Downtown Chicago crime figures keep spiking amid violent holiday weekend
Chicago saw one of the most violent Memorial Day weekends in years – with 50 people shot and nine of them killed. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
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Chicago saw one of the most violent Memorial Day weekends in years – with 50 people shot and nine of them killed. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police sources told CBS 2's Brad Edwards that Joseph Kromelis, the homeless man known as The Walking Man, suffered burns over 40% of his body.
Police are asking for help from the public in finding a man who pointed what appeared to be a gun at a Fox 32 news crew in River North early Wednesday.
Two people are injured after a crash caused a vehicle to roll over in River North just after midnight.
There is still a push from nearby residents to stop the billon-dollar Bally’s project that is planned for the Chicago Tribune Freedom Center site in River West. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
The victim made it to Chicago Avenue and State Street, where he pulled over.
A temporary casino is also planned for the Medinah Temple in River North, and some feel it could bring more crime to the area. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Chicago police responded to the scene around 3:30 a.m. after someone called about a battery in progress.
In just the past three days there have been four shootings in downtown Chicago – nine people have been shot, two of them were killed, and three of them were caught in crossfire.
It happened blocks away from a new sheriff's command post aimed at cracking down on crime.
"We're down about 2,000 patrol officers in the Chicago Police Department right now. We can't hire, recruit and train them fast enough to make up that deficit."
An arrest after a man drove into a crowd injuring at least three people including a police sergeant and a little girl in River North.
The driver fled the scene and was not in custody Saturday night.
Four women were hospitalized following a three-car crash in the River North neighborhood early Sunday morning.
Police on Monday were asking for help from the public in finding a group of burglars who have been breaking into restaurants and stolen liquor in the downtown area, River North, the Gold Coast, and Lincoln Park.
A 51-year-old man is in critical condition after he was repeatedly stabbed by a shoplifter Sunday night inside the Walgreens store in River North. CBS 2's Tara Molina reports.
Police on Monday issued a warning about a pair of robbers who are packing pepper spray, and have been targeting victims all up and down the north lakefront neighborhoods from Edgewater to River North.
One of the few bright spots in the moving experience for renters is getting that security deposit check back in their accounts. But one man said his move from a River North complex turned rocky, as his wait for that check became longer and longer. So he called us for help.
"I think everyone wants to return to normal."
Smash and grab burglars targeted a liquor store overnight.
Chicago firefighters responded to a hazmat situation in a building in the city's River North neighborhood Sunday night, officials confirmed.
A man and woman were shot and wounded a shooting Friday evening as the left a restaurant in River North.
A Chicago Police officer was injured late Tuesday in a fight with a man who was being kicked out the Green Door Tavern in River North.
A Chicago alderman says a hotel in River North is a crime magnet – and he wants the license for the hotel pulled after a shooting over the weekend.
A man was shot and critically wounded Friday evening in River North.
