Mayor Brandon Johnson on Saturday acknowledged the impact incidents like Friday night's shooting can have on events like this one. Chicago police said an additional 300 officers are positioned for the parade and the fireworks afterwards, on top of District 1 officers and 700 officers that were brought in Friday night.

Two shooting incidents in Chicago's downtown area on November 21, 2025, resulted in at least one fatality and eight injuries. The violence occurred near the Chicago Theatre and on South Dearborn Street,

A shooting near the Chicago Theater in the city's Loop neighborhood Friday evening prompted a heavy police response in the area. Around 10:20 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said they were responding to a shooting near State and Lake Streets, authorities said.

Chicago police responded to reports of shots fired and multiple people shot late Friday night outside the Chicago Theatre, just hours after the city lit the official Christmas tree at Millennium Park just blocks away.

Multiple police officers were attacked while responding to a shooting in Chicago on Friday evening in which at least five victims were shot.

Prosecutors had accused Marimar Martinez and another defendant of ramming their cars into a federal vehicle in October. Her legal team argued it was federal agents who rammed her.

A man shot by Chicago police​ earlier this week in the Washington Park neighborhood has been charged with aggravated assault and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon.