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2 injured in separate South Loop shootings on Saturday, police say

January 16, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating two separate shootings reported in the South Loop on Saturday. No arrests have been announced.

Armed robber fires warning shot during hold-up in the Loop; Tourist carjacked outside a downtown hotel

January 8, 2022 CWBChicago

An armed robber fired a shot while robbing a woman in the Loop on Friday morning, police said. She was not injured. CPD is also investigating two carjackings in the area on Thursday night — one in the Loop and another in the South Loop.

Man killed during “struggle” in South Loop apartment, police say

January 5, 2022 CWBChicago

Police are investigating after a man was found fatally beaten inside his South Loop apartment on Tuesday evening.

Armed hijackings reported in Streeterville, South Loop, and West Town on Wednesday evening

December 30, 2021 CWBChicago

Armed hijackers targeted a family in Streeterville, a Grubhub driver in West Town, and a woman who was leaving work in the Loop on Wednesday evening, according to separate CPD reports.

Mag Mile shoplifting crews slam North Face and Neiman Marcus, more overnight retail burglaries reported, too

December 3, 2021 CWBChicago

Shoplifting crews raided at least two more stores along the Magnificent Mile on Thursday. And, CWBChicago has learned, overnight burglars are continuing to target retailers downtown and on the Clybourn retail corridor.

Ridership is still down, but robberies and violent attacks are at 10-year highs on CTA’s Loop and North Side train lines

December 1, 2021 CWBChicago

Ridership on the CTA’s train system remains significantly lower than during the pre-COVID era, but city statistics show that robberies and violent attacks on the L system from downtown to the North Side are at their highest point in at least ten years.

#52: Man who shot driver in South Loop on Saturday was AWOL from a pending felony case, prosecutors say

November 23, 2021 CWBChicago

An eight-time convicted felon opened fire on a busy South Loop street corner Saturday evening, striking a man who was waiting for a traffic light to change near the Roosevelt CTA station, prosecutors said.

South Loop: Man is charged with driving stolen car that’s linked to $120K Louis Vuitton heist

November 23, 2021 CWBChicago

A man on bail for a pending gun case was arrested in the South Loop on Sunday after police determined that he was driving a stolen car used in last week’s robbery of the Louis Vuitton store in Oak Brook, according to prosecutors and a source.

Cops found credit cards belonging to 32 people in fake Uber driver’s car, authorities say

November 22, 2021 CWBChicago

Chicago police detectives allegedly found 32 credit cards belonging to 32 different people in the car of a man who’s accused of operating a fake rideshare vehicle in the city’s nightlife districts.

Gunman shot driver near Roosevelt CTA station, police say

November 21, 2021 CWBChicago

A bullet grazed a passing motorist after someone opened fire outside a coffee shop near the Roosevelt CTA station Saturday evening, according to police and witnesses. It was the second shooting of the day downtown.

Man severely injured tourist at South Loop CTA station — one day after judge let him out of jail for knocking a woman unconscious in the Loop

October 10, 2021 CWBChicago

Man charged with severely injuring tourist at South Loop train station — one day after a judge let him out of jail for knocking another woman unconscious in the Loop

Tourist severely injured when man pushes her from CTA platform — days after he was charged with knocking another woman unconscious in the Loop

October 9, 2021 CWBChicago

A woman who’s visiting for the Chicago Marathon was severely injured when a man pushed her from a South Loop CTA platform — days after he was charged with knocking a woman unconscious on a Loop sidewalk.

Woman shot by 3 gunmen in the South Loop, police say