Near North

An owner of the River North dance club Spybar who faced drug distribution charges following a raid on his home one year ago was sentenced to probation this week, according to court records.

The suburban man who poured gasoline on the head of Joseph “Walking Man” Kromelis and set it afire near a Trump Tower loading dock told police he did it because he is an “angry person,” prosecutors said Monday.

Joseph Guardia, the man that police say set a well-known homeless man on fire in River North last week, has been wanted by authorities since February 2021 when he stopped showing up in court for two felony burglary cases in the suburbs, court records show.

Two shootings in River North on Sunday night and early Monday left two women and one man injured, according to Chicago police. CPD has announced no arrests.

Chicago police have released surveillance images of the man who set a well-loved homeless man known as the “Walking Man” on fire in River North early Wednesday.

Chicago police are trying to track down a man who apparently pointed a gun at a TV news crew during a live broadcast in River North on Wednesday morning.