Streeterville Archives

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.

Iowa man pleads guilty to a misdemeanor 2 years after Lightfoot accused him of having ‘nefarious’ plans for firearms found in his hotel room

August 29, 2023 3:38 PM CWBChicago

Two years after Chicago’s mayor and police superintendent said two guns found in a Streeterville hotel room were an “arsenal” brought to town by an Iowa man with “nefarious plans,” that man has pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor reckless conduct charge.

5 years for Chicago man who robbed Prada, Louis Vuitton

August 21, 2023 8:17 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man pleaded guilty to a host of felonies, including robberies of the Prada store on Oak Street and the Louis Vuitton in Northbrook.

Robbers raid Prada store near Mag Mile; nearby DIOR and MCM stores also robbed this month

August 20, 2023 8:25 PM CWBChicago

A group of men implied they had firearms as they raided the shelves of the Prada store on Oak Street on Sunday afternoon

Robberies reported at Navy Pier, Buckingham Fountain on Wednesday

August 17, 2023 11:37 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating separate, unrelated robberies that occurred Wednesday at two of the city’s most famous landmarks: Navy Pier and Buckingham Fountain.

Armed men robbed a Mag Mile luxury boutique on Tuesday afternoon

August 15, 2023 7:30 PM CWBChicago

Armed robbers held up a pricey boutique in downtown Chicago on Tuesday afternoon. It’s the latest in a string of robberies and burglaries of high-end retailers on and near the Magnificent Mile.

Man attacked on Magnificent Mile dies, but Chicago police let the suspect walk away and didn’t file a report for four days: sources

August 14, 2023 7:19 PM Tim Hecke

A man died after being attacked on the Magnificent Mile earlier this summer. Now, Chicago police have launched an internal investigation to determine why cops let the suspected attacker walk way from the scene — and why CPD didn’t generate a report about the case for four days.