Suspect In Attack On Elderly Man In Chinatown Denied Bail
91-year-old Yen Wong suffered a broken collarbone and bleeding on the brain. He remains hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on an IV because he can't eat or drink.
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91-year-old Yen Wong suffered a broken collarbone and bleeding on the brain. He remains hospitalized at Northwestern Memorial Hospital on an IV because he can't eat or drink.
A 91-year-old man was taken to a hospital after being beaten in Chinatown, Chicago Police said.
Earlier in the week, several artists spent 15 hours removing a nearly identical tag on the mural.
A Chinatown community that banded together to pay for the restoration of a colorful hand-painted mural that had been defaced with graffiti had their spirits crushed again Friday by a vandal who defaced it again.
An artistic trio spent months pouring creativity and talent into a mural in a Chinatown park, only to have it destroyed by vandals who covered it in graffiti last weekend.
Chinatown was buzzing Sunday afternoon for the annual Lunar New Year Parade, but some marchers had city issues on their minds.
The carjacking came on the heels of a series of purse snatchings in the Chinatown area.
Two 17-year-old boys are facing felony robbery charges in connection with a purse snatching earlier this month in Chinatown.
The two incidents on the 200 block of West 23rd Street were among at least a half dozen robberies in the area in the last two weeks.
Between two and four men approach the victims and demand their property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police. In some of the robberies, the victims' vehicle was taken.
The suspects took a bag of items, a purse and an undisclosed amount of cash, then jumped back in the SUV, which sped away.
The Chinatown Feeder ramp was closed to traffic for several hours early Tuesday when a semi truck crashed on the Dan Ryan Expressway, causing concrete debris to fall on the ramp.
The woman was in the 200 block of West 19th Street when a man parked near her, opened his door, exited his car, and grabbed her from behind.
Now, residents and community leaders say they've had enough with criminals putting others in harm's way.
Jeremiah M. Holt faces charges of first-degree murder, armed robbery, attempted murder and aggravated battery with a firearm.
The incident occurred at 31st and Shields early Wednesday evening.
A female Uber driver shot in the leg Tuesday evening while transporting a passenger in Chinatown talks to CBS 2.
A Ford van was driving at 8:10 a.m. in the 1900 block of South Tan Court when it hit a 45-year-old woman who was crossing the street.
In each incident, one or more armed men wearing masks have approached victims and demanded their property, according to a community alert from Chicago Police.
Police were trying to piece together clues in a stabbing attack that left one man dead and three people wounded Monday night in Chinatown.
Officers responded about 8:15 p.m. to the attack in the 200 block of West 23rd Street, according to Chicago Police.
Nearly 40 years ago, they saw a need and took action. They founded a social service agency, that has become the largest in the Midwest dedicated to serving Chinese Americans.
No injuries were reported Thursday morning after high levels of carbon monoxide were detected in a Chinatown apartment building.
That incident ended in the South Loop with a mad dash by four men in a vehicle--at least one of them heavily bleeding.
