Magnificent Mile Archives

Worried about potential looting, jittery Chicago police leaders order district cops to the Mag Mile again

January 31, 2023 CWBChicago

Jittery Chicago police leaders, worried about the potential for another round of organized looting in downtown Chicago, reassigned tactical units from several local districts to sit on the Magnificent Mile and Oak Street shopping districts overnight.

Smash and grab burglars hit Canada Goose store on the Magnificent Mile

January 30, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are on the hunt for three smash-and-grab burglars who targeted the Canada Goose store on the Magnificent Mile this morning.

Chicago cops looking for man who punched, kicked women near the Magnificent Mile

January 27, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are trying to locate a man who has punched and kicked women as they walked near the Magnificent Mile this month. One of the incidents was captured on video.

Cops warn of auto thefts from downtown parking garages

January 21, 2023 CWBChicago

Chicago police are warning about a series of auto thefts from parking garages in Streeterville, River North, and Goose Island.

Chicago man pleads guilty to 10 looting and burglary charges from August 2020, get 4 years

January 19, 2023 CWBChicago

A Chicago man has received an effective sentence of four years after pleading guilty to five burglaries and five lootings during August 2020.

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January 15, 2023 CWBChicago

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Video shows burglars raiding Mag Mile luxury boutique on Christmas morning

January 3, 2023 CWBChicago

Newly released surveillance video from Chicago police shows a three-man burglary team raiding a high-end Magnificent Mile boutique on Christmas morning.

Pricey Mag Mile boutique burglarized by smash ‘n’ grab crew on Christmas morning

December 27, 2022 CWBChicago

While Santa Claus was making his final deliveries of the year on Christmas morning, a three-man smash-and-grab crew was burglarizing a pricey boutique on the Magnificent Mile, according to a Chicago police report.

46 years for man who shot Magnificent Mile restaurant manager, tied up employees during robbery

December 21, 2022 CWBChicago

A Chicago man has been sentenced to 46 years in prison for shooting a Magnificent Mile restaurant manager and tying up several of its employees during a robbery five years ago.

Man stole huge knives from Target, used them to threaten and rob people on the Red Line, prosecutors say

December 17, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors say a man stole large kitchen knives from a downtown Target store, then used them to threaten two women and rob a man on the Red Line before Chicago police took him into custody inside a Magnificent Mile high-rise on Thursday morning.

Oak Street shoplifter evades cop in viral video, but her getaway may be short-lived

November 17, 2022 CWBChicago

A viral video making the rounds shows a woman evading a Chicago police officer as she dashes out of a ritzy Oak Street store with pricey winter coats on Wednesday afternoon.

Registered sex offender is finally charged with felonies after 4 more victims are allegedly identified

November 3, 2022 CWBChicago

Chicago officials have finally charged sex offender David Buckner with a felony for allegedly groping and sexually abusing women on the CTA and downtown.

Outrageous: Chicago sex offender, on bail for allegedly groping 4 women since June, molested another woman on Loyola’s Campus this week, prosecutors say.

October 28, 2022 CWBChicago

Prosecutors yesterday charged David Buckner with misdemeanor battery for grabbing and groping an 18-year-old girl on the Loyola University campus in Chicago on Wednesday afternoon.

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