South Loop Archives

Shots fired inside South Loop movie theater; no injuries, 2 arrested

April 8, 2023 9:20 PM CWBChicago

Shots were fired during a fight inside a South Loop movie theater on Saturday evening, Chicago police said, but no one was injured. Two men are in custody.

#58: Gun charges approved, murder charges rejected in death of teen found fatally shot in the South Loop

April 5, 2023 8:37 PM CWBChicago

Prosecutors have rejected murder charges against a Chicago man who was allegedly caught on video firing into a car during a clash that left a man dead. But he is charged with possessing the gun he fired.

The city that works? Migrant families have lived in a downtown Chicago police station lobby for ‘days and even weeks’

April 3, 2023 8:50 PM CWBChicago

Migrant families have been living in a downtown Chicago police station for “days and even weeks,” according to a CPD officer. City officials say they’re working on it.

‘Jail-eating man’ sentenced to prison for another string of gym burglaries, stealing a Maserati

March 27, 2023 11:41 AM CWBChicago

Lamont Cathey, known as the “jail-eating man’ for his habit of consuming parts of the Cook County Jail and other detention facilities, is heading back to prison after pleading guilty to committing another string of fitness center burglaries in Chicago.

Cops investigate South Loop carjackings, including one at Target store

March 20, 2023 8:45 AM CWBChicago

Chicago police are investigating a carjacking and at least one attempted carjacking reported in the South Loop over the weekend.

Man shot during robbery in South Loop

March 12, 2023 8:41 AM CWBChicago

A 21-year-old man was shot during a robbery in the South Loop on Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

Off-duty correctional officer among 2 shot outside South Loop nightclub

February 27, 2023 5:19 AM CWBChicago

Two people, including an off-duty Cook County correctional officer, were shot outside a South Loop Chicago nightclub.

Chicago police warn of robbery pattern in Loop, South Loop

February 23, 2023 8:25 AM CWBChicago

Two men have been mugging people this month in the Loop and South Loop, mostly along Michigan Avenue, according to a new alert from the Chicago Police Department.

‘Puffy Coat Bandit’ ringleaders in custody, Chicago alderman says

February 17, 2023 7:41 PM CWBChicago

Felony charges have been filed against two men in connection with a wave of “Puffy Coat Bandit” thefts from restaurant patrons across the city, a Chicago alderman said Friday evening.

Gunman escapes after shooting man in South Loop apartment overnight

February 15, 2023 4:11 AM CWBChicago

A Chicago police SWAT team responded after a man was shot inside a South Loop apartment building overnight, but the gunman got away.

18 years for sex offender who raped Chicago woman while on bail

May 26, 2023 6:38 AM

Chicago man charged with raping and robbing a woman in Logan Square while on bail for failing to register as a sex offender has been sentenced to 18 years.

Chicago man allegedly found with $1.2 million in meth and fentanyl is now charged with assaulting federal agents

May 26, 2023 5:36 AM

The Chicago man charged with possessing a pill-making machine and $1.2 million worth of meth and fentanyl faces new charges for allegedly driving a stolen car toward federal agents who tried to arrest him.

Police union wellness center hopes to stem rising officer suicide rate

May 25, 2023 8:16 PM

With a suicide rate higher than other big cities, Chicago’s police union has established a mental health wellness center for its members.