Magnificent Mile Archives

Smash-and-grab burglars slam Jeep into Louis Vuitton store

October 25, 2023 4:29 PM CWBChicago

For the second day in a row, smash-and-grab burglars rammed a vehicle into a high-end store’s display window in downtown Chicago. Louis Vuitton is the latest store to be targeted.

Man shot, critically wounded outside Magnificent Mile hotel: Chicago police

October 23, 2023 6:04 PM Tim Hecke

A man was shot and critically wounded outside a Magnificent Mile hotel on Monday afternoon, according to Chicago police. The offender remains at large.

Woman who unwittingly provided clues that cracked massive Chicago burglary ring gets 6-year sentence

October 13, 2023 11:26 AM Tim Hecke

The woman who unknowingly provided Chicago police with the break they needed to bring down a prolific burglary team suspected of breaking into hundreds of stores across the city has been sentenced to six years.

Man who died after being beaten on the Magnificent Mile this summer is a homicide victim: medical examiner

October 11, 2023 9:07 PM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man who died after being badly beaten on the Magnificent Mile this summer is a homicide victim, the Cook County medical examiner’s office has determined.

Man gets 7 years for fleeing with gun used in mass shooting near Mag Mile

October 4, 2023 10:06 AM Tim Hecke

A Chicago man has been sentenced to seven years for playing a role in the mass shooting that left two people dead and seven injured near the Chicago-State Red Line station last year.

City’s largest migrant shelter, operating steps from the Mag Mile, should be closed, alderman says

October 2, 2023 9:17 PM Tim Hecke

A downtown Chicago alderman is calling for the city to permanently close a major migrant shelter that has been operating at the Inn of Chicago, just steps from the Magnificent Mile.

Armed robbers mug 3 women in Lakeview, driver in Uptown

September 30, 2023 9:51 AM CWBChicago

Three women were robbed at gunpoint in Lakeview on Friday evening and Chicago police suspect the same offenders pulled off a carjacking in Uptown a few hours later.

Migrants arrested for fighting over mattress, storming O’Hare TSA checkpoint, shoplifting at high-end Mag Mile stores

September 21, 2023 11:18 AM CWBChicago

Two migrants were reportedly evicted from a Chicago police station for fighting over a mattress. Others are accused of storming through the O’Hare TSA checkpoint and stealing high-end clothing on the Magnificent Mile.

Migrant charged with having ammo under his bed, another accused of brandishing machete

September 12, 2023 6:32 AM CWBChicago

A migrant is accused of having ammunition under his bed across from Chicago police headquarters while another is charged with possessing a machete in the Loop.

Third man charged with Chicago Prada store robbery, a crime two men have already gone to prison for

September 10, 2023 7:19 AM CWBChicago

Prosecutors this week charged a man with participating in the January 2022 robbery of the Prada store in downtown Chicago.

2 robberies reported inside Loop parking garage, Chicago police say

December 4, 2023 4:28 PM

Two people were robbed during separate incidents inside a Loop parking garage over the weekend, Chicago police said.

At least 8 people robbed in crosstown armed robbery spree

December 4, 2023 11:38 AM

At least eight people were robbed during a crosstown robbery spree in Chicago on Monday morning. The holdups—four in Bucktown and three farther south—all involved armed men who got around in a red pickup truck. No arrests have been made.

2 armed robberies reported within an hour in the West Loop

December 4, 2023 5:25 AM

Chicago police are investigating two armed robberies that occurred within an hour overnight in the West Loop.