Chicago looting

Like so many of the businesses past and present, unrest, said Rep. LaShawn Ford, has robbed a Chicago community yet again of far more than shoes and coats and groceries. NBC 5’s Carol Marin has the story.

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….

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...

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...

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.

Chicago City Council held a special meeting on Friday, days after four alderman called for such a meeting to ask the governor to declare a state of emergency over recent violence and looting – a proposal the mayor previously said was “grandstanding” before apparently reversing course. Mary Ann Ahern reports.

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...

Chicago City Council will hold a special meeting on Friday, according to Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s office, days after four alderman called for such a meeting to ask the governor to declare a state of emergency over recent violence and looting – a proposal the mayor previously said was “grandstanding” before reversing course.

The man whose story went viral after he allegedly filmed himself breaking into an ATM machine in Chicago is speaking out, saying he feels remorseful and apologetic for his actions during the incident. NBC 5’s Christian Farr sat down with him in an exclusive interview.

A man was charged with theft for allegedly trying to sell undercover officers a $2,700 sweater that had been looted from a Gold Coast boutique last week. “I don’t know how a $2,000 sweater feels, but it must be immaculate, and feels very, very soft, I’m certain. But that’s a little too rich for my blood,” Cook County Judge...

Four Chicago aldermen on Wednesday called for a special meeting of the City Council to consider a resolution asking Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to declare a state of emergency and deploy the Illinois National Guard to the city over recent violence and looting.

Four Chicago aldermen on Wednesday called for a special meeting of the City Council to consider a resolution asking Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker to declare a state of emergency and deploy the Illinois National Guard to the city over recent violence and looting. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

A Chicago jeweler penned an open letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, days after his business was damaged in the looting and chaos that erupted downtown, imploring the mayor to “put politics and ego aside” to stop the city’s crime.

A Chicago jeweler penned an open letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, days after his business was damaged in the looting and chaos that erupted downtown, imploring the mayor to “put politics and ego aside” to stop the city’s crime. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.

Family-owned hair salon, ChiHair, said they plan to stay committed to their customers during efforts to rebuild following violent looting. NBC 5’s Trina Orlando reports.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on Monday addressed weekend protests that turned violent in the city.

Video captures the moment police pepper spray a group of protesters, one of many tense moments during demonstrations in downtown Chicago Saturday. Aerial footage shows officers swarming a group of demonstrators while additional footage shows police warning protesters to exit the city or risk arrest.