Armed robberies reported on Near North Side: police

Chicago police are warning people on the Near North Side about a series of armed robberies that occurred recently in River North, the Gold Coast and the Loop.

68 shot — 5 fatally — over Fourth of July weekend

More than 1,500 police officers were scheduled to work extra hours to stem the violence that seems to repeat every July Fourth in Chicago, but shootings on Independence Day left two dead and 14 wounded.

Police: Security officer's gunshot warning caused stampede at Navy Pier

A stampede at a Fourth of July fireworks display that injured more than a dozen people at Chicago's Navy Pier started when a private security officer shouted for bystanders to take cover, police said Friday.

Fire extinguished in restaurant of Loop high-rise

No one was injured when an appliance caught fire Thursday inside an empty restaurant of Loop high-rise.

Bail set at $10K for duo who allegedly tagged 'The Bean,' Maggie Daley Park

Two men accused of spray-painting "The Bean" and other property at Millennium and Maggie Daley parks were ordered held on $10,000 bail Thursday.