South Loop Archives

8-time felon gets 12 years for shooting a driver in the South Loop while on felony bail

November 14, 2023 6:41 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago man who shot a driver near the Roosevelt CTA station while on bail for a felony case has been sentenced to 12 years in prison, according to court records.

Man shot outside downtown strip club

November 9, 2023 6:54 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say a man was shot after escorting a customer out of a downtown business overnight

Driver gets probation for South Loop crash that killed 1, injured 6

November 9, 2023 5:33 AM CWBChicago

The driver who swerved into the wrong lanes and slammed into another vehicle while speeding in the South Loop, killing one person and injuring six others, could have the matter scrubbed from his record if he completes three years of “second chance probation.”

Shots fired as robbery crews hit Bridgeport, South Loop on Friday night

November 4, 2023 10:25 AM CWBChicago

For the first time in several days, an armed robbery spree broke out Friday evening. Most of the cases were in the South Loop, but two were in Bridgeport, including one involving shots fired by the offenders, according to a Chicago police report.

Fake IDs, bogus license plates, and no home addresses show how little officials know about migrants arrested in Chicago

October 30, 2023 5:40 AM CWBChicago

Some recent Chicago police arrest reports show how little officials know about some of the migrants who have made their way here.

Smash-and-grab crews targeted sneaker stores in South Loop, West Town this morning

October 26, 2023 6:52 AM CWBChicago

Smash-and-grab burglary crews targeted two more businesses overnight, one in the South Loop and another in West Town, marking the third day in a row that Chicago police have responded to similar crimes.

Uptown man charged with stealing mail from residential buildings across the North Side

October 25, 2023 12:13 PM CWBChicago

An Uptown man charged last month with repeatedly stealing mail from a Loop condo building is now accused of doing the same thing at seven residential buildings across the North Side, according to Chicago police.

Twisting, turning tale of toddler shot during Lake Shore Drive road rage confrontation ends with a 4-year sentence

October 15, 2023 11:01 PM CWBChicago

The Chicago man accused of shooting a 2-year-old boy during a road rage incident on Lake Shore Drive in 2021 received a four-year sentence on Friday.

Judges reject requests to have men accused of carjacking, robbery jailed as safety threats

October 14, 2023 8:04 PM CWBChicago

Cook County judges denied requests by prosecutors to have two Chicago men accused of committing violent crimes detained as public safety threats this week.

Cellular store employees zip-tied, robbed downtown on Saturday morning

October 14, 2023 12:56 PM CWBChicago

Armed robbers stole over $50,000 worth of iPhones from a downtown Chicago cellular store on Saturday, restraining employees with zip ties. This follows an incident on Friday when another store was robbed, with one suspect arrested and another escaping. Chicago police had alerted stores about similar robberies.

At least 6 are robbed Wednesday morning, including college student in the Loop

December 6, 2023 7:00 PM

Several people were robbed during a string of holdups Wednesday morning, including a college student in downtown Chicago and several victims in Logan Square. Some of the robberies appear to be related.

Repeat DUI driver ‘nearly killed’ motorcyclist, judge says before ordering him jailed

December 6, 2023 9:15 AM

A Chicago man who was severely injured in a crash while driving drunk in 2012 will be detained to await trial after prosecutors accused him of badly injuring a motorcyclist while driving drunk this summer.

Judge releases man accused of pushing 79-year-old woman to the ground near CTA station

December 6, 2023 7:56 AM

After telling Judge David Kelly that a Chicago man had pushed a 79-year-old woman to the ground, causing her to hit her head on the cement, and had spread bloody saliva on a nurse who was treating him at a hospital, they asked Kelly to keep him in jail as a public safety threat.