OFFICIALS have threatened to bring criminal charges against the Chicago nightclub where 21 people were killed in a stampede, saying the owners violated a court order by keeping the club open.

Chicago officials today threatened to seek criminal charges against the night club where 21 people were killed in a stampede, saying the owners violated a court order by keeping the club open.

A mob dragged two men out of a van after an accident and beat them to death with bricks, stones and their bare hands.

These are tough times for the Chicago Police Department.