Former Milwaukee Cop Charged In Fatal Shooting That Sparked Riots
District Attorney John Chisholm charged Dominique Heaggan-Brown with first-degree reckless homicide.
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District Attorney John Chisholm charged Dominique Heaggan-Brown with first-degree reckless homicide.
The bitter cold in the Chicago area has lit a fire under people to call for urgent repairs around their homes.
Some Chicago aldermen have suggested allowing people with minor criminal convictions to become police officers, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel sounded open to the idea.
The audience at the Goodman Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" Wednesday night had a special treat when Blackhawks legend Denis Savard took the stage.
Temperatures were at a frigid 2 below zero in Chicago at dawn, with a brutal wind chill of 18 below, meaning commuters had to endure a teeth-chattering wait for buses and trains as they headed out Thursday morning.
Posen Police Chief Doug Hoglund said police responded to a crash in the 14300 block of Harrison Avenue around 3 a.m.
Cook County prosecutors agreed Wednesday to vacate the conviction of a man who was arrested by corrupt Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his officers — the third time this year that someone arrested by Watts' team has been exonerated.
Timothy Harmon was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he died at 2:39 p.m., authorities said. An autopsy ruled his death a homicide by child abuse.
The fatal shooting happened at 10:10 p.m. in the West Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
While crime does not respect municipal boundaries, police agencies in Cook County have no uniform way to compare their crime data or trace weapons used in crime, according to a report from a county task force on gun violence.
The suspect did not show a weapon at 5:23 p.m. when he robbed the TCF Bank branch at 7122 W. 40th St., according to the FBI. No injuries were reported.
A photographer captures pictures of dozens from around country, all gathering to shed light on police-involved shootings. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Some schools announced they would close Thursday, with temperatures expected to sink to single digits, but the Chicago Public Schools system was planning on business as usual.
Most of those walking through Lake Shore East park Wednesday afternoon were canines and their humans.
The partnership is expected to generate non-fare revenue for Metra and bring customers to stations.
