South Loop Archives

Carjacker steals Porsche — and its passenger — from South Loop gas station

July 27, 2020 7:28 PM Tim Hecke

Police said an armed man carjacked a Porsche late Sunday from the South Loop gas station while a passenger was sitting inside.

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Good news — Downtown police district now equipped with 24/7 camera room

June 8, 2020 3:44 PM Tim Hecke

The Chicago Police Department has created a 24/7 Strategic Decision Support Center in the 1st District to monitor many of the city’s surveillance cameras in real time.

Burglars targeting cars in parking garages, police say

May 18, 2020 2:15 PM Tim Hecke

Thieves have targeted cars in at least eight different parking garages around the Loop, West Loop, and nearby areas since April 23.

7 cops injured when man refuses to leave South Loop storage facility, CPD says

May 10, 2020 8:04 AM Tim Hecke

Police responded to Safeguard Self Storage at 1353 South Wabash after management reported that a dissatisfied customer refused to leave the premises.

Man critical after being shot in the face near Field Museum

March 30, 2020 2:40 AM Tim Hecke

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 Tim Hecke

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 Tim Hecke

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 Tim Hecke

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 Tim Hecke

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 Tim Hecke

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

Fight between Venezuelan, Afghan high schoolers was the result of ‘cultural differences,’ not a hate crime, alderwoman claims

October 1, 2023 10:06 PM

Venezuelan students attacked with a baseball bat were involved in “cultural differences” with Afghan students, Rogers Park alderwoman says.

Bad luck: Man shot in Humboldt Park faces felony charge after Chicago cops allegedly found a gun under his body

October 1, 2023 4:14 PM

A Humboldt Park man faces a felony charge after Chicago cops who found him shot allegedly discovered a handgun under his body.

Car burglar arrested in Lincoln Park after cops mistook altercation for a robbery: CPD

October 1, 2023 3:19 PM

When neighbors and Chicago cops saw a masked man and a group of people having an altercation in Lincoln Park early Saturday morning, everyone thought a robbery was in progress.