Thursday, October 31, 2019

Police Warn of Business Break-Ins

A cluster of burglaries of businesses in the Archer Heights
area in October has prompted CPD to issue a warning.

"In these incidents offender(s) force entry through the front of a business and remove property from within," the CPD alert read.

Crime scenes include:

• 4600 block of South Cicero at about 7:20 a.m. October 3.
• 4300 block of West 47th Street at about 10 p.m. October 6.
• 5200 block of South Archer at 9:54 a.m. October 8.
• 4800 block of South Archer at about 7 p.m. October 9.
• 4800 block of South Cicero at about 8:30 a.m. October 10.
• 4800 block of South Cicero at about 8:50 a.m. October 29.

Police advise business owners:
• Keep the perimeter of your property well lit.
• Report suspicious activity immediately.
• Keep doors and windows secured.
• Immediately repair any broken windows, doors or locks.
• If video surveillance is available, save and make a copy of the incident for investigating detectives.
• If you are a victim do not touch anything; call police immediately.
• If approached by a witness to the incident, request contact information.

Those with useful information to share about the crimes are asked to call the CPD  Bureau of Detectives – Area Central
at (312) 747-8382 and refer to crime pattern P19-1-361.


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Saturday, October 26, 2019

Kids Line Archer to See Pumpkin Parade

The annual Pumpkin Parade along Archer Avenue stepped off at 11:00 a.m. today.

Cloudy and cool--and until the end, the rain basically held off. Not bad weather for an October parade.


Hundreds of boys and girls in costume lined the parade route---along with moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, aunts and uncles.

Thanks once again to the parade's sponsor, U.S. Rep. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd).

At the end of the parade, in Wentworth Park, the congressman and others hosted a celebration that included free treats, entertainment and more.

A tip of our cap, as well, to those police officers who, seeing candy that was thrown from parade units but which landed
too close to the parade to be picked up safely by kids at the curbs--picked up the candy themselves and handed it to boys and girls at the curbs.

Here are a few photos of the parade units, as well as the real stars of the show: the children themselves! (Along with moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, and even a couple of dogs and mascots.)

(Editor's note: parade video added below.)






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