CHICAGO — For anyone who couldn't make it to last week's "Keeping it Real" burglary prevention seminar in Belmont-Cragin, the crash course is coming to Dunning on Wednesday.
Aldermen Nicholas Sposato (38th) and Gilbert Villegas (36th) will invite Chicago Police officers and convicted burglars to offer neighbors lessons on how to safeguard their homes from sticky-fingered criminals.
The program, in which six convicts nearing the end of their prison sentences give a thorough and frank presentation on their former strategies, has been rolled out in neighborhoods all over the city.
The Jefferson Park Police District had 135 burglaries reported between Jan. 1 and March 15, compared to 152 during the same period in 2016 and 133 in 2015, according to city data.
The seminar is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Stokes Center at St. Francis Borgia Roman Catholic Church, 8033 W. Addison St.
