Downtown shootings were up 220% in 2021, and it hasn't slowed down so far in 2022. They're up another 64% OVER the 2021 spike.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/10/29/22751518/downtown-chicago-loop-shootings-murder-river-north
https://chicago.suntimes.com/crime/2022/5/2/23054296/downtown-shootings-homicides-violence-moulin-rouge-nederlander-river-north-streeterville-cpd-police
Not sure what folks in here gain from pretending like everything is fine, maybe they're on Lori's payroll, idk. But as I said in my post, you'll probably be fine if you stay in Riv North. But the Loop after work is a ghost town, and crime there has sky rocketed since Covid. You need to be aware of your surroundings at all times downtown. Its not a slight against Chicago, I live here and want it to succeed, but its the reality right now. I personally know two people who have been car jacked in the River North/Old Town area in the last 2 1/2 years. This is not normal.