Thousands to attend 'Sundays on State' in Chicago's Loop
The Chicago Loop Alliance expects more than 100,000 people to check out 350 vendors and entertainers from across the city.
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The Chicago Loop Alliance expects more than 100,000 people to check out 350 vendors and entertainers from across the city.
In each case, armed robbers approach victims on the street and steal their property while threatening force.
Jorge Gonzales faces felony charges for aggravated carjacking with a firearm, two counts of robbery with a firearm and two counts of attempted robbery with a firearm.
Police say someone was hanging on the pole when it fell in the direction of the Protein Bar and Kitchen
Adel Daoud was convicted for trying to blow up what he thought was a 1,000-pound car bomb in the loop back in 2012.
If you ask many Chicagoans, they would likely tell you it is bounded strictly by the Loop 'L' tracks.
Police say he was identified as one of the suspects who robbed two women, 24 and 25, while riding on the train in the 0-100 block of West Buren Street.
The robberies happened on June 4 at the Library State/ Van Buren stop, located in the 0-100 block of West Van Buren Street.
Police arrested both teens – one in the 0-100 block of West Jackson Boulevard and the other in the 200 block of South State Street.
Police say around 9:43 p.m., the 26-year-old woman was walking on the sidewalk when the bus side-swiped her as it was making a turn.
The USPS released surveillance footage of the incident and is offering a reward for information on the suspects.
How was a group of men able to break in through the front door of the Loop post office building overnight? CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey is asking experts about the latest threat to USPS security.
The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital and was reported in critical condition at the time.
The acorn globes lights at the top of the pole were shattered. Significant rust was also seen at the base of the pole.
The weekly event held every Friday will feature food trucks from around the city.
TheWit Hotel in the Loop is one of the lightening bolts on the corner of State and Lake.
A man is in custody in connection to an armed robbery that left a store clerk stabbed in the Loop last month.
The park where the stabbing happened is just north of the Harold Washington Library.
Chicago city leaders are working to prevent a repeat of last weekend's chaos in the Loop.
Access to Millennium Park was blocked off with grates Friday evening. Salt trucks were also posted to protect the area.
Youngsters out with a mentoring group last weekend now fear if they come back downtown, people will look at them with side eyes.
Security measures like bag checks at beach entry points and the curfew for minors at Millennium Park will also be in place, according to Police.
The scenes last weekend showing teenagers and young adults jumping on CTA buses, and attacking and robbing people downtown, left so many people in shock. Yet for others, it was deeper.
The girls, 13 and 15, were arrested on Wednesday around 7:40 p.m., in the 0-100 block of West 79th Street.
Two teenage girls are facing charges after robbing two women just a day apart in the Loop this week. The girls, 13 and 15, were arrested on Wednesday around 7:40 p.m., in the 0-100 block of West 79th Street.
