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Informal Street Survey: Crime Down in Boystown

Chicago Talks, November 16, 2011

According to Everyblock—a website that tracks crime— Boystown is one of the safer areas of the city. Within a four-day period, the neighborhood had 10 crimes ranging from theft, vandalism and robberies.

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Community

Sedgwick passengers stay plugged in

Chicago Talks, October 7, 2011

At the same L stop in Chicago where bystanders tackled a thief who stole a…

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Some Thoughts on the “Under the Gun” Series — Chicago Justice Project

Chicago Talks, August 16, 2011

Listen to “Under the Gun” Tracy Siska, writing for Chicago Justice Project, commends Rob Wildeboer…

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Politics is Local

Internation Phone Hacking Spurs Local Action

Chicago Talks, August 6, 2011

Chicago Media Action (CMA) invites anyone who has had enough of Fox and the phone…

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Bronzeville Residents Say Their Neighborhood is Safe

Chicago Talks, April 6, 2011

When Tyrone Wilson visited his cousins as a child in the South Side neighborhood of…

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When Crime Is Close to Home

Chicago Talks, April 1, 2011

Briana Goode has never been the type to go unnoticed. She’s the pretty, outgoing, loud…

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Theft, Armed Robbery On the Rise in Near North, West Loop

Chicago Talks, December 20, 2010

In spite of a slight decrease in crime rates throughout the city of Chicago over…

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iPhone Thiefts Increase in South Loop with Holidays

Chicago Talks, December 7, 2010

A CAPS meeting on Nov. 4 for Districts 111, 112, and 113 alerted local building…

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