Streeterville

In a brazen crime caught on camera early Sunday morning, a group of men riding Divvy bikes surrounded an elderly man’s car in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, pulled the driver out and stole his vehicle. Video of the incident shows approximately 12 men on bikes circling the victim’s car at around 10 a.m. Sunday on Grand Avenue just west of...

In a brazen crime caught on camera early Sunday morning, a group of men riding Divvy bikes surrounded an elderly man’s car in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood, pulled the driver out and stole his vehicle. NBC 5’s Patrick Fazio has more.

A burglar has struck at least eight restaurants in River North and Streeterville on the Near North Side since early February, police said. In each incident, someone pried open a front door and stole property from inside, Chicago police said in an alert. All but one of the burglaries happened in the early morning. The burglaries happened: Feb. 1 in the 700...

An anonymous Streeterville resident gave the Cook County Crime Stoppers $10,000 to reward anyone whose information leads to the arrests of the suspects in a string of recent robberies on the Near North Side. Nine robberies were reported between Dec. 24 and Jan. 16 in the Gold Coast and River North, according to Chicago police and the Cook County Crime Stoppers. Now,…

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.

After an attack that left him bruised and bloodied, a 59-year-old man is sharing his story of terror after he was brutally attacked in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood late last month. The man, who did not want to share his name or identity with NBC 5, is just one of numerous victims who have been targeted in a string of brutal…

In an NBC 5 Exclusive, Natalie Martinez speaks to a man who was a victim of a brutal attack and theft in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood.

The search is on after yet another violent theft in downtown Chicago. NBC 5’s Michelle Relerford has the latest on the attacks.

Two more robberies took place in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood Wednesday, the latest in a string of similar mugging incidents in the area.

Three women were attacked by a group of thieves in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood on Monday night, according to police, marking the latest in a string of muggings in the area.

Monday’s attack marked the fifth incident of its kind in recent weeks, with three strong-arm robberies reported on North Dewitt Place and a fourth on East Pearson Street, officials say. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Three women were attacked by a group of thieves in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood on Monday night, according to police, marking the latest in a string of muggings in the area. Kye Martin reports.

Chicago police issued a warning to downtown Chicago pedestrians after a group of thieves attacked men and women in the city’s Streeterville neighborhood three times since Monday, The attacks happened at all hours of the day, police said, near East Pearson Street and North Dewitt Place. The thieves, possibly as young as 15, were wearing hoodies and likely targeted pedestrians’…

An elevator technician slipped and fell many feet down an elevator shaft Friday morning, seriously injuring himself at a Streetville hotel. He was performing maintenance at the Double Tree Hilton at 300 Ohio St. when he slipped, according to a Eric Thieling, general manager of the hotel. Chicago police said the 42-year-old man fell about 15 feet and broke his…

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Timothy O’Toole’s Pub in the Streeterville neighborhood will transform a private bar room into “Swerski’s” starting Sept. 5. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter has all the details.

An Illinois judge appointed a special prosecutor Friday to look into why state prosecutors abruptly dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett, accused of staging a racist, anti-gay attack against himself. Cook County Judge Michael Toomin named former federal prosecutor Dan Webb as the special prosecutor in a hearing Friday after his surprise ruling in June that one was warranted. Webb...