Man charged after choking girl, 8, in South Loop restaurant restroom

CHICAGO — A man in the city’s West Town neighborhood is accused of choking an 8-year-old girl in the restroom of a South Loop store last weekend. The incident happened around 1:15 p.m. Saturday at the Jason’s Deli in the 1200 block of South Canal Street. According to police, the girl was inside the restaurant with her mother, but the two got separated and the girl went into the restroom. Read more....