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STRIKE THREE: Trio In Cubs Gear Accused Of Attacking Four Wrigleyville Bar-Goers; Teeth Lost, Blood Spilled

Left to right: Marin; Melendez; and Rodarte | Chicago Police Dept UPDATE: See fully updated report including one of the victim’s stories in our follow-up report HERE. —————————— Three men wearing Cubs gear attacked four friends who were leaving a Wrigleyville bar early last Wednesday, resulting in multiple injuries—and the loss of three teeth, police

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Motorist Shot To Death In Loop Overnight

UPDATE 12:00PM—The victim has been identified as popular Chicago vlogger ZackTV1.  Full update HERE. ————— A man was shot to death in his car in the 700 block of South Clark in the Loop around 1:30 Wednesday morning, police said. Police are questioning a man whose car was found near the scene. Police said the

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Morning Briefing: Tribune Spikes “Mayhem Downtown” Headline, Declares “Peace Downtown” (And Other Tidbits)

The Tribune’s characterization of events in downtown over the weekend shifted from “mayhem” to “peace” in the course of a single day.| Screengrabs chicagotribune.com If they are not careful, Chicago Tribune readers may suffer headline whiplash this morning. Somehow, someway, the newspaper’s assessment of what happened downtown over Memorial Day weekend changed from “mayhem” to