Wicker Park, Bucktown carjackings: Rideshare drivers

Chicago police are caution rideshare drivers a couple of collection of latest carjackings in Wicker Park and Bucktown. In each and every incident, the driving force selections up a rider most effective to have them pull out a gun and insist the car, Chicago police mentioned. The carjackings took place within the night and morning hours between Dec. 28 and Jan. 17 in: The 1900 block of West Evergreen Avenue; The 2000 block of West St. Paul Avenue; The 1400 block of North Maplewood Avenue; The 2000 block of West Division Street; The 1400 block of North Leavitt Street; The 2100 block of West Charleston Street; and The 1700 block of West Lemoyne Street. At least six men are suspected within the carjackings, police mentioned.

Rideshare, supply drivers carjacked in Lawndale: police

Chicago police are caution rideshare and meals supply drivers a couple of pair of latest carjackings in Lawndale at the West Side. In each incidents, anyone referred to as for a rideshare or meals supply carrier, and when the motive force arrived, they carjacked them at gunpoint or by means of threatening violence, Chicago police mentioned. The carjackings took place about 9:50 p.m. Jan. 7 within the 3700 block of West Douglas Boulevard and about 12:05 a.m. Jan. eight within the 3900 block of West 14th Street, police mentioned. Police described the suspect as a person in his overdue 20s or early 30s, status between 5-foot-6 and six ft tall and weighing between 170 and 200 kilos. Anyone with

Englewood Robberies: Pair targets meals supply drivers on

Police are warning supply drivers on the South Side about two robberies reported in the identical Englewood block this month. In each instances, meals supply drivers had been fulfilling an order when two suspects approached them and introduced a theft, Chicago police stated in a group alert. They took cash and meals from the drivers. The robberies occurred: At 12 a.m. Feb. 25 within the 5700 block of South Peoria Street and At 2 p.m. Feb. 28 within the 5700 block of South Peoria Street. The male suspects are described as 17 to 23-years-old and standing 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-10, police stated. Anyone with data is requested to contact Area South detectives at 312-747-8273. Read extra

Englewood armed robbers goal supply drivers: Chicago

Police are warning supply drivers after a few armed robberies had been reported final week in Englewood on the South Side. In each instances, the drivers had been delivering an order once they had been approached by one or two suspects who introduced a theft, Chicago police stated in a group alert. The suspects had been armed in every case. A theft occurred about midnight Nov. 7 within the 5600 block of South Emerald Avenue, police stated. Another befell Nov. eight in the identical block. The suspects had been described as 16 to 18-year-old males, standing 5-foot-6 and weighing 140 to 160 kilos, police stated. Anyone with info ought to name Area South

Drivers Couldn’t Stay On Track To Save Their Lives In F1 Mexico Practice

Drivers Couldn’t Stay On Track To Save Their Lives In F1 Mexico Practice

The first free practice session for the Formula One Mexican Grand Prix was something of a crapshoot. Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez always is a difficult track to get comfortable on, though it was made even more difficult Friday because the series has yet to race on the Mexico City track. Drivers therefore had to figure out how their 2017-spec F1 cars behave 7,500 feet above sea level, as was evident from the copious spins in FP1. Throughout the entire session, teams struggled to get their cars to work on the dirty track in thin air. As a result, everybody from Force India reserve driver Alfonso Celis, to three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton had a corner g... NESN.com

Another NASCAR Owner Joins Roush In Calling For Spending Cap, Luxury Tax

Another NASCAR Owner Joins Roush In Calling For Spending Cap, Luxury Tax

NASCAR is in need of some fresh ideas, and one person up to the task. The 2017 season has been of uncharacteristic parody for the sport. Heading into Sunday’s race at Watkins Glenn International, 11 different drivers and nine different teams have entered victory lane. But this surely won’t last, and NASCAR must to something to level the playing field. The answer, according to one owner, could be a spending cap. “Every single league has a cap now these days, it creates a level playing field,” Richard Petty Motorsports co-owner Andrew Murstein recently told NBC Sports. “It’s salaries … it’s wind-tunnel time, its the whole kit and ca... NESN.com

Danica Patrick, Kevin Harvick Explain What Makes Brickyard 400 Special

Share this: Although the Daytona 500 is the biggest Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race of the year, drivers arguably get just as excited for the Brickyard 400. And it’s easy to see why. Veteran drivers, such as Kevin Harvick, still are racing fans at heart, so running 400 miles around the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway is like a dream come true. Even for Harvick’s fellow Stewart-Haas Racing driver, Danica Patrick, who’s competed in both the Indianapols 500 and Brickyard 400, there’s something special about competing at Indy. Harvick and Patrick recently sat down with Mobil 1 The Grid to explain the history of IMS, and the challenges of the track, make the Brickyard 400 of their favorite races on the calendar. [embedded content] Considering