Boulevard and Clark Street.
The boy was listed in good condition this afternoon with a gunshot wound to the shoulder area.
Police said he is not cooperating with investigators

27-year-old man shot in Back of the Yards

A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg about 9:15 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Rockwell Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

22 year old man shot in Austin

At about 2:30 p.m., a 22-year-old was shot during a robbery in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The man was shot in the 5000 block of West Chicago Avenue and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition

2 men shot in Garfield Park

At 4:07 p.m. a shooting erupted outside of the Original Maxwell Street eatery in the 600 block of South Sacramento Boulevard.
A man working inside was shot in the neck when a bullet pierced the restaurant. The man was in critical condition.
The second victim was a man was shot in the shoulder outside the restaurant.
Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said the 22-year-old man was wounded in the left shoulder and his condition had stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.
The worker was taken to a hospital by a Chicago Fire Department ambulance while the other victim showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Fire department spokesman Will Knight said the victim they treated was taken in serious to critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

15 year old boy shot in Lawndale

A 15-year-old boy was shot in the head and seriously wounded during shooting that happened at 4:22 p.m. in the 2800 block of South Spaulding Avenue.
Knight said that victim was also taken to Mount Sinai in serious to critical condition.

2 shot in Lawndale

Shots were fired at 4:55 p.m., wounding two people during a third attack in the 1600 block of South Millard Avenue.
One person was wounded in the leg while the other was shot in the foot

2 teens injured in Northwest Side drive-by

Two teenagers were injured when the car they were riding in came under fire in the Northwest Side's Horner Park neighborhood early Monday.
The teens, ages 17 and 18, were traveling with two other people in the 2400 block of West Irving Park Road when a dark-colored SUV pulled up about 11:30 p.m. and someone inside started shooting.
The 17-year-old boy was shot in the back, and the 18-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to the back and a graze wound to the head
The car's driver drove to the 3000 block of West Montrose Avenue, and from there, both teens were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where their conditions were stabilized

Man with 'uni-brow' sought for attempted child luring

A man with thick eyebrows chased an 11-year-old boy and tried to lure him into a purple car by saying they could play Xbox this morning in the Belmont Heights neighborhood.

The man called to the boy saying “Let’s go play Xbox’’ and told him to get into his car about 9 a.m. in the 7400 block of West School Street, according to a Community Alert from Grand Central Area detectives.
When the child refused he chased after the child but the boy ran home.
The man has large lips and thick eyebrows that the child told police was a “uni-brow,’’ the alert said.
He is between the ages of 30 and 40, is 5-foot-9 to 5-foot-10, and weighs about 160 pounds, the alert said. He was wearing a black t-shirt with red lettering that he wore over a white long-sleeved shirt and baggy black pants.
The man fled in a small to mid-sized purple two-door car with tinted windows.
Anyone with information should contact detectives, (312) 746-8365.