Chicago looting

An analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts and only a handful of defendants have drawn terms in prison. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

An analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts and only a handful of defendants have drawn terms in prison.

A year ago, looters roamed Chicago and the suburbs, smashing windows, stealing merchandise and wreaking havoc. A year later, an analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts. Phil Rogers has more details.

A year later, an analysis of court records by NBC 5 Investigates indicates only a few dozen cases have made it through the courts, and only a handful have drawn terms in prison.

Chicago authorities are preparing for potential reaction to a verdict in the murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd, bringing in National Guard troops and additional officers “out of an abundance of caution.”

Preparations are underway in Chicago for a potential verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minnesota officer charged in the death of George Floyd.

Illinois National Guard troops are being sent Chicago Tuesday at the city’s request in anticipation of a potential verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, which is currently in the hands of a jury.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker is sending Illinois National Guard troops to Chicago at the city’s request in anticipation of an expected verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer charged in the death of George Floyd.

The defense rested and Derek Chauvin decided not to testify. When could a verdict come in the trial? MSNBC/NBC News legal expert Katie Phang says she could see one as soon as next week.

A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday on a federal charge alleging that he incited a riot last summer by urging others online to join massive crowds of people who looted downtown businesses. Phil Rogers reports.

A Chicago man was arrested Tuesday on a federal charge alleging that he incited a riot last summer by urging others online to join massive crowds of people who looted downtown businesses.

Chicago police on Friday released surveillance video of more than a dozen people wanted for stealing from a downtown store last May during widespread looting.

In the face of millions of dollars in damage and stolen merchandise following looting this summer, a special task force was set up to track down the perpetrators. NBC 5’s Phil Rogers reports.

In a high-tech command center on the second floor of the Area 2 police headquarters at Belmont and Western, Chicago police detectives are involved in a needle-in-a-haystack effort to identify thousands of people responsible for looting hundreds of stores in the downtown area. The assault on Michigan Avenue and other commercial areas on the Near North Side unfolded in the…

Nearly four months after a Bronzeville clothing store was ransacked and looted, its owner is preparing to reopen. “I never expected you guys to come back again,” Hak Kim told NBC 5. In June, Kim said he was too emotionally distraught to reopen his business, City Fashions, on East 34th Street. He was also facing $350,000 in damage without any…

Three people in court Wednesday were accused of selling merchandise stolen earlier in August from a Saint Laurent that had been “completely looted” of $5 million worth of items, prosecutors said. The merchandise — among 1,000 total items taken from the Gold Coast store — includes a $2,000 purse, an $800 pair of boots and sunglasses, Cook County prosecutors said….

A raucous emergency City Council meeting in Chicago, reminiscent of Council Wars, brought tension and heated debate, even while virtual. NBC 5’s Mary Ann Ahern reports.

An raucous emergency City Council meeting in Chicago, reminiscent of Council Wars, brought tension and heated debate, even while virtual. “This is not a dictatorship,” Ald. Anthony Beale at one point told Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the meeting. The one-hour session ended abruptly, before a representative from Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office could participate. Th special...

After a heated debate in Chicago’s City Council, Mayor Lori Lightfoot defended the council’s plan to ultimately delay a decision on whether or not the National Guard will be brought to the city. Chicago City Council held a special meeting on Friday after four alderman called for the governor to declare a state of emergency and deploy the Illinois...

Less than two weeks after Chicago’s Loop and Gold Coast became among several neighborhoods targeted for hours by looters, the city’s mayor said Friday she hopes this weekend will be quiet by comparison. “We’re hoping for a quiet weekend, but we’re going to be diligent and ready, because that’s what the times demand,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said, noting portions...