Gold Coast
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Rush Street Bartender Fired After Using N-Word In Facebook Post
A Gold Coast nightclub bartender has been fired for posting a rant on her Facebook page that included the use of the N-word to describe African-American customers.
Ex-Streets And San Worker Gets 9 Years For Plowing Into Crowd
A former Chicago Streets and Sanitation worker has been sentenced to nine years in prison for ramming his pickup into a crowd at a Gold Coast intersection in May of last year.
City Worker Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving Charges After Accident In Gold Coast
A Chicago worker who rammed his pickup into a crowd at a Gold Coast intersection pleaded guilty to drunken-driving charges on Friday.
Disabled Boy Falls Down Garbage Chute, Dies In Gold Coast
Police are investigating an overnight tragedy in the Gold Coast, in which a developmentally disabled 16-year-old boy was found dead in a trash compactor in a high-rise on Astor Street.
Serial Bank Robber Strikes Again On North Side
Authorities are looking for a serial bank robber who struck his seventh bank Monday afternoon in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Three Cops Hurt After Man Steals Cab, Hits 2 Police Cars
Three Chicago police officers were recovering, after a car thief went on a wild ride Sunday morning through the Gold Coast neighborhood.
Report: Sam Zell To Buy Elysian Hotel In Gold Coast
Real estate mogul Sam Zell is reportedly paying $95 million to buy the Elysian Hotel in the Gold Coast.
Report: Spire Developer’s Gold Coast House In Foreclosure
The developer of the defunct Chicago Spire condo tower is now the subject of a foreclosure lawsuit on his Gold Coast home.
Nanny Recalls Saving Toddler From Drunk Driver
The Chicago nanny who saved a toddler’s life by pushing the girl’s stroller out of the direct path of an oncoming truck was telling her story for the first time on Tuesday.
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It’s Father’s Day weekend and if you are looking for something cool to do with dad and the family then we have the place for you. Lincoln Park is a city neighborhood that seems tailor-made for family fun.
Police Out In Force To Prevent More Mob Attacks
New Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy says officers are going to “clamp down very hard” against the perpetrators of mob violence near downtown.
Are Mob Attacks Drowning Out Plight Of Poorer Neighborhoods?
Have news reports about mobs of teenagers rampaging along the Gold Coast and Streeterville eclipsed stories about ongoing gang violence in poorer neighborhoods?
Mob Attacks Leave McCarthy With Heater Case
The City Council has approved Garry McCarthy as the new police superintendent, and he already has a heater case on his desk.
Man Hit By Streets & Sanitation Driver Files Suit Against City
Stephen Dewart was one of eight people mowed down May 21 on the Gold Coast when a driver for the Department of Streets and Sanitation lost control of his pick-up truck and plowed into them. He is now filing suit.
Another Lawsuit Filed In Streets & San. Crash
Two pedestrians injured in a May crash when an allegedly intoxicated city Department of Streets & Sanitation worker cashed into a crowd of people in the Gold Coast filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the driver and the city.
High End Stores Targets Of ‘Smash And Grab’ Burglaries
They’ve taken tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise, in just seconds from high end stores in the Gold Coast.
Emanuel Orders ‘Tighter Supervision’ After Gold Coast Incident
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said he has ordered Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Tom Byrne to tighten supervision to prevent a repeat of the Gold Coast accident.
Chicago Streets Worker Faces DUI Charges For Gold Coast Crash
A Chicago Streets and Sanitation worker will be in court today, facing charges he was drunk when he drove a city pick-up onto a sidewalk in the Gold Coast neighborhood on Saturdayand hit seven people.
8 Taken To Hospitals After City Truck Hits Pedestrians In Gold Coast
A Department of Streets & Sanitation driver lost control of city truck and crashed into several pedestrians — including a toddler and a group of models in a wedding photo — Saturday afternoon in the Gold Coast neighborhood.
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