Chicago cop punched by offender in the Loop

A Chicago police officer was punched by an offender in the Loop Wednesday night, police said.

Disgraced R&B star R. Kelly returns to Chicago for sex trial

R. Kelly has been returned to the federal jail in downtown Chicago ahead of his trial on child pornography and obstruction-of-justice charges, just two weeks after the disgraced R&B star was sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for racketeering and sex trafficking.

Fireworks, donuts and chaos erupt overnight in the Loop
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The Fourth of July got off to a raucous start with fireworks exploding, cars doing donuts and police swarming downtown Chicago.

Chicago man charged with spraying mace inside Emerald Loop, attacking police officers

Chicago police said Nkosi Hampton, 24, sprayed a chemical into the crowd inside the bar on North Wabash. Then, he allegedly sprayed two Chicago police officers and hit one of them with the mace can.

Man arrested after spraying mace in Loop bar
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A suspect used mace inside a Loop restaurant early Sunday, causing several people to be treated by EMS.

Loop mass shooting: 5 shot, 2 fatally, during argument

Two men were killed and three others were wounded in a mass shooting near a firehouse early Friday in the Loop.

2 killed, 3 wounded in Loop mass shooting
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Two people were killed and three others wounded in a shooting early Friday in the Loop, according to Chicago police.

Chicago's 'Walking Man' now listed in fair condition after suffering severe burns in attack last month

GOOD NEWS: Joseph Kromelis — the famed “Walking Man” of downtown Chicago — continues to improve after suffering life-threatening injuries last month when he was severely burned while sleeping near Trump Tower.

Smash-and-grab thieves hit Loop store

Thieves broke into a retail store and made off with merchandise Tuesday night in the Loop.