Jefferson Park

Crime

Charges filed in attack on woman targeted twice by same armed robbers within minutes

Sharron C. Powell, 22, allegedly was one of several gunmen who beat and robbed the woman on the street in Jefferson Park in January, then returned and beat her again as she sought help in vain from passing motorists and a CTA bus driver.

By Emmanuel Camarillo

Dobra Bielinski speaks in front of a group of baking students wearing white aprons.

Taste

Eager bakers learn the art of making paczki, ahead of Fat Tuesday

On Saturday, chef Dobra Bielinski taught a dozen students at her annual Paczki Class at Delightful Pastries. The bakery is expected to fill about 40,000 paczki orders during the Mardi Gras season.

By Erica Thompson

Woman sought help in vain after being robbed, then attackers returned. ‘I still have fear, I have them in my head every day’

By Sophie Sherry and Emmanuel Camarillo

Dobra Bielinski, owner of Delightful Pastries, 5927 W. Lawrence Ave., forms the dough of a potato and onion sourdough bread into loaf pans. Fresh bread doesn’t solve the world’s problems. But it helps.

Columnists

‘I will change your life with this bread’

There’s the easy way; then there’s the Dobra Bielinski way.

By Neil Steinberg

Dobra Bielinski, owner of Delightful Pastries, 5927 W. Lawrence Ave.

Columnists

Baking bread with Dobra Bielinski

Holidays mean delicious food, and where better to find it than Delightful Pastries in Jefferson Park?

By Neil Steinberg

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Crime

String of armed robberies reported on North, Northwest sides

In each case, three to six gunmen would get out of a car, approach the victims, steal their property then flee.

By Sun-Times Wire

Brandin Hurley’s mural at Grand and Michigan avenues.

Brandin Hurley’s Celtic goddess mural let her ‘reach back to my family’s Irish roots’

By Sun-Times staff

Chicago police officers posted racist comments on social media during a controversy over plans to build this affordable housing development at 5150 N. Northwest Hwy. in Jefferson Park.

Chicago cops’ racist social media posts detailed in new COPA report

By Tom Schuba and Dan Mihalopoulos | WBEZ

Dozens gather around tables eating and socializing Friday during an Eid al-Fitr celebration hosted by the Ojala Foundation at LaBagh Woods.

Religion

Hundreds of Chicago area Muslims unite for Spanish Eid al-Fitr service in Jefferson Park

The festivities and buffet were organized by the Ojala Foundation, which aims to allow Muslims from many backgrounds to “hang on to the culture they came in with.”

By Violet Miller

Elections

Gardiner, Villegas headed to runoff as incumbents (mostly) cruise in Northwest Side wards

James Gardiner faced several scandals in his first term on the City Council; Jessica Gutierrez is poised for a runoff to replace Ariel Reboyras after falling 300 votes short in 2019.

By Andy Grimm and Allison Novelo

45th Ward candidates (from left) Ald. Jim Gardiner, James Suh, Megan Mathias, Marija Tomic, Susanna Ernst and Ana Santoyo participate in a forum at the Copernicus Center in Jefferson Park in February.

Elections

Big issues in Gardiner’s reelection bid in 45th Ward are crime, development — and Gardiner himself

Ald. Jim Gardiner faces five contenders in the Northwest Side ward — and a string of scandals. While the first term incumbent has name recognition, it’s not necessarily the kind of recognition a candidate wants among potential voters.

By Andy Grimm

A viaduct on Lawrence Avenue just west of the Kennedy Expressway includes numerous murals that are replicas of Ed Paschke paintings. The mural at left is based on his 2000 “Orange Bird” painting.

Ed Paschke’s artwork still dazzles even in mural reproductions in a Northwest Side viaduct

By Sun-Times staff

Chicago

Chicago Police Department defenders, detractors vie for seats on new civilian oversight panel

Many factors are driving the 122 candidates’ desire to become part of the grand experiment of civilian oversight at the grassroots level.

By Fran Spielman

Three people were killed in separate crashes across the Chicago area during a winter storm early Saturday.

Jefferson Park

2 injured when driver strikes another vehicle and house in Jefferson Park

The driver of a Lincoln SUV was going south about 4:45 a.m. in the 5000 block of North Cicero Avenue when he struck another SUV before colliding with a house, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago

Man dies after being struck by Blue Line train in Jefferson Park

The incident occurred in the 4900 block of North Milwaukee Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police are searching for a 68-year-old woman reported missing July 15, 2021, from Jefferson Park.

Chicago

Missing Jefferson Park woman is located

Barbara Bezold was last seen leaving her home in the 5500 block of North Mango Street, according to Chicago police.

By Sun-Times Wire

News

Man missing from Jefferson Park

Alexandru Madac was last seen Monday at his home in the 5500 block of North Mulligan Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

A male was fatally shot after attacking a security guard Sept. 5, 2022, outside a Greektown business.

News

Vehicle crashes into Chicago Fire station in Jefferson Park

A white pickup truck was traveling north Saturday in the 4600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when it struck two parked Toyota vehicles.

By Sun-Times Wire

City Hall

Divided City Council OKs expansion of Jefferson Park marijuana dispensary

Ald. Jason Ervin argued the unwritten rule allowing aldermen to call the shots on zoning in their wards is a one-way street: “It seems like … when it come down to Black folks, aldermanic prerogative gets tossed out the window.”

By Fran Spielman

The Watchdogs

Suspect’s suicide prompts Chicago police to finally close grisly 1989 murder case

Jadwiga Krol, 35, was strangled in 1989, and her burning body was found in the unlocked trunk of her car. The police always suspected her ex-husband.

By Frank Main