The Latest Breaking News from Old Town

Virgin Hotel in the Old Town has been included on the The Observer’s list of the best hotels to open their doors in recent months - boasting a number of attractive features

Allen Cordayl, 35, was involved in a fight about 1:20 a.m. at the lounge in the 1800 block of North Clark Street when he was shot in the chest, police said.

Police shut off Chambers Street in city's Old Town as bomb disposal experts probe worrying discovery.

CHICAGO — Chicago’s Second City, the venerable comedy theater headquartered in Old Town, has a new CEO: Ed Wells, most recently executive vice president and global head of media and education for the Sesame Workshop, the producers of “Sesame Street,” formerly known as the Children’s Television Workshop.

Her Majesty The Queen's coffin will Lie at Rest in St Giles' Cathedral - located in the Old Town. Mourners will be allowed to file past the coffin from around 5.30pm today until 3pm tomorrow

The fatal attacks included a shooting early Sunday outside a bar in the Loop, and a man who was found with a gunshot wound in Old Town on the Near North Side.

Filming began back in April for the movie, with cast and crew members spotted around the capital in areas such as Roxburgh Street in the Old Town and Bruntsfield Links.

He was found with a gunshot wound in the chest in 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue, police said.

The man suffered a laceration to the wrist and was taken in critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Huge piles of rubbish has been spotted in Edinburgh's historic Old Town as the refuse worker strike continues into it's seventh day, with piles reaching six foot tall.

Many of the usual suspects made the 'best of' Edinburgh hotels list, but there was also space for accommodation bringing 'something a little different' to the heart of the capital.