Potential settlement reached in first suit alleging phony arrests by corrupt ex-Chicago police Sgt. Ronald Watts
A potential settlement agreement has been reached in the first federal lawsuit alleging phony arrests by ex-Chicago Police ...
Man killed, 2 others injured in Garfield Ridge shooting, Chicago fire officials say
Three men were shot, one fatally, Friday evening on the city's Southwest Side, Chicago fire officials said. The shooting involved a security guard and two suspects, with one of the suspects being ...
Most Chicago street festivals aren't paying police overtime, leaving taxpayers on the hook
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests ...
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling lays out department's challenges at City Council budget hearing
Snelling laid out the challenges the department is facing—and how, following the imposition of a consent decree, it can help ...
1 in custody after attempting to burglarize business overnight in Lincoln Park
A burglar was taken into custody after he attempted to run after breaking into a Lincoln Park business with two others who got away, Chicago police said. Shortly after 3:30 a.m. Friday, three ...
Squad car hit as CPD officers respond to attempted burglary at Lincoln Park business: VIDEO
CHICAGO (WLS) -- A Chicago police squad car was hit as officers responded to an attempted burglary early Friday morning, surveillance video shows. It happened in the 2600-block of North Halsted Street ...
Chicago police brass push for more funding in City Council hearing
Leadership from the Chicago Police Department pushed for more funding for the department in the upcoming budget in a City Council hearing, one day after a $300 million property tax hike was shot down ...
Cook County judge gives parents, not husband, custody of remains of woman who died at South Loop high-rise
The intrigue surrounding Caitlin Tracey's death has grown since her body was found with a severed foot at the bottom of a ...
Top cop Larry Snelling affirms commitment to consent decree, wins reversal of one of Mayor Johnson's cuts
To improve officer wellness and prevent police suicides, the Chicago Police Department needs a mental health clinician in every one of its 22 police districts, according to the department's initial ...