Ald. Reilly call for closure of River North bar after 8 wounded in mass shooting

Four of the wounded in a melee outside Blum restaurant and bar in River North were in critical condition.

Neighbors say the bar is a known spot for trouble in the area.
 
Updated Oct 8, 2023, 7:14pm CDT




Bullets shattered windows at Blum restaurant and bar in River North after a mass shooting outside the establishment early Sunday. A bouncer was wounded in a shooting at the site two years ago.

Eight people were wounded in a shooting early Sunday outside a restaurant in River North, and residents and the local alderperson want the establishment shut down.

A group of people were fighting outside Blum restaurant and bar about 2:40 a.m. in the 300 block of West Erie Street when gunfire erupted, Chicago police said.

Five people were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital with gunshot wounds. Two men were in critical condition. A 27-year-old woman, a 25-year-old man and a 27-year-old man were in good condition or stabilized at the hospital.