Chicago Police Honor Fallen Officer Brian Strouse 20 Years After He Was Shot And Killed
An emotional ceremony on Wednesday paid tribute to fallen Chicago Police Officer Brian Strouse.
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An emotional ceremony on Wednesday paid tribute to fallen Chicago Police Officer Brian Strouse.
Out-of-control violence and a looming hot holiday weekend have almost two dozen aldermen demanding answers from Chicago Police Supt. David Brown.
At least 77 people were shot and five of them were killed in another violent weekend in Chicago.
Two months ago, the Civilian Office of Police Accountability – which investigates police shootings - recommended that Officer Evan Solano be stripped of his police powers. Only now is action being taken.
Evan Solano, the Chicago police officer who fired the shots that killed 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez in Portage Park has been stripped of his police powers, officials confirmed Monday.
Three Chicago police officers are OK after a hit-and-run crash sent them through a fence early Sunday morning on the city's West Side.
Chicago Police believe cellphone video of a merciless shooting that left a man dead and a woman critically wounded in Humboldt Park over the weekend will help them catch the suspects. But on Monday, CBS 2 Political Investigator Dana Kozlov learned one video of those crimes that was posted on social media came straight from a city camera – and should never have been made public.
Police called a SWAT team to a hotel in the heart of the Loop on Sunday afternoon, after a woman was shot.
The Englewood home where a mass shooting that left four dead and four more wounded Tuesday morning is owned by a Chicago police officer.
Chicago Police Officer Patrick Kelly, accused of shooting his friend in the head more than a decade ago, has been fired.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city has a handle on gun violence. But as CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reported, the families who are now grieving after mass shootings don't see it that way.
Part of Chicago's plan to stop a spike in gun violence includes massive overtime by police. But will longer workdays really lower crime?
As of Wednesday, it had been two years, three months, and 26 days since Anjanette Young was handcuffed naked while her home was wrongly raided by Chicago Police. Despite months of public promises from Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the city and Young are no closer to resolving the case in court.
Chicago Police stepped in on Tuesday to help a panicked mother. In this case, the mother was a duck.
Chicago Police personnel recently stopped by a doggy daycare business to talk to the owner, who said she was groped and sexually harassed by a state inspector.
Extra police presence throughout the city this holiday weekend will come through 12-hour shifts and days off canceled.
A suspect was arrested in west suburban Westmont on Monday – more than three weeks after police said he carjacked a driver on Western Avenue in the Gage Park neighborhood.
Two Chicago police officers were injured Sunday morning in a crash on the city's West Side.
A man was shot and wounded in West Englewood early Sunday, and an unmarked Chicago Police vehicle was also struck by gunfire.
During a rally in Logan Square Park, demonstrators demanded the arrest of Chicago Police Officer Evan Solano, who shot and killed Anthony Alvarez during a foot chase on March 31.
The sergeant was assisting with traffic control in the 1700 block of East 63rd Street just before midnight when he was struck by a man driving a blue Lexus, police said.
"No one has accused him of any violence. He says he followed the crowd in there, looked around, took some pictures," Chwiesiuk's attorney told CBS 2. "He's disappointed he didn't use better judgement."
Large gatherings have been causing chaos on the city's South and West Sides, with one recently even involving women dancing on top of police squad cars.
CBS 2's powerful story, "My Name is Anjanette Young," has won first place in the Better Government Association's 2021 Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting.
"That's not the behavior, obviously, that we support, and we will be holding officers accountable when appropriate," Police Supt. David Brown said.
