Workers find skull in two-flat in Logan Square

An apparently human skull has been found by workers at a two-flat in the Logan Square neighborhood.
The foreman of the work crew and officials said the skull was found in a plastic Jewel bag in the 3500 block of West Wrightwood Avenue.
Workers discovered the skull behind the wall in the attic.
Police would only say they were investigating. The Cook County medical examiner's office has been notified. Officials were still determining whether the skull, which had no visible signs of trauma, was real. A forensic anthropologist will be called in on Thursday to determine whether it is real

22-year-old man shot dead in Logan Square

At about 7 p.m. police found a 22-year-old man bleeding from gunshot wounds to his chest, abdomen and legs in an alley on the 2300 block of North Ridgeway Avenue. The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the man as Alexander Rodriguez, of the 2200 block of Meade Avenue. He was pronounced dead at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center about 8:30 p.m.

29-year-old man shot in Logan Square

A 29-year-old was wounded less in the 2500 block of North Avers Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The man shot was in a car about 5:10 p.m. when someone on the street opened fire, hitting him. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a leg wound.

Accused taxi hijacker found asleep in cab

A Chicago man was accused of hijacking a taxi cab in Logan Square early Sunday morning after police officers found him asleep in the cab.
Danny Canchola, Jr., of the 5500 block of South Fransisco Avenue, was arrested at 6 a.m. near 900 South Plymouth Court after a cab driver identified him as the man who stole his taxi cab after climbing in without permission at a red light.
Canchola jumped into the cab while it was stopped at a red light near the intersection of Fullerton Avenue and Rockwell Avenue, even though the 34-year-old cab driver told him he was off-duty.
The driver started driving because the light had changed and other cars were honking at him, prosecutors said, when Canchola began to punch him in the back of the head. The driver then called 911 and exited the cab, which Canchola drove off in.
Police used the Blue Ribbon Cab company's GPS system to track the missing cab down to the South Loop, where  they found Canchola asleep in the vehicle

27-year-old man shot in Logan Square

About 4 a.m., a 27-year-old man was walking in the 1800 block of North St. Louis Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side when he got into an argument with three men. The group yelled gang slogans, and one of them shot the victim in his left-lower leg. The man then ran to a relative's house who drove him to St. Mary's Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

18-year-old man shot in Logan Square

At about 11:30 p.m. Friday, an 18-year-old man was hurt in a drive-by shooting as he stood on the sidewalk with several other people in the 1800 block of North Mozart Street in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The man suffered a graze wound to the lower right leg and was taken to S. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.

68-year-old man shot dead in Logan Square

The Logan Square shooting happened near the intersection of Armitage and Spaulding avenues about 2 a.m. The 68-year-old victim was apparently robbed and suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his chest. 
He died at the scene.
Police were dispatched after reports of a person down, and found the man shot on the sidewalk. Sandoval may have been on the way to work.
The victim was identified as Cayetano Sandoval, 68, of the 1600 block of West Ontario Street

17 and 18 year old shot in Logan Square

At about 10:30 a.m. Sunday, an 18-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were shot while walking in the 1700 block of North Campbell Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.
The boy was struck in the lower calf and taken in good condition to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County. The man was shot in the forearm and leg and listed in serious condition at Stroger.

Shootings in Chicago November 19, 20, 2013

54-year-old man shot in Austin

The most recent shooting was about 9:45 p.m. in the 5200 block of West Washington Boulevard. A 54-year-old was standing in front of a building there when two armed men approached him and one fired shots. He's in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital

43 years old woman shot in Logan Square

Paramedics were called to the 3800 block of West Diversey Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood and found a woman shot.
The woman was taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. It happened about 8:50 p.m. She is 43 years old

16 and 17 year old boys shot in Englewood

At about 8:15 p.m. in the Englewood neighborhood paramedics responded to the 1200 block of West 73rd Street and took two boys to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital in good condition. The two, 16 and 17, were walking down the street when a car pulled up, someone stepped out and opened fire. The shooter got back in the car and fled

 29-year-old man shot in Longwood Manor

Paramedics were also called to the 9500 block of South Wentworth Avenue about 4:30 p.m. for a report of a person shot. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was taken to John H. Stroger Jr.Hospital of Cook County in serious condition

20-year-old man shot in Englewood

At 12:42 p.m., police were called to the 7100 block of South Emerald Avenue in the city's Englewood neighborhood for a report of a person shot at that location. The man heard shots and felt pain.
They found a 20-year-old man with gunshot wound to his thigh

3 charged in death of man found in burning garbage can

Murder charges have been filed against two men and a juvenile in last year’s slaying of a man found burned beyond recognition in a trash can in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Reynaldo Ocampo, 21, Alejandro Ocampo, 17 and Joseph Saleski, 24, were each charged with murder and aggravated kidnapping for ransom. The Ocampos are related and live in the same home.
Rodolfo Hernandez-Bey, 39, was found around 9 p.m. on Nov. 6 last year in a burning garbage can in the 3100 block of North Central Park Avenue. An autopsy found that Hernandez-Bey, of the 6100 block of North Harding Avenue, died of strangulation and his death was ruled a homicide.
The Ocampos live in the 5000 block of West 30th Street and Saleski in the 1900 Block of South 48th Court.
The prosecutor said the victim left his home and his wife on Nov. 6 and never came back. The victim’s wife had gathered $23,000 cash and jewelry to meet their ransom demands after her husband was kidnapped by the three and duct taped in a garage.
“She was told she would see him and he’d be released’’ after the money was given to them.

After firefighters put out the fire and the victim’s body was discovered, fingerprints belonging to one of the defendants was discovered on the remains.
An investigation was launched and by February, a witness came forward and told authorities that Saleski admitted to kidnapping the victim, strangling him, and setting fire to him. He also allegedly told the witness that he’d received $2,000 for those actions and was expecting to receive $10,000 more for it.
Police then discovered Saleski communicated with the Ocampos via cell phone multiple times. The relatives were interviewed and then arrested.
The youngest defendant admitted to kidnapping the boy, putting him into the van, and binding him with duct tape, while Reynaldo Ocampo admitted to being present when the victim was pulled into the van and during the time he was in the garage where he was held waiting for the ransom moneyprosecutor. A police report stated that Reynaldo Ocampo participating in the kidnapping and in the murder of the victim.
Alejandro Ocampo has one pending unlawful use of a weapon charge and one violation of bail bond, the prosecutor said. Reynaldo Ocampo was given 24 months probation for an aggravated DUI conviction and has a 2010 conviction for a battery, for which he received conditional discharge. Reynaldo Ocampo also received boot camp for a residential burglary.
Saleski has four prior felony convictions – for an attempted burglary, two burglaries, and one unlawful use of a weapon charge, the prosecutor said. Saleski received 18 months for the attempted burglary, and a three year IDOC sentence for each burglary conviction that would run concurrent with each other. He was sentenced to two years in IDOC for the uuw that was also to be concurrent with the two burglaries,

23-year-old man shot dead in Logan Square

A  23-year-old man was shot to death about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Logan Square neighborhood, one of two gunshot victims discovered overnight in the city.
The 23-year-old was found bleeding from a chest wound near the intersection of Wrightwood and Sawyer avenues on the Northwest Side. Paramedics took him to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and he was pronounced dead there just after 5 a.m.

Shootings in Chicago October 26, 27, 2013

Man shot in Woodlawn

A man was shot multiple times and seriously injured this afternoon on the South Side in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 4:18 p.m. on the 6100 block of South Kimbark Avenue.
The man, 20, was reportedly shot several times in his leg. He was taken in serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital

19-year-old In Golden Gate Park

On city's Far South Side about 7:15 p.m. on the 13100 block of South Langley Avenue, a 19-year-old man was shot in the leg and reportedly in good condition

33-year-old man shot during robbery in Austin

In  a shooting in the Austin neighborhood on the city's West Side, a 33-year-old man was shot during a robbery about 12:05 a.m.
The victim was on a sidewalk when he was confronted by three attackers who pulled a handgun and robbed the man of cash before they shot him in the mouth in the 5500 block of West Huron Street.
The victim’s brother took him to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park but he was transferred to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County where his condition had stabilized

24-year-old man shot in West Pullman

In  the West Pullman neighborhood at 11:30 p.m. a 24-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the forearm in the 11500 block of South Racine Avenue. The victim declined to be taken to a hospital after the Far South Side shooting

15-year-old boy shot in Logan Square

At 10 p.m. in the Logan Square neighborhood a 15-year-old boy was walking in an alley in the 3200 block of West Wabansia Avenue when several males shouted gang slogans at him before firing shots, hitting the boy in the left leg. He was taken to Stroger where his condition had stabilized, and the shooting is gang related

24-year-old man shot in Park Manor

A  24-year-old man was shot Saturday night in the Park Manor neighborhood on the city's South Side. Someone shot the man in the buttocks in the 400 block of East 73^rd Street about 9:30 p.m.

Man critically injured in fall on Blue Line 3rd rail

A man suffered critical burn injuries when he fell on the electrified third rail at the Logan Square station this afternoon.
The man fell on the tracks at the station, 2620 N. Milwaukee Ave., a little before 4:30 p.m. and suffered burns when he fell on the third rail. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition

Shootings in Chicago August 30, 31, 2013

Man shot in Logan Square

Before midnight Friday night, a man walked into Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and said he had been shot in the 2700 block of North Western Avenue about 6 hours earlier. He had a foot wound and police weren't able to find a crime scene.

Woman shot in Albany Park

Before 4 a.m. a woman was shot in the 4400 block of North Christiana Avenue in the Albany Park neighborhood. Police

31-year-old man shot in Austin

Someone inside a light-colored SUV shot a 31-year-old man who was standing on a corner in the South Austin neighborhood about 4 a.m. He shot near Chicago and Menard avenues and taken to West Suburban Medical Center with wounds to his chest and right arm. Police said he was transferred to Stroger hospital in critical condition.

19-year-old man shot in Pilsen

In  Pilsen about 3:20 a.m. a 19-year-old man was shot in an attack. Police said the man shooter shouted the name of a gang before shooting toward the man, who was hit in the buttocks and leg. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.

22 year old shot in Near North

A 22-year-old man was in the intersection of Orleans and Division streets, when a gunman dressed in all red shot him in the head.
The gunman then fled eastbound from the intersection.
There was no information available about the man's condition.

21 year old man shot in Gresham

A man was shot in the city's Gresham neighborhood.
That shooting happened shortly after 9:15 a.m. on the 500 block of West 81st Street.
The man, 21, suffered a wound to his left shoulder and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition was stabilized

Chicago book bike "BiblioTreka" stolen

A thief in Logan Square didn’t just steal a bike over the weekend, he or she took a whole library.

The “BiblioTreka,” a custom tricycle custom built to carry a collection of literary works from Humboldt Park’s Read/Write Library, was stolen sometime in the late hours of Saturday night and Sunday morning.

 The bike was being stored near Comfort Station at 2579 N. Milwaukee Ave. Saturday night, ahead of its weekly Sunday appearance at the multi-purpose art space. Each week, the BiblioTreka brings a portion of its collection for visitors to browse. Sometime during the night or early morning, the lock was cut, and the heavy, three wheeled bike with a bright blue and white box on the front was taken.

Cyclist said she was dragged up Kimball by men in SUV and the Police made this a hit and run? Sounds like ann aggravated battery

The 27-year-old Logan Square cyclist was riding up Kimball Avenue just after midnight Tuesday, when a maroon or purple colored SUV pulled up beside her, and a hand shot out toward her from inside it. In just seconds, she was being pulled up the street by the handle of her messenger bag, and crashed into a parked car.
The fall happened near the cross streets of Kimball Avenue and Wrightwood Avenue, according to police officials. Kinsman said she landed on her left arm and hip, and sustained bruises and road rash on her arms and legs, but no broken bones
Kinsman spoke to Chicago Police officers on the scene around 12:20 a.m., and they labeled the incident a hit-and-run.

Shootings in Chicago August 19, 2013

Man shot in Logan square

At  about 7:06 p.m. a 21-year-old man was shot in the hand on the 1600 block of North Francisco Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood

15-year-old boy, 20-year-old man  shot in South Shore

Two people were shot on the 2100 block of East 71st Street in the South Shore neighborhood at about 6:50 p.m.
 A 20-year-old man was shot in the leg and was in good condition at Jackson Park Hospital, a 15-year-old boy who was also shot in the leg was also in good condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

2 men shot in Bronzeville

At about 12:05 a.m., two men were shot as they sat on a porch in the 4500 block of South Indiana Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side. A 29-year-old man was struck in the abdomen and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition. The other man, 19, was shot in the leg and was listed in good condition at John H. Stroger

27-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

At about 11:15 p.m. Monday, a 27-year-old man was shot while standing outside with friends in the 800 block of North Keystone Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side. The man was struck in the arm and was taken to Norwegian-American Hospital in good condition

Logan square man charged in July murder

A  Logan Square neighborhood man is facing murder charges following the shooting death of a 25-year-old man last month in the Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Carlos Rivera, 18, of the 3900 block of West Wrightwood Avenue, was charged with murder in connection with the July 13, shooting that occurred in the 3700 block of West LeMoyne Street at approximately 1:50 a.m.
The victim, Fernando Sanchez, 25, was pronounced dead about two hours later

Shootings in Chicago August 9, 10, 11, 2013

17-year-old boy shot in Bridgeport

A 17-year-old boy was shot at 38th Street and Wentworth Avenue in the Wentworth Gardens neighborhood near U.S. Cellular Field two blocks north. He was hit once in the shoulder and taken to Stroger hospital. Police said the boy collapsed on a basketball court after being shot about 10 p.m.

24-year-old man shot in Lawndale

At about 11:30 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. Someone fired toward him from a gangway in the 1900 block of South Harding Avenue and the man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he's in stable condition. 

2 shot in Portage Park

Two people were shot about 1 a.m. in the 5800 block of West Irving Park Road in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. A 21-year-old was shot in the leg and a 22-year-old was grazed in the abdomen

24-year-old man shot Rogers Park

A  24-year-old man was shot about 1 a.m. in the 7400 block of North Rogers Avenue in the Rogers Park neighborhood. He ran to a nearby CTA station where police found him. He is in stable condition at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston.

18-year-old woman shot in South Shore

At about 2:05 a.m. an 18-year-old woman was shot in the 1700 block of East 71st Street in the South Shore neighborhood. She walked into Jackson Park Hospital with a wound to her foot

26-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

A 26-year-old man was shot in the buttocks about 2:30 a.m. when someone in a group on the 1400 block of North Spaulding Avenue in Humboldt Park fired toward his car. The driver took the man to Norwegian-American Hospital

Man shot in Avondale

About 4:30 a.m. a man walked into Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center with a wound to his thigh. The man had been shot near the intersection of Belmont and California avenues in the Avondale neighborhood

Man shot in Back of the Yards

A man was shot and critically wounded in an attack in the Back of the Yards neighborhood The man was in an alley in the 1800 block of West 44th Street when he was shot about 12:30 p.m.. He suffered wounds to the arm, leg and buttocks The man, 22, was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, in critical condition

16-year-old boy shot in Grand Crossing

At about 5:05 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the back and stomach in the 1400 block of East 74th Street. The boy was taken to Jackson Park Hospital in serious condition

33-year-old man shot in South Deering

At about 7 p.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in the 2400 block of East 106th Street. The man, who was shot in the ankle, walked into Advocate Trinity Hospital for treatment.

 16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

At about 9 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the 7100 block of South Sangamon Street in the Englewood neighborhood. The victim suffered a gunshot or graze wound to the head. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and was stabilized
33-year-old man shot in Little Village

A 33-year-old man was shot about 6:43 a.m. near 32nd Street and Komensky Avenue in the Little Village neighborhood. He was shot in the chest and arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

Woman shot in Hermosa

 A woman whose age wasn't available was shot about 5:55 a.m. in the leg in the 4400 block of West Dickens Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood, police said. She drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center after realizing she had been shot while driving. Her condition has stabilized

Man and woman shot in Lawndale

A gunman shot a 29-year-old man in the wrist and grazed a 22-year-old woman in the forehead as the pair sat in a car after leaving a party about 2:45 a.m. Sunday. They were shot in the 3100 block of West Fillmore Street in the Lawndale neighborhood and drove to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center. Both are in good condition

 18-year-old woman shot in Englewood

Near 71st and Wood streets in the Englewood neighborhood about 2:30 a.m., an 18-year-old woman walking with her aunt was shot in the knee. They heard shots and felt pain. She's in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

30-year-old man shot in Belmont Central

Someone shot from one car into another next to a gas station in the 5700 block of Fullerton Avenue in the Belmont Central neighborhood about 12:50 a.m. A 30-year-old man was shot in the knee about a block west of Central Avenue as he sat in one of the cars; he was driven from there to Kilpatrick Avenue and Fullerton Avenue, where police and an ambulance found him. He was taken to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center.

30-year-old man was shot in Wrightwood

A 30-year-old man was shot in the 7900 block of South Francisco Avenue in the  neighborhood about 10:15 p.m.. He was shot in the lower right leg and is in stable condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

27-year-old man shot in Logan Square

Someone shot a 27-year-old man near Rockwell Street and Wabansia Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood. The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. and the man's condition has stabilized at Norwegian-American Hospital. He was on a bike when someone in an SUV shot at him

23-year-old man shot in South Shore

A man has been shot multiple times and seriously wounded this afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side.

Someone shot a 23-year-old man multiple times about the body about 2:50 p.m. in the 7400 block of South Phillips Avenue.

2 me shot in South Chicago

In the South Chicago neighborhood about 5:30 p.m., two males were shot in the 8700 block of South Houston Avenue.
The two were wounded in their shoulders and were taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
The victims, both 35-year-old men, were in serious to critical condition

17-year-old boy, 2 others shot in Brainerd

In a  shooting on the South Side, three people were hurt when a shooter emerged from a gangway and opened fire in the 9000 block of South Ada Street in the Brainerd neighborhood.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the shoulder and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, a 19-year-old man was shot in the thigh and taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, and a 23-year-old man was grazed in the head and taken to St. Bernard Hospital
 

 

Mail delivery halted on Logan Square block after carrier attacked

The Postal Service says it has halted mail delivery on a block of the Logan Square neighborhood after a long pattern of harassment culminated in a carrier being beaten up after she pepper-sprayed a threatening dog.
Mail service was suspended in the 3200 block of West North Avenue on Saturday, a day after an attack on the carrier. The Postal Service took the “rare” step after a pattern of harassment on the block
The 35-year-old carrier was walking her route when a dog belonging to Laurentina Espadas began menacing her, police said. The carrier discharged Mace or pepper spray at the dog to protect herself and Espadas became upset.
Espadas then hit the carrier in the head and the back of the neck. The carrier was taken to Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center for treatment and Espadas was arrested.
Espadas, 32, of the 3200 block of North Avenue, was charged with misdemeanor battery