chicago looting update

People are seen near a looted Best Buy store in Chicago. They were stealing.For the second time in barely two months, we are left to contemplate whether it has come to this: that criminals can act with impunity on what we have always believed to be the safest streets in Chicago.The shooting led to protests in the neighborhood and then later to looting downtown, police said.The measures were set to kick in Monday night and remain in effect "until further notice. Rather, this was an incident of pure criminality," Brown told reporters. The young people smashing and grabbing on the Mag Mile on Sunday weren’t protesting. “We do have an officer that sustained a shoulder injury from the incident with the crowd. Municipalities across the Chicago area are imposing curfews or suggesting businesses close early Monday in the wake of unrest and looting on Sunday night. "Our city’s official response to looting and violent crime has been anything but organized. "Officials told the Tribune that several arrests were made and one gun was seized in connection with the looting. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Last Update 11 hours ago.

A large group looted a department store Friday on the Magnificent Mile.

Chicago Sun-Times Staff A broken storefront window is seen in Chicago early Monday. To support that effort, Brown said officers will return to working 12-hour shifts, and all days off have been canceled until further notice.The city will limit access starting 9 p.m. Tuesday by raising bridges, shutting down parts of Lake Shore Drive and closing expressway ramps.After a police shooting in Englewood on Sunday, so much false information and ill will could have been avoided had the officers been wearing bodycams.Chicago remained on edge Monday evening as businesses cleaned up and the mayor and state’s attorney held dueling news conferences. David Brown said police will not stand by and watch downtown Chicago become “someplace people fear.” He promised a “heavy police presence” to restore order, and said access to downtown will be restricted from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., effective Monday night.Brown said “the seeds for the shameful destruction we saw last night” started Shortly after that, police became aware of “several social media posts” about looting planned downtown, Brown said, and as a result, the department reacted by deploying 400 officers to the downtown area.Brown promised an increased police presence downtown and in the neighborhoods. ""A heavy police presence will continue throughout the downtown area today, and until further notice," Brown said Monday morning.Chicago Police Supt. "A heavy police presence will continue throughout the downtown area today and until further notice.”Social media users posted videos of hundreds of people looting stores such as Nordstrom, Walgreens, Macy's, Coach, Gucci and Louis Vuitton. LIVE UPDATES: Peaceful Protest On North Side, But Looting Persists In Parts Of Chicago, Unrest In Naperville June 1, 2020 at 11:16 pm Filed Under: Chicago Violence , … Here are the latest updates on looting in Chicago and the aftermath. CHICAGO - In an effort to prevent another night of looting downtown, Chicago will limit access to the Loop starting at 9 p.m. Tuesday by raising bridges, shutting down parts of Lake Shore Drive and closing expressway ramps. There has been a lack of teamwork, and we’re paying the price.Community members and business owners rallied together to clean up mess left behind after a night of looting.Foxx’s comments came hours after Chicago Police Supt. “We do have an officer that was maced by someone in the crowd,” Tally told Fox 32 Chicago. CTA service was suspended, roads were closed and bridges raised as police worked to contain widespread looting Aug. 9 into Aug. 10, resulting in more than 100 arrests.Two people were shot, more than 100 people were arrested and 13 police officers were injured as crowds broke windows and looted stores along Michigan Avenue and on the Near North Side overnight and into Monday morning.“We are waking up in shock this morning,” Mayor Lori Lightfoot said at a press conference the morning of Aug. 10, calling it “brazen criminal looting and destruction.”Chicago Police Supt. Some even “Absolute chaos in downtown Chicago with more overnight looting and vandalism in the Loop,” tweeted Chicago's Magnificent Mile is mobbed by rioters after a man is shot by police in the city's Englewood neighborhood.A crowd that had gathered at the scene then faced off against police and started hurling objects at officers after getting agitated over a false rumor that the suspect – who is 20-years-old – was a child, investigators add. The CTA and Pace shut down at 6:30 p.m. Metra has canceled all service for Monday. All rights reserved. “I pledge to pursue these offenders to the fullest extent of the law," he added. CTA service was suspended, roads were closed and bridges raised as police worked to contain widespread looting Aug. 9 into Aug. 10, resulting in more than 100 arrests. Three officers involved in the shooting also were taken to a local hospital for observation, Fox 32 reported.Following that initial unrest, the looting erupted in the Magnificent Mile and other parts of Chicago’s downtown.Macy's said two of its Chicago locations would be closed on Monday after at least one of its locations was "We’re deeply saddened for our customers, colleagues and neighbors that an event of this magnitude has occurred once again," Macy's told Fox News in a statement. ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. Chicago police arrested at least 240 people after protests and looting spread throughout the downtown area on Saturday, according to Superintendent David Brown. All market data delayed 20 minutes. David Brown and Mayor Lori Lightfoot held a press conference Monday to address overnight violence and looting downtown. Garrett Tenney reports from outside destroyed storefronts in downtown Chicago.Videos circulating online show widespread looting and clashes with police across “This was not an organized protest. (Getty Images)