The Chicago Department of Transportation and the CTA say the station will close for three years, beginning on Jan. 5, 2026, while crews replace it with a modern and fully accessible facility. The ...

A group of scrappy entrepreneurs is taking advantage of the Loop’s slow but steady recovery, opening dozens of new downtown restaurants and stores this year. More workers are venturing to the Loop ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are looking for the team behind an armed robbery that happened on a CTA train platform in the West Loop last month. The robbery happened on Aug. 30 around 1:15 a.m. at ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's an alarming trend: Chicago police say there have been at least 12 different robberies dating back to Aug. 1. All of them happened on some of downtown's busiest streets. One of ...

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A 14-year-old boy killed in a shooting in Chicago’s Loop on Friday night has been identified. Chicago police say the teen was one of two people shot in the 100 block of South Dearborn at approximately ...

More people are visiting downtown Chicago exploring restaurants, arts, and cultural events and experiences, according to the Chicago Loop Alliance. New data from the organization show numbers ...

Marissa Sulek joined CBS News Chicago in January 2025. Before Chicago, Marissa was a general assignment reporter in Nashville at WSMV, where she was nominated for Mid-South Emmy Awards for her ...

New data from the Chicago Loop Alliance show that Downtown pedestrian traffic now exceeds pre-pandemic levels from 2019, with more visitors drawn by arts and culture and dining. The new numbers ...