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Alderman blasts fractious CPD leadership for flat-footed response to violent weekend gatherings

Officials fought amongst themselves and street cops were overwhelmed, Ald Brian Hopkins said, as groups of teens jumped on cars and set fires in the Loop — and at least three teens were shot. ‘Nobody knew who was in charge,’ Hopkins said.

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‘Do not stay silent,’ Chicago protesters urge as courts weigh access to abortion pill

Rise Up 4 Abortion Rights organized Saturday’s protest following recent conflicting decisions from federal judges surrounding mifepristone, a common abortion pill.

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Take a walking tour of free art popping up around the Loop

Pegged to EXPO Chicago, we put together a walking tour of four exhibitions for anyone near the Loop in the coming weeks. Each is free.

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Meeting of the mayors: Johnson feels ‘historic moment’ discussing transition with Lightfoot — ‘We are uniting this city today’

In his first visit to the mayor’s office since being elected Tuesday, Johnson said he was struck by “what this moment means for people around the city, who want the city to be united.”

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Chicago police send large response to downtown Trump Tower

Chicago Police say SWAT officers are responding to a domestic incident at the Trump International Hotel and Tower, located in the city’s central Loop near the Chicago River

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Loop bank robbery suspect tracked down through encounter with woman minutes before heist, FBI says

Jawad Hakeem, charged this week with the March 9 holdup, gave a woman his phone number before the crime and she later recognized him from news coverage of the robbery, the FBI said.

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COVID anniversary reminds us of ‘quiet’ Chicago: PHOTOS

Three years ago, the hustle and bustle that is Chicago went silent.

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Chicago businesses adapt to outlast ‘agonizingly slow’ COVID recovery 3 years after shutdown

Amid changes in hours and strategies, many still wonder about the future of urban life three years into the pandemic.

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Picture Chicago: This week’s 16 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Two men were shot in the Loop as crowds flocked downtown for the annual dyeing of the Chicago River before the St. Patrick’s Day parade, Iggy Pop performed at The Salt Shed, and more in our best photos of the last week.

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Crime is a top issue for Chicago voters. Mayoral candidates Vallas and Johnson offer sharp contrasts to public safety

CHICAGO — The Monday after making it into the Chicago mayoral runoff, Brandon Johnson stood in the heart of the Loop by hulking CTA “L” columns that gleamed with a coat of morning rainfall as sharply dressed commuters hustled down the staircase.

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Man charged with fatally stabbing ex-girlfriend on Loop CTA platform after she gave his name to police before dying

“She was very joyful,” a cousin said of Samantha Maldonado, who came to Chicago from Ecuador. “We just want to be able to live our lives as fully as she did.”

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Photos: Chicago goes green for St. Patrick’s Day

Revelers crowded around the Chicago River Saturday morning to see the annual river-dyeing.

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2 men shot in Loop as crowds gather for St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing

The men were in the first block of North Dearborn Street when someone opened fire about an hour before the river-dyeing, Chicago police said.

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Woman fatally stabbed on Loop CTA platform

The victim was followed into the Adams/Wabash station in what police are calling “an isolated incident.”

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Security guard grazed in shootout with suspected bank robber in the Loop

The guard and the suspect exchanged gunfire about 3 p.m. Thursday at a bank in the 100 block of South Wacker Drive, the FBI reported.

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Former prosecutor Bill Conway wins aldermanic race in newly drawn Fulton Market, West Loop ward

Across the city’s West Side, freshmen and longtime City Council members awaited results an hour and half after polls closed.

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Reality intrudes on plans for esports gaming centers in and near downtown

A plan for a $30 million arena near McCormick Place for virtual contests has been scrapped, while prospects have dimmed for a proposal to put esports and student housing in the Loop.

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Loop sees its population continue to grow during the pandemic, report finds

The area outpaces other areas of downtown in attracting new residents, but affordable housing is in short supply, and there’s a need for open space and outdoor dining.

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1919 race riots memorial project will honor victims where they died — in streets all over city

The memorials, glass bricks that will be installed on city streets, will commemorate those who suffered during some of the worst instances of racial violence in Chicago history.

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Second man charged in Loop robbery last fall that killed chef as he left restaurant where he worked

Darnell Rawls, 25, was extradited from Louisville, Ky. and charged with killing Michael Byrnes, 41, as he headed home from work on Sept. 6. A week after the attack, another man, Anthony Rawls Jr., 28, was arrested and charged with the murder.

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Hundreds gather in Loop to protest police violence and demand justice for Tyre Nichols

After rallying at Federal Plaza the group went on a brief march through the Loop, carrying signs and chanting the names of others killed by police in recent years.

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Downtown Chicago office space: Pockets of demand amid slow market

Experts say there’s a clear split between “have” and “have-not” buildings as big companies favor modern space heavy on amenities.

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Four hospitalized in Loop crash

A woman, two teens and a man were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition, police said.

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4 women hospitalized after rollover crash near the Loop

Two women were in a car that crashed and struck two women on the sidewalk near Washington and Canal.

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Suspected carjacker dead, two women hurt when car crashes into CTA support beam in Loop

The driver was in her car in the 100 block of East Lake Street when a man and woman got in, police said. There was a struggle and the car hit the support beam.

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