Magnificent Mile Archives

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

January 19, 2023 12:42 PM 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 6:54 PM CWBChicago

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Video shows burglars raiding Mag Mile luxury boutique on Christmas morning

January 3, 2023 1:29 PM 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 9:27 AM 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 1:28 PM 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 7:03 AM 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 8:16 PM 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 3:18 PM 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 7:12 AM 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.

Chicago police make more arrests for organized shoplifting operations

October 21, 2022 1:08 PM CWBChicago

News about shoplifting mobs and organized retail theft have faded from Chicago headlines, but the crimes are still happening and the CPD’s Organized Retail Crime task force is still making arrests. Here are some recent cases.