Man arrested after taking USPS truck on joyride in South Loop
Chicago police say a USPS worker got out of the truck to deliver mail when the suspect hopped in and drove away.
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Chicago police say a USPS worker got out of the truck to deliver mail when the suspect hopped in and drove away.
Dorian Smith spent much of his time at the Grant Park skate park, where skaters knew him as Avery. His father said the family is distraught. No one is in custody.
Book lovers will gather this weekend for the 41st Printers Row Lit Fest in Chicago's South Loop.
Plans for a new Chicago White Sox stadium in the South Loop have residents near the existing ballpark in Bridgeport concerned, not just because the team might be leaving, but also what might be coming nearby.
This past weekend, a minority owner of the Chicago White Sox released a proposal to build a new stadium in the South Loop. On Tuesday, some people from both the Bridgeport and South Loop communities spoke out against the plan.
Canal Edge released renderings for the new stadium in the area known as "The Railyards," with a mixed-use space concept including retail and "potential healthcare offerings by Northwestern Medicine along the riverfront."
Owner Gerald Joseph says he's now raising the age limit to 30 and older, hoping to eliminate problems from younger patrons. However, Ald. Lamont Robinson is moving forward to shut the doors permanently.
An orange cease-and-desist sign is on the restaurant door. The city has ordered the business to stop playing live music and charging people to enter the venue.
A man was stabbed at the Chicago Transit Authority Green Line stop late Tuesday night.
Two people were injured, one of them critically, when a car and a truck collided Tuesday morning in the South Loop.
Two people were injured after a serious crash in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood.
Chicagoans and visitors had their pick of arts festivals this weekend, with the Printer's Row Art Fest under way in the South Loop, and the Glenwood Avenue Arts Festival in Rogers Park.
Chicago police said they're looking for a group of up to 16 teenagers who are responsible for several robberies in the Loop and South Loop.
For weeks, residents at a South Loop apartment building have been climbing up to eight flights of stairs after both elevators stopped working.
Chicago police on Sunday issued a community alert after two violent robberies in the South Loop area this weekend.
In each incident, a group of robbers has surrounded victims before beating and kicking them. The victims' cellphones and jewelry have been taken by force.
Chicago police said that during the incident, the suspect exposed himself, committed a lewd act, and made unwanted contact with the victim.
Work was under way Tuesday to reinstall a 133-year-old stained-glass window inside the historic Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago in the South Loop.
The group working to restore and preserve the historic Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago in the South Loop is celebrating a milestone this week.
The group working to restore and preserve the historic Second Presbyterian Church of Chicago in the South Loop is celebrating a milestone this week.
Burglars hit a string of businesses in Chicago's South Loop early Monday morning.
Six people were injured Saturday evening in a crash in Chicago's South Loop.
The Chicago Fire FC announced Wednesday morning that its new stadium in the South Loop will be named McDonald's Park.
Chicago police on Wednesday morning were looking for two people who broke into a restaurant in Printer's Row in the South Loop.
Chicago police said a group of people smashed the window of a cannabis dispensary in the South Loop early Monday morning.
