Loop Archives

More than 100 arrested as protests turn violent in Loop

May 30, 2020 11:30 AM CWBChicago

Police arrested more than 100 people in the Loop as a protest over the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer raged late Friday night and early Saturday, according to initial information from Chicago police.

Teens beat, rob man at Roosevelt CTA station Wednesday night

May 28, 2020 12:02 PM CWBChicago

Three people attacked and robbed a man as he exited an Orange Line train at the Roosevelt station Wednesday night.

Man cooked dinner, tried to break into ATM after finding Loop bank unlocked, prosecutors say

May 26, 2020 4:08 PM CWBChicago

Julian Kaden found the Bank of America door unlocked, so he decided to cook dinner in the employee kitchen and try to break into an ATM, prosecutors say.

Kids steal another idling car in Lakeview — then kill a woman while driving it

May 25, 2020 4:37 PM CWBChicago

A group of very young auto thieves stole a running car from outside a Lakeview 7-Eleven then ran over and killed another woman hours later in the West Loop.

Jogger attacked from behind, robbed in Grant Park; Charges filed

May 25, 2020 9:45 AM CWBChicago

Marcus Lipscomb is accused of attacking a woman from behind and robbing her as she jogged through Grant Park on Saturday afternoon.

Boys, possibly only 12-years-old, busted after stealing cars in Lakeview and River North

May 18, 2020 8:15 PM CWBChicago

A group of boys, possibly as young as 12-years-old, stole cars in Lakeview and River North before cops caught up with them hours later.

Burglars targeting cars in parking garages, police say

May 18, 2020 2:15 PM CWBChicago

Thieves have targeted cars in at least eight different parking garages around the Loop, West Loop, and nearby areas since April 23.

Now police say auto thieves are stealing idling cars in the Loop

May 13, 2020 1:45 PM CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning drivers about a series of auto thefts in the Loop just a week after detectives issued a similar warning for the Lakeview neighborhood.

Group of teens seriously injure, rob man on CTA train; charges filed

May 6, 2020 10:13 PM CWBChicago

Three teenage boys, all under the age of 17, beat and robbed a man on a CTA train near the Roosevelt station on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The victim was hospitalized in serious condition.

Video: Cops supervise as alleged thieves return Art Institute lion’s “COVID-19 mask”

May 2, 2020 9:55 AM CWBChicago

Two men returned an allegedly stolen “COVID-19” mask to the Art Institute lion early Saturday morning.

At least 14 robbed in violent, hour-long robbery spree overnight; 78-year-old beaten by muggers

September 21, 2023 5:46 AM

Carloads of robbers committed an hour-long string of robberies from the North Side to downtown Chicago this morning, robbing at least 14 people, many of whom were physically attacked.

Another man charged in sprawling $6 million Home Depot gift card scam

September 20, 2023 8:08 PM

Another person faces felony charges for allegedly participating in a years-long gift card scam that cost Chicago area Home Depot stores more than $6 million.

Jogger finds fisherman badly beaten and robbed at Montrose Harbor

September 20, 2023 7:19 PM

A 60-year-old man is in serious condition after being attacked and robbed as he fished near Montrose Harbor on Wednesday morning. Chicago police are still looking for the three offenders.