Near West Side

Henry Moorer, a 33-year-old Chicago resident, was sentenced to eight years in federal prison for robbing a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier on the Near West Side in 2022. He pleaded guilty to a federal robbery charge in October 2025.

A man died after being shot on Thursday afternoon in Chicago's Near West Side, according to officials.

Three people were injured in an early-morning drive-by shooting on Chicago's Near West Side. The incident occurred just after 3 a.m. in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street, with victims including a 24-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman, and a third individual. Police are investigating the shooting.

The $7 billion 1901 Project, led by Michael Reinsdorf and Danny Wirtz, broke ground on the Near West Side to transform parking lots around the United Center into a mixed-use development with a music hall, hotel, retail, and housing. The first phase, including a 6,000-seat music hall and hotel, is set for completion in Spring 2028, with all six phases projected to finish by 2040.

Construction has begun on the $7 billion 1901 Project, a private development transforming parking lots around the United Center in Chicago's Near West Side. The Wirtz and Reinsdorf families, along with officials, announced the project, which is expected to create 2,400 construction jobs and thousands of permanent jobs.

The 1901 Project groundbreaking is set for Wednesday in Chicago's United Center parking lot on the Near West Side. The project aims to transform development in the area.