Surprise DNC security measures crop up along Mag Mile, other parts of downtown Chicago
Large security gates were installed overnight around the Dirksen Federal Building, and along sidewalks in the Gold Coast and Magnificent Mile.
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Large security gates were installed overnight around the Dirksen Federal Building, and along sidewalks in the Gold Coast and Magnificent Mile.
The preparations for the Democratic National Convention are in high gear, and on Saturday security measures surprisingly spilled over into neighborhoods nowhere near the United Center or McCormick Place.
Chicago police said just after 5:30 a.m., three or four men broke the front glass door of a Prada store at 30 E. Oak St.
The men took the merchandise from inside before fleeing southbound on State Street in a white SUV or pickup truck.
Crews hit the Balenciaga store at 15 E. Oak St., and the Saks Fifth Avenue on the Mag Mile, early Tuesday morning. Tara Molina reports.
Gold Coast Market co-founder Hani Falestine-Hurah said burglars have tried to break into the store before, but this was the first time a theft crew succeeded.
Chicago police said the victim was walking when someone fired shots in the area.
A resident in a nearby apartment said his wife heard 12 gunshots, and she was the one who alerted police about the shooting.
The sightseeing trips can take off and land every five minutes or so from Vertiport Chicago on the Near West Side. As CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports, Mike Palmer of the Gold Coast has heard enough.
The attack on the woman at Chicago Avenue and State Street mirrors a disturbing trend seen in New York City in recent weeks. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The Phil Stefani Signature Restaurants Group, the original owner of Tavern on Rush, announced Thursday that Tavern on Rush would move to the ground and second floors at the Thompson Chicago Hotel, at 1015 N. Rush St.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and a graze wound to the head.
Police are still looking for the driver.
FBG Duck, who was born Carlton Weekly, was shot and killed on Aug. 4, 2020, while shopping along Oak Street near the Magnificent Mile. Another man and woman were seriously injured in the shooting
The rapper, whose real name is Carlton Weekly, was shot and killed in Gold Coast during an ongoing gang war. Six people were charged with his murder.
Deshawn Lucas, 33, was charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder, one count of aggravated battery with discharge of a firearm, one count of burglary, and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon while using a machine and a firearm.
Deshawn Lucas, 33, is facing multiple felony charges including attempted first-degree murder.
The garbling problem was highlighted during a shooting that wounded a Chicago Police officer in Gold Coast Monday morning. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
With crash-and-grabbers not only carrying weapons, but willing to shoot at police, an expert said such crimes will likely be a focus for retailers across Chicago. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police said the robbers restrained a 23-year-old man while removing an unknown amount of money.
Police said the robbers restrained a man while removing an unknown amount of money.
The mayor's office said all 116 rooms will be used for unhoused Chicagoans for up to seven months.
Chicago's Maxim's de Paris was in operation from 1963 until 1982 and was visited by a variety of celebrities. It ended up lying vacant under city ownership, but that all changed not long ago.
Maxim's de Paris in the Astor Tower in the Gold Coast was visited by all manner of celebrities in its 20 years of operation starting in 1963. It was sitting vacant under city ownership in recent years when Adam and Victoria Bitler decided to buy it and transform it. CBS 2 Streaming Anchor Brad Edwards reports.
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Two former FBI agents who helped investigate President Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results sued the federal government, alleging they were wrongfully terminated.
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
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Israeli attacks on Iranian oil facilities and retaliatory strikes on oil and natural gas sites belonging to American partners in the Middle East sent energy prices surging overnight. As Natalie Brand reports, President Trump has threatened to “blow up” Iran’s largest natural gas field if Iran attacks a facility in Qatar again.
The body of missing University of Alabama student James Gracey, who disappeared on a trip to Barcelona, has been found, Spanish officials said Thursday.
An 18-year-old Loyola University student was shot and killed while walking near the lakefront in Rogers Park overnight, school officials confirmed.
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United Steel Workers union representatives said that some workers had already had their access cards deactivated.
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The sluggish Bulls shot 38.5% in the first half and committed 11 turnovers, leading to 20 points for the Raptors.
It's the Illini's sixth tournament appearance under head coach Brad Underwood, but for the first time in program history, the Illini are led by a freshman all-American.
The White Sox's current lease for Rate Field expires after the 2029 season.
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