Activists Ramp Up Push For Civilian Oversight Of Chicago Police Department
Concerned citizens, aldermen, and other leaders tackled police misconduct during a virtual town hall on Saturday.
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Concerned citizens, aldermen, and other leaders tackled police misconduct during a virtual town hall on Saturday.
For almost a third of his life, he said he has lived in fear that any time he got in his car Chicago police officers would pull him over, take out their guns and force him out of his car.
A Chicago Police officer was shot and wounded late Thursday afternoon in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
The Chicago Public Schools Board of Education on Wednesday approved a plan to start the 2021-2022 school year about a week early.
Activists turned out Wednesday in front of the Grand Motel in the South Side's Washington Heights neighborhood, in support of a little girl who was sexually assaulted there last October.
A Chicago police officer was injured Wednesday morning, when a woman ran a red light and crashed into the officer's squad car in Bronzeville.
A Chicago Police Department (CPD) officer who bragged on camera about having killed someone spent months assigned to the department's team designed to improve police-community relations.
A police chase through several neighborhoods on the Northwest Side ended in a crash Monday night.
At least 21 people were shot in Chicago this weekend, and four of them had been killed.
Hundreds of pancakes were served Sunday to buy protective vests for Chicago Police officers, at Ald. Matt O'Shea's seventh annual Get Behind the Vest Pancake Breakfast.
A gunman has surrendered after he barricaded himself in a building in Chicago's South Austin neighborhood Saturday morning.
Five child sex offenders remained free until the CBS 2 Investigators got involved.
A Chicago Police officer already stripped of his police powers has now been charged criminally after shooting two men while off duty back in December.
Chicago Police have stepped up security in Asian-American neighborhoods after the shooting rampage in the Atlanta area that killed eight people this week.
Four people were arrested after kidnapping and robbing two men, Tuesday night, who thought they were meeting a woman they met online.
A Ravenswood neighborhood guitar shop's manager said a Chicago Police officer wanted to do some in-store shopping – but the manager turned him away per the store's COVID policy. The officer later criticized the store on a social media post – in uniform.
Police on Tuesday released surveillance images of two people who are wanted in relation to the shooting of an off-duty Chicago Police officer a day earlier.
Chicago Police have launched an internal investigation – admitting they dropped the ball in the case of a 10-year-old girl targeted in a string of sexual assaults.
After wrapping up a more than three-year investigation of Chicago police officers who served under corrupt former Sgt. Ronald Watts, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Monday delivered its findings to Police Supt David Brown.
There were questions late Sunday after a Chicago Police sergeant was shot and wounded in broad daylight outside the Gresham District police station.
A person is in custody Thursday afternoon, after a Chicago police officer fired shots during a foot chase in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday released video and other materials from an incident where an officer shot a woman in Lawndale back in January.
Ald. Chris Taliaferro said he's recommending sponsors of the Anjanette Young Ordinance speak with the mayor about "working together on responsible legislation."
After several shootings in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood this month, including two involving 11-year-old children, officers are bringing back an old strategy to target gang violence in the neighborhood.
Chef Art Smith said the carjacking and fatal shooting of his employee, Darwin Tirado, 22, was devastating not only to his family but also to the larger community.
In observance of Presidents' Day, the museum opened its 13-acre campus for free and unveiled a new exhibit that connects the city to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Billionaire Thomas Pritzker will be stepping down as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels and will not be seeking reelection for the position over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he announced on Monday.
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts and manager Craig Counsell delivered a message to the Cubs team before their first full-squad workout.
Action in Springfield this week could jumpstart the seemingly stalled negotiations between the Chicago Bears and Illinois state lawmakers on a deal to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.
Action in Springfield this week could jumpstart the seemingly stalled negotiations between the Chicago Bears and Illinois state lawmakers on a deal to build a new stadium in Arlington Heights.
Amid rising property tax bills in Chicago, Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi – whose office plays a key role in determining individual property owners' tax burdens – is running for a third term against a former employee trying to take his seat.
After setting social media abuzz by saying aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us."
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
An 11th Congressional District candidate, Tedora Brown, was left off the ballot after she was accused of gathering fake signatures to run for office.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
BP refinery workers in Northwest Indiana hit the picket line this past weekend as they escalate their fight for a contract.
Funkytown has now received a $3.7 million grant from the City of Chicago. The money will be used to create a new brewery and tap room on the Near West Side.
With his name now hanging in the rafters, former Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose is helping the United Center with its major redevelopment.
A potential bidding war is taking shape for the Daily Herald, the newspaper of record for suburban Chicago.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
The former president said he admires how Pope Leo "got his hands dirty" and worked in places that needed the most help.
Police in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin, have released new dash camera video of the Feb. 4 high-speed chase that ended in Illinois.
A memorial honoring Darwin Tirado, 22, has grown in Northalsted since the deadly shooting last Wednesday.
A memorial honoring Darwin Tirado, 22, has grown in Northalsted since the deadly shooting last Wednesday.
In observance of Presidents' Day, the Naper Settlement Museum opened its 13-acre campus for free and unveiled a new exhibit connecting Naperville to the 250th anniversary of the United States.
Loved ones are remembering Ofelia Torres as a brave advocate, after the teenager died after successfully fighting to get her father released from immigration detention.
A driver was seriously injured when a suspect fleeing from police crashed into his pickup truck on the Near West Side of Chicago, following a police chase that started in west suburban Cicero.
Billionaire Thomas Pritzker will be stepping down as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels and will not be seeking reelection for the position over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, he announced on Monday.
Police said the deadly shooting during a high school boys' hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, appears to have stemmed from a family dispute.
Chef Art Smith said the carjacking and fatal shooting of his employee, Darwin Tirado, 22, was devastating not only to his family but also to the larger community.
Chef Art Smith said the carjacking and fatal shooting of his employee, Darwin Tirado, 22, was devastating not only to his family but also to the larger community.
A state lawmaker is joining the growing call for accountability from the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services about past abuse allegations before an 8-year-old boy's murder.
Chicago's rodent problem is well known, but a new pilot program testing rat birth control to curb the population in problem areas is underway to help rein it in.
From Kat Abughazaleh to Jason Friedman, some surprising names lead in fundraising in Illinois' primary elections.
The move means the United States Environmental Protection Agency will no longer regulate greenhouse gases emitted from sources like cars, trucks and power plants.
Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts and manager Craig Counsell delivered a message to the Cubs team before their first full-squad workout.
Newly acquired Luisangel Acuna was among the White Sox players getting on the field for the first time.
The NBA Hall of Famer bear-hugged Reddick in victory lane and then jointly hoisted the Harley J. Earl trophy with the 23XI Racing driver.
Illinois pulled down 15 offensive rebounds, which led to 17 second-chance points, and outrebounded Indiana 38-25.
Saint Patrick High School in Chicago's Portage Park neighborhood finished third in Class 3A last year in what was a historic moment for the basketball program — marking their first ever trip to Champaign.
A 14-year-old girl was shot Sunday morning in a home unincorporated Oswego Township, and a male victim was later found shot dead in the same home.
A device that can pick up certain electronic signals is being used in the search for Nancy Guthrie, as it may detect emissions from her pacemaker, sources told CBS News.
A woman was hospitalized Monday after being shot in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood.
Police early Monday were searching for an attacker who shot and wounded two young men in Chicago's West Ridge or West Rogers Park neighborhood.
Chicago police were conducting a homicide investigation early Monday after a shooting in the city's Englewood neighborhood.
