Magnificent Mile Archives

Update: Shooting near Mag Mile stemmed from struggle for control of handgun

October 11, 2019 1:46 PM Tim Hecke

Prosecutors said in court documents that the victim was was beaten with the gun and then shot in a struggle for control of the weapon.

Charges filed in shooting near Mag Mile

October 7, 2019 4:14 PM Tim Hecke

One of the accused men was struck in the head with a crowbar during an altercation that resulted in a 20-year-old being shot in the hand near Chicago and Wabash Avenues early Sunday, police said.

Man shot during brawl near Mag Mile

October 6, 2019 7:00 AM Tim Hecke

A 20-year-old man was shot in the hand and the shooter was struck in the head with a crowbar during a fight on the first block of West Chicago on Sunday morning, police said.

Active shooter drill planned for Water Tower Place

September 16, 2019 10:24 PM Tim Hecke

Chicago police and Water Tower Place security officers will be conducting an active shooter drill at the landmark Mag Mile shopping mall on Tuesday morning, The exercise will get underway at 6 a.m.

Cops issue 2 robbery warnings for Streeterville and River North

September 13, 2019 3:52 AM Tim Hecke

Detectives have identified two separate patterns, one involving a man who’s armed with a gun and the other involving teenagers who are taking phones from pedestrians by force.

Fight between Venezuelan, Afghan high schoolers was the result of ‘cultural differences,’ not a hate crime, alderwoman claims

October 1, 2023 10:06 PM

Venezuelan students attacked with a baseball bat were involved in “cultural differences” with Afghan students, Rogers Park alderwoman says.

Bad luck: Man shot in Humboldt Park faces felony charge after Chicago cops allegedly found a gun under his body

October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

A Humboldt Park man faces a felony charge after Chicago cops who found him shot allegedly discovered a handgun under his body.

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.