South loop

Charges have been filed against a man and a woman who were allegedly seen on video attacking two teens who wrote “Biden 2020” in chalk on the sidewalk earlier this month at a South Loop park. Lorena Petani, 64, and 21-year-old Lucio Zapata are each charged with misdemeanor counts of battery, Chicago police said. The incident, which occurred Nov. 4 in…

A teenage boy was shot Friday night during a fight outside the Portillo’s restaurant in the South Loop.

Two nannies say they were attacked during a politically motivated incident involving sidewalk chalk in the South Loop. NBC 5’s Vi Nguyen reports

Two people are in critical condition Thursday after a BMW hit their motorcycle and drove away on Lake Shore Drive in the South Loop. A female driving a 2008 BMW struck the motorcycle about 8:05 p.m. as they drove north in the 700 block of South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago police said. The female then fled the scene. The motorcycle’s…

Police reported a security guard was stabbed in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood Thursday. In the 1100 block of South Canal at approximately 5:11 p.m., a female security guard was in a parking lot when she was approached by an unknown woman who began a physical altercation, according to police. Officials said the woman used a sharp object to stab the…

Yarn installations have been going up across the South Loop to help beautify the neighborhood. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports

A man is hospitalized and a person of interest is in custody for questioning after a shooting in the South Loop Wednesday afternoon. According to Chicago police, a 30-year-old man was sitting in the passenger seat of a stolen red Jeep at approximately 3:50 p.m. when a dark-colored sedan pulled up alongside the vehicle. Police say a verbal altercation ensued,…

Chicago police are searching for a red pickup truck that slammed into a woman waiting at a Michigan Avenue bus stop before fleeing the scene on Tuesday night. According to authorities, the woman was waiting at the stop near the intersection of 11th Street and Michigan Avenue in the South Loop on Tuesday when a red pickup truck, which was…

Chicago police are searching for a red pickup truck that slammed into a woman waiting at a Michigan Avenue bus stop before fleeing the scene on Tuesday night. NBC 5’s Chris Hush has the story.

An armed man was arrested after allegedly firing shots Thursday during a two-hour standoff with police at a South Loop apartment. No injuries were reported in the SWAT barricade that ended about 12:45 p.m. Officers responded at 10:30 a.m. that morning for a gunman holed up in an apartment building in the 1400 block of South Wabash Avenue, according to…

For the first time in five months fans of the big screen were able to enjoy a movie in-person as several major theaters opened doors across the Chicago area. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports

Chicago area residents are outraged by bikers that continue to gather in the city, revving engines, driving on sidewalks and speeding through red lights. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

Chicago area residents are at a loss as hundreds of bikers continue to gather in the city, revving engines, driving on sidewalks and speeding through red lights. These residents want city officials to do something about the situation, but some leaders have indicated that multiple factors are complicating any efforts to tackle the issue. On Friday, riders made their way…

A young woman who put herself in harms way to protect a South Loop liquor store owner during looting late last month is telling her remarkable story for the first time, saying that she felt compelled to stand up for the man while looters ravaged his business. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez spoke to her tonight.

A young woman who put herself in harms way to protect a South Loop liquor store owner during looting late last month is telling her remarkable story for the first time, saying that she felt compelled to stand up for the man while looters ravaged his business. Ceondra Porter, also known as “Cici,” was leaving a peaceful protest on that…

A South Loop business owner is looking for the Good Samaritan who helped to protect the establishment after he was assaulted by looters late last month. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez has all the details.

A South Loop business owner is looking for the Good Samaritan who helped to protect the establishment after he was assaulted by looters late last month. On May 30 at approximately 9:30 p.m., looters stormed into Warehouse Liquors in the 600 block of South Wabash in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood. The store’s owner, Gene Charness, got a startling phone call…

Chicago police have released images of a vehicle involved in a fatal hit-and-run in Chicago’s South Loop neighborhood on Monday. According to authorities, a young female pedestrian was walking in the 600 block of South Canal just after 1 p.m. Monday when she was hit by a vehicle. The vehicle then fled the scene of the crash. The woman was…

From power outages to clean up efforts, people who live along the Chicago River were forced to deal with the remnants of weekend flooding Monday. “It was horrific,” boat tenant Ed Hofflander said. “The water just started flowing over the walls. Just nonstop.” The parking garage of the River City Apartments in the South Loop was still underwater Monday morning….