Crime & Safety

Know Your Neighborhood: Lake View, North Side Violent Offenders

Stay informed with a map of the known addresses of registered violent offenders in the wards that cover Lake View, along with others in or near neighboring communities.

Patch took a look at the Illinois State Police Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry and found that there are currently two registered violent offenders living in Lake View.

There is one offender in nearby Lincoln Park; three just west of the North Center and Lincoln Square borders; and two in Bucktown and Wicker Park. Five other offenders are very near Bucktown and Wicker Park. 

Lake View's registered violent offenders are James A. Buckholz and Ellen M. Feinberg

Buckholz, now 72, lives in the 500 block of West Surf Street. He was convicted in 1961 of two counts of murder with intent to kill or injure, according to the registry. The victim was 59 years old and Buckholz was 20 at the time of the offense, it says.

Feinberg, 54, of the 3600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, was also convicted of murder. The victim was 10 years old and Feinberg was 43 years old at the time of the offense, the registry says. 

Know:


  • Under Andrea’s Law, convicted offenders are required to register as violent offenders for 10 years upon their release from prison.
  • Persons required to register as Violent Offender Against Youths are persons who have been convicted of an offense listed in Illinois Compiled Statutes 730 ILCS 154/5 when such charge was not sexually motivated and resulted in a conviction, a finding of not guilty by reason of insanity or a finding not resulting in an acquittal at a hearing for the alleged commission or attempted commission of the offense.
  • The Chicago Police Department discloses the name, address, date of birth, place of employment, school attended and offense or adjudication of all violent offenders against youth to the child care facilities, libraries, higher education facilities and school boards or administrative offices of all schools within the region.
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Offenders on this map are classified by crime. Map information from the Illinois State Police Murderer and Violent Offender Against Youth Registry.

If you believe that any of the information found in these records is inaccurate, please contact the Illinois State Police Sex Offender Registration Team at 217-785-0653.

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