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Woman sexually assaulted at knife-point, police suspect Mohawk-sporting attacker
Chicago Breaking News
Jan 30A man wearing an unusual hairstyle known for sexually attacking women at knifepoint struck again early Sunday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. »
Woman sexually assaulted at knifepoint, police suspect attacker with Mohawk
Chicago Breaking News
Jan 30A man with an unusual hairstyle who is known for sexually attacking women at knifepoint struck again early Sunday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. »
Police Seek Suspect in Series of Rapes
MyFox Chicago
Jan 30A 31-year-old woman was raped at knifepoint early Sunday morning in the West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood, and police say it was not the first such attack by the suspect -- a Hispanic man with a Mohawk haircut. »
At Least 20 Wounded In Weekend Violence Through Sunday Morning
CBS Chicago
Jan 29At least 20 people, including a 10-year-girl, a 16-year-old girl and a 15-year-old boy, have been wounded in shootings throughout the city since Friday evening. »
13 Wounded In Citywide Shootings Friday And Saturday
CBS Chicago
Jan 28At least 13 people, including a 10-year-old girl, were wounded in separate shootings throughout the city Friday evening and Saturday morning. »
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The Gapers Block Criterium Series encourages women to try bike racing
Grid Chicago
Feb 07Competitors in last year's series - Photo by Amy Dykema As I’ve written before, racing is the aspect of bike culture that I know the least about, but I’m always up for leaning more. So when I heard that Half Acre Cycling (sponsored by one of my favorit... »
EVA Monday: Shopping out of the box
East Village Association
Feb 01Maybe your idea of shopping local is not calling the store Tar-SHAY. What would it take to make the big-box store a last resort? Local First Chicago, a network of independent local businesses, makes its case for thinking and acting local at the Feb. 6 ... »
West Humboldt Park Parents Vote Overwhelmingly to Reject Proposed AUSL Turn-Arounds
The Windy Citizen Full Feed
Jan 31Parents of Pablo Casals and Brian Piccolo Elementary School’s organized a vote for the Chicago Public Schools proposed turnaround of the schools by the Academy of Urban School Leadership. At... (Like this story? Click the headline to vote it up on Wind... »
Treat Restaurant Gets The Band Back Together For Pop-Up Brunch This Weekend
Chicagoist
Jan 26A few of here at Chicagoist were stunned last April when Tamiz Haiderali closed down his Humboldt Park restaurant, Treat. This weekend's pop-up brunch should be a welcome Bridge as Halderali sets up new digs. [ more › ] »
Show us your . . . rare book collection
Chicago Reader
Jan 26Each week, we ask you to show us something. This week it's a rare book collection by Julia Thiel Not surprisingly, bookstore owners Celia Rose Marks and Jordan Rutherford are also book collectors. They opened the Yellow Book, a used bookstore and galle... »