Chicago police are investigating a carjacking and an attempted carjacking that happened within hours of each other late Thursday, just blocks apart in the city’s River North neighborhood.

Chicago police are investigating a carjacking and an attempted carjacking that happened within 90 minutes of each other late Thursday, just blocks apart in the city’s River North neighborhood. Sandra Torres reports.

A 34-year-old man has been charged in connection with an alleged sexual assault of a 3-year-old girl Monday in the restroom of a North Loop restaurant. Christopher Puente faces a felony charge of predatory criminal sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 and a misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing, Chicago police said. About 1 a.m. Wednesday, Puente…

A months-long undercover investigation led to the arrest of a Homer Glen man accused of trafficking a large amount of marijuana. Abdulaziz Abouelkheir, 34, was arrested Thursday in River North and charged with a felony count of cannabis trafficking over 5kg and a felony count of cannabis manufacture/delivery between 10 and 30 grams, Chicago police said. Officers seized 64 pounds…

A months-long undercover investigation led to the arrest of a Homer Glen man accused of trafficking a large amount of marijuana. Abdulaziz Abouelkheir, 34, was arrested Thursday in River North and charged with a felony count of cannabis trafficking over 5kg and a felony count of cannabis manufacture/delivery between 10 and 30 grams, Chicago police said. Officers seized 64 pounds…

Chicago police are warning Gold Coast and River North residents about a series of robberies that have happened over the past month in the Near North Side neighborhoods.

Police have issued a community alert after a series of robberies in Streeterville and Gold Coast, and although arrests have been made, more individuals are likely involved. NBC 5’s Christian Farr has the latest.

A 20-year-old man has been charged in two recent carjackings involving a Porsche in River North and an SUV occupied by children on the Near West Side. Caleb Morales, of Brainerd, was arrested Sunday evening in the Back of the Yards and charged with two counts of felony vehicular hijacking, Chicago police said. Police said he was involved in the…

Police are warning the public about a string of vehicle thefts from parking garages last month in River North and the Gold Coast on the Near North Side. In each case, suspects entered a public or private parking garage and checked for unlocked vehicles, according to a community alert from Chicago police. They drove away in vehicles that had keys…

A man was hit by an SUV Saturday in River North on the Near North Side. The 2017 Buick hit the 55-year-old man at 1:56 a.m. in the 400 block of North State Street, according to Chicago police. The man had been crossing State in the middle of the street when he was hit. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial…

A second victim has publicly come forward saying she was sexually assaulted after going to a bar in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

A Chicago police search for a missing person turned into a recovery mission for a car and two bodies in the waters of Lake Michigan near DuSable Harbor early Tuesday.

Two bodies pulled from Lake Michigan along with a submerged car early Tuesday have been identified as a pair of men who went missing after leaving a Chicago nightclub over the weekend.

Family members and friends have started a search for two missing men who were last seen leaving a nightclub in Chicago’s River North neighborhood.

A Chicago man has been reunited with his beloved dog Caela, who was found in Wisconsin on Wednesday, nearly a month after she was stolen from outside a restaurant.

A River North bar at the center of controversy is back open for business.