Near North Archives

City files “nuisance” complaint against downtown hotel, alleging guns, crime, and packed elevators

April 16, 2021 10:54 PM CWBChicago

A downtown hotel faces public nuisance charges after the city launched an investigation following a series of incidents involving the hotel and its guests, the local alderman said.

“Social unrest” cited as prosecutors charge 2 men with separate store raids

April 13, 2021 6:54 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors charged two men participating in two different raids on retail stores in the city early Monday.

Nordstrom break-in video released as city cancels days off for cops out of “abundance of caution”

April 13, 2021 6:12 AM CWBChicago

Surveillance video released by Chicago police last night shows seven people breaking into a Mag Mile department store and stealing armloads of purses early Monday.

Mag Mile Nordstrom burglarized after 911 callers see looting crew on Facebook Live

April 12, 2021 7:42 AM CWBChicago

One man is in custody, but at least three others got away after breaking into Nordstrom, 55 East Grand, early Monday.

Man gets 10-years in connection with 2019 Streeterville robbery wave

April 11, 2021 7:49 AM CWBChicago

A man who police linked to a series of armed robberies that plagued Streeterville during March 2019 has reached a plea deal with prosecutors.

Uber driver sexually abused college student during ride from downtown to Rogers Park, prosecutors say

April 8, 2021 11:50 PM CWBChicago

An Uber driver sexually abused a 19-year-old passenger during a ride between downtown and her Rogers Park home last autumn, prosecutors said during a bond court hearing Thursday.

Rogers Park man pleads guilty to federal charges in River North riots

April 8, 2021 1:43 PM CWBChicago

A Rogers Park man who was accused of setting a Chicago police squad car on fire during riots in River North last year pleaded guilty to a federal charge of civil disorder Thursday.

Prosecutors: Mag Mile panhandler slashed tourist’s throat as victim’s son looked on

March 31, 2021 7:32 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man was ordered held without bail Wednesday for allegedly slashing the throat of a tourist who refused to give him money in the heart of the Magnificent Mile.

Man shot inside Streeterville hotel

March 31, 2021 1:00 AM CWBChicago

An 18-year-old man was shot inside a Streeterville hotel Tuesday evening, police said. The victim and witnesses were reportedly uncooperative with investigators.

Mag Mile panhandler stabs man who won’t give him money, police say

March 28, 2021 6:45 PM CWBChicago

A complete stranger stabbed another man in the throat after the victim refused to give him money Sunday afternoon on the Magnificent Mile, police said.

Legality of sex offender housing restrictions is under review by Illinois Supreme Court

November 26, 2023 10:04 AM

Illinois’ highest court is considering whether it is constitutional for the state to impose lifetime restrictions on where registered sex offenders can live.

Chicago man arrested for felonies 3 times in 10 days

November 26, 2023 9:23 AM

A Chicago man managed to get arrested and charged with felonies three times in just ten days this month, thanks to Illinois’ new cashless bail system.

How do thieves steal a car that has an anti-theft club on the steering wheel? Easily, it seems.

November 26, 2023 8:32 AM

Some Chicago car owners who rely on anti-theft steering wheel attachments to prevent auto theft are learning that club-style devices are anything but foolproof.