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An expert on federal investigations of police department misconduct said the Justice Department's probe of Chicago police use of force likely will be a worthwhile process, but also a costly one.
Gov. Bruce Rauner signed a bill Monday freeing up funds to resume prize payouts of over $600, which had been on hold since July 1.
At a packed news conference Monday afternoon, Mayor Rahm Emanuel pledged to make major changes in the Chicago Police Department, and not wait for federal investigators to do it.
The thrust of the bill is to release tax revenue on motor fuel, cellphone calls and more for local governments. There's state funding to help low-income residents pay heating bills and to keep domestic violence shelters open.
Some Chicago aldermen want to launch a City Council investigation into the Laquan McDonald case, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel administration's involvement, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Cook County prosecutors have declined to file criminal charges against a Chicago police officer who shot and killed 25-year-old Ronald Johnson, saying dashboard camera video of the shooting shows Johnson was carrying a gun when he was shot.
Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb's ban on assault weapons.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced a Justice Department civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Some Illinois Democrats suggest Congress reconsider restrictions on gun sales as way to prevent terrorist attacks.
Public safety experts say the way police officers view communities of color may set the stage for some of the fatal confrontations we've seen in recent years, like the killing of Laquan McDonald, felled by 16 bullets from an officer's gun, reports WBBM Political Editor Craig Dellimore.
Hillary Clinton, Sanders' rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, has called for a federal investigation into Laquan McDonald's death but has stopped short of asking Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign.
About 200 activists made 16 laps around City Hall on Friday, demanding a federal investigation of how Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez handled the Laquan McDonald case. They circled the building once for each time McDonald was shot by Officer Jason Van Dyke last year.
The continued tension over the Laquan McDonald case was a hot topic Friday morning at an annual prayer breakfast attended by some of the state's leading politicians, business leaders, and clergy.
A powerful alderman has defended the Chicago Police Department and ousted Supt. Garry McCarthy, as controversy over fatal police shootings continues to swirl around City Hall.
