Gold Coast: 2 in custody after breaking into parked

Two males had been arrested Wednesday when they had been noticed breaking into parked automobiles in Gold Coast at the Near North Side. Just after middle of the night, officials responding to a choice of a “suspicious person breaking into parked vehicles” within the first block of East Scott Street, noticed a person the usage of an object to damage the window of a car and take pieces from inside of, Chicago police stated. The guy then were given right into a ready black SUV and fled the scene with any other guy. The car used to be pulled over and the 2 males had been taken into custody within the 900 block of North Lake Shore Drive,

Not in our yard: Gold Coast residents struggle again as pot

Gold Coast residents are pushing again as a pair of Loop-based pot companies look to arrange store within the upscale neighborhood. Cresco Labs needs to promote leisure weed at 21 W. Division St., whereas PharmaCann hopes to open at 12-14 W. Maple St. Though each deliberate dispensaries are positioned close to a number of institutions that already serve alcohol, members of a neighborhood group are involved {that a} pot store may “give rise to more crime.” “We just don’t believe it belongs in the middle of our residential neighborhood,” mentioned Vern Broders, a enterprise chief who serves as president of the Gold Coast Neighbors Association. Broders famous that residents are already grappling with “a longtime

Robbers armed with pepper spray hit Gold Coast, South Loop

Police are warning enterprise homeowners of a pair of robberies reported Thursday within the Gold Coast and South Loop. In each circumstances, the suspects entered the shop, stuffed gross sales objects in a bag after which tried to stroll out, Chicago police stated in a neighborhood alert. The suspects discharged pepper spray within the course of retailer safety when confronted, police stated. A theft occurred about three p.m. within the 800 block of North Michigan Avenue, police stated. Another occurred about 7:15 p.m. within the 1100 block of South Delano Court. One of the suspects is described as a feminine between 16 and 20 years previous, standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 130-145 kilos, police