South Loop Archives

Driver bails out of stolen car, hides on expressway pillar, leaving guns, drugs, cash behind: prosecutors

June 3, 2023 4:26 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police and state troopers arrested Bahroze Hussain after he fled from a stolen Jeep and hid on an expressway pillar, leaving guns, cash, and drugs behind, prosecutors said.

Man charged with South Loop murder was on probation for killing a pedestrian with a stolen SUV

May 25, 2023 4:01 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old Chicago man charged with killing an 18-year-old man and injuring another in a South Loop shooting last month was convicted last year of killing a woman by striking her with a stolen car, prosecutors said.

Man, 2 juveniles charged with South Loop shooting that left 1 dead, 1 injured last month

May 24, 2023 8:25 PM CWBChicago

A 19-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are charged with a double shooting that killed a high school student and injured another in the South Loop last month, Chicago police said.

93-year-old retired cop among victims recently robbed by groups of men in Loop, South Loop

May 23, 2023 11:08 AM CWBChicago

A string of robberies involving a group of men who attack victims who are alone on the street is raising eyebrows in downtown Chicago.

Man shot on Red Line train in the Loop; unrelated shooting reported in nearby South Loop

May 21, 2023 6:04 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot during an argument on a Red Line train at Roosevelt on Saturday evening, Chicago police said.

Home Depot lost $5.5 million by issuing $900 refunds for a single purchase more than 6,000 times: prosecutors

May 18, 2023 6:12 AM CWBChicago

Two Home Depot stores in Chicago were defrauded of $5.5 million by scammers who collected $900 credits more than 6,000 times for a single purchase made three years ago, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Man shot during robbery attempt in the South Loop

May 13, 2023 2:43 AM CWBChicago

A man was shot during a robbery attempt in the South Loop on Friday afternoon, according to a Chicago police report.

Biker intentionally struck a Chicago Fire security guard, dropped a gun at the scene, police and witnesses say

May 5, 2023 5:02 AM CWBChicago

A man riding a four-wheeler intentionally ran over a security guard near the Chicago Fire TV film set on Thursday evening, according to witnesses and a Chicago Police Department report.

1 dead, 1 injured in South Loop shooting

April 27, 2023 5:52 PM CWBChicago

Two 18-year-old men were shot, one fatally, as they sat in a car in the South Loop on Thursday afternoon.

7 armed carjackings this week are linked to same crew, Chicago police say

April 26, 2023 7:42 PM CWBChicago

Detectives have linked a series of armed robberies and carjackings this week to the same crew of offenders, according to a community alert released by Chicago police.

Five weeks after being paroled, convicted murderer had a gun in his car: prosecutors

June 7, 2023 8:33 AM

Five weeks after being paroled on a murder case, Donald Wilson had a gun in his car during a traffic stop, Chicago police say.

Gun charge filed against man convicted last year of inciting 2020 riots in Chicago

June 7, 2023 7:40 AM

James Massey, who received a 15-month federal prison sentence last May for using social media to encourage people to riot in downtown Chicago during the summer of 2020, is facing new charges after Chicago police allegedly found him carrying a gun in his car.

Serial burglar jumped from 3rd floor as Chicago cops moved in: prosecutors

June 6, 2023 1:34 AM

A Chicago man jumped from a third-floor balcony as police moved in to arrest him for a series of business burglaries, mainly in West Town, officials said.