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Between a rock and a Hard Rock place? Casino developer hears resident gripes about traffic, crime — and looming ‘millstone’

Developers of the proposed Hard Rock Chicago casino were met by hundreds of South Loop residents concerned about more traffic, crime and noise in the neighborhood — and the prospect of another massive development next door.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 6, 2022

4 people shot in Chicago Tuesday

Among the victims was a 37-year-old woman who was shot in a drive-by in the South Loop.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 30, 2022

70-year-old man carjacked in South Loop

He was standing near his car in the 600 block of South Michigan Avenue Tuesday morning when two people walked up and told him to run or they would kill him, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 29, 2022

Girl, 17, shot and critically wounded in South Loop

The teen was in the 1700 block of South Wentworth Avenue when two people approached and one of them opened fire, striking her in the right side of the neck, police said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 14, 2022

Michael Phillips: ‘Let the Little Light Shine,’ the Chicago documentary about race, education, politics and dissent, electrifies True/False Film Fest

COLUMBIA, Mo. — The recent world premiere of a sensationally effective Chicago documentary tore the roof clean off two different theaters at the 2022 True/False Film Festival.

Chicago Tribune · Mar 11, 2022

Chicago man admits inciting city rioting in August 2020

Two people were shot and 13 police officers were injured amid the August 2020 rioting that led to standoffs with police and left heaps of shattered glass and empty storefronts from the South Loop to Lincoln Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 15, 2022

Family says man was shot to death during carjacking in South Loop, but police won’t confirm that his Mercedes SUV was stolen

"Everybody is upset by this," the family’s lawyer said. "That man, such a loving man. Everybody’s in shock over this."

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 8, 2022

Man found shot to death in South Loop

The man, 44, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2022

3 people killed, 5 teens among 22 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

The fatal attacks occurred in the South Loop, the Near West Side and in Bronzeville.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 6, 2022

Person released without charges after woman fatally stabbed in South Loop condo

The woman, 32, was stabbed in her chest in an apartment in the 1900 block of South State Street, authorities said.

Chicago Sun-Times · Feb 1, 2022