Streeterville Archives

Man charged with Navy Pier shooting was off his PTSD meds, defense attorney says

October 30, 2023 10:29 PM Tim Hecke

The man accused of firing 15 rounds into a crowd of people debarking the Spirit of Chicago at Navy Pier over the weekend was off his PTSD medications, according to his defense attorney.

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.

Man charged with carjacking driver on Chicago expressway in viral video is released on electronic monitoring

October 1, 2023 7:26 AM CWBChicago

Chicago man with long criminal history is charged with carjacking a driver at gunpoint on the Dan Ryan Expressway. He was sent home on electronic monitoring.

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.

Accused rapist, robber who went AWOL after Chicago judge reduced his bail to $500 is back in custody

September 29, 2023 7:54 PM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who went AWOL while facing charges of sexually assaulting two women and robbing a third after a judge reduced his bail to $500 in April 2020 is back in custody.

Chicago mayor’s motorcade racks up 8 red light and speed camera tickets in 5 weeks; currently owes $1,725 in fines

November 30, 2023 4:16 AM

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s motorcade cars have received 8 more citations in the past five weeks. They currently owe $1,725 for 19 outstanding tickets.

Serial burglar gets about 8 years for breaking into homes in Lakeview, West Town

November 30, 2023 3:03 AM

A man who already had an impressive history of burglary and theft has beefed up his resume by pleading guilty to committing five more burglaries in Lakeview and West Town last year.

Man gets 5 years for 15-minute beating of woman on CTA train

November 30, 2023 2:29 AM

Prosecutors said Bernard Hightower viciously kicked, jumped on, and body-slammed a 32-year-old woman during a 15-minute-long attack on a train in downtown Chicago in April 2021. Hightower has now been sentenced in the case: 5 years.