South Loop Archives

Man critical after being shot in the face near Field Museum

March 30, 2020 2:40 AM CWBChicago

A 21-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in the face while riding in a vehicle near the Field Museum early Monday, police said.

Wild: Armed robbery crew pulls off 3 carjackings, 3 armed robberies in less than 5 hours, cops believe

February 20, 2020 7:10 AM CWBChicago

The armed men started with a carjacking on the Far North Side, then moved to the Gold Coast, Loop, South Loop, and — police believe — Fulton Market and River North.

Cops raided his downtown apartments 3 times in 2 years — Now, he’s pleading guilty to trafficking

January 27, 2020 9:22 AM CWBChicago

Brandon West, who infamously had three separate downtown apartments raided by police — twice while he was on electronic monitoring — has pleaded guilty to trafficking cannabis.

2 girls, ages 15 and 16, charged in Red Line attacks

January 5, 2020 7:32 AM CWBChicago

Two teenage girls turned themselves in to investigators after CTA surveillance images were published this weekend. Police say the teens are part of a 6-person group that attacked and robbed two women on the Red Line at Roosevelt on Dec. 29.

Cops seek 6 people who beat, robbed Red Line passengers

January 4, 2020 7:46 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police say six offenders beat and robbed Red Line passengers aboard a train at the Roosevelt station on Dec. 29.

H&M stores robbed in South Loop and Mag Mile, police say

October 26, 2019 11:16 PM CWBChicago

Three women robbed the clothing chain’s Mag Mile store Thursday afternoon. Then, they robbed the South Loop location.

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.