Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Teens slain in West Side candy store
Two teenagers were shot to death inside a West Side candy storeFriday night, police said. Witnesses told investigators a gunmanwalked into the Family House Candy Store at 4928 W. Chicago about 9p.m., shot each victim several times and fled. Both were pronounceddead at Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center. One of the victimswas 17. Officials did not release his name, and the other victim hadnot been identified. Allerton closes The landmark Allerton Hotel closed its doors Friday; to undergo a$41 million renovation. The hotel at 701 N. Michigan is to reopennext spring as the Allerton Crowne Plaza, an upscale lodge. Plansincluding replicating the original limestone ground-level facade andrestoring the "Allerton" and "Tip Top Tap" signs. The famed Tip TopTap, where radio personality Don McNeil used to broadcast the"Breakfast Club" program, will be turned into a ballroom. The440-room hotel was designated a Chicago landmark in June. Drugs seized in DuPage Cocaine and marijuana valued at more than $6million were seized from two Carol Stream town houses. Charged withunlawful possession of cannabis and unlawful possession of acontrolled substance were three Carol Stream men: Javier Curiel, 25;Pablo Acebedo, 22, and Amador Garcia, 46. Bond for each man was setat $6.1 million. The Thursday night raid followed a joint probeby Chicago and Carol Stream police, the DuPage MetropolitanEnforcement Group and the DuPage County state's attorney's office.
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