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More protests are scheduled for Saturday after a night of violence as protesters marched through the streets of Chicago overnight demanding justice for George Floyd.
The police tactic that led to the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is forbidden in the City of Chicago—a change in policy made in 2017.
"Until further notice, large gatherings will only be monitored until the crowd disperse on it's own," a CPD memo to commanders and officers states.
"This will give us more officers to improve our neighborhood policing efforts and provide a greater opportunity to strengthen the relationships with the residents we serve," CPD Supt. David Brown said.
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown on Thursday evening launched the city's plan to fight summer violence.
A total of 551 members of the Chicago Police Department have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
John Fulton and Anthony Mitchell say they were forced into making false confessions when they were teenagers.
A swing set served as the backdrop for a drive-by shooting that was caught on a Ring doorbell camera on the Southwest Side this past weekend.
Chicago police have recovered an SUV that was used to run down a woman in a hit-and-run crash Monday.
Hundreds of people were gathered near 79th and Drexel Monday night.
A Memorial Day rally calling for an end to the Illinois stay-at-home order was broken up early by Chicago Police.
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the West Pullman neighborhood Monday morning.
Chicago police said a woman stabbed several men near an apartment building and then someone stabbed her.
A total of 538 members of the Chicago Police Department have now tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
It's Memorial Day weekend, and Chicago police are urging driver to buckle up and slow down. They are in high gear on a traffic enforcement mission.
A CTA bus was struck by a driver fleeing a shooter in the Woodland neighborhood.
Beaches like North Avenue will remain closed, so the though and hope is that violence wont be as high with people at home. But police aren't taking any chances.
Starting with the Memorial Day weekend, the SOC will monitor activity throughout the city every weekend this summer, and deploy resources and services as needed.
Sgt. Khalil Muhammad shot Ricardo Hayes, then 18, in the arm and chest in the Morgan Park neighborhood on Aug. 13, 2017. City attorneys said Hayes functions at the cognitive level of a first-grader.
A total of 515 members of the Chicago Police Department have now reported positive tests for COVID-19.
"I'm shocked by the fact that we've made any arrests. That you're in jail for coming outside or promoting something that we're trying to restrict."
Early on Aug. 13, 2017, Sgt. Khalil Muhammad shot Ricardo Hayes, then 18, in the arm and chest on the 11100 block of South Hermosa Avenue in Morgan Park.
A 13-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot in the Washington Park neighborhood.
A total of 511 members of the Chicago Police Department have now reported positive tests for COVID-19.
"A lot of times, we're like the hidden heroes. We don't get a lot of acknowledgment," registered nurse Jammie Lewis said.
Cook County prosecutors on Monday are expected to offer a plea deal to Keshia Golden, a woman charged with killing her boyfriend in 2022, which she has said was self-defense.
President Trump said tariffs on Canadian automotive and steel imports will rise to 50% on January 1, 2027, in a social media post.
After losing one of the closest House races in the country, Democrat Christina Bohannan is campaigning earlier and deeper into rural Iowa, including counties she did not visit before the 2024 election.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said Monday that there was "no apology necessary" on her part over a heated text exchange with former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently.
Almost two weeks since power was knocked out in Northwest Indiana, tens of thousands of people were still in the dark on Monday morning.
President Trump said tariffs on Canadian automotive and steel imports will rise to 50% on January 1, 2027, in a social media post.
After losing one of the closest House races in the country, Democrat Christina Bohannan is campaigning earlier and deeper into rural Iowa, including counties she did not visit before the 2024 election.
Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas said Monday that there was "no apology necessary" on her part over a heated text exchange with former Cook County Commissioner Richard Boykin recently.
Researchers and disability rights advocates warn that the dismantling of the Education Department and its erosions of civil rights oversight risk widening the disparities autistic children face.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Cook County homeowners are again facing a sharper increase in property taxes this year than businesses, the Office of Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas announced Monday.
Contracted linemen from out of state sat idle in a Griffith church parking lot for hours without work orders from NIPSCO, as residents in Northwest Indiana approach two weeks without power.
A law firm has filed a class action lawsuit against NIPSCO, alleging the utility's failure to manage trees and vegetation has left thousands of Northwest Indiana residents without power for up to two weeks.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
A new Illinois law signed by Gov. Pritzker offers up to $1,000 to eligible homeowners hit by storm damage, but the money won't be available until next year — and the program only covers certain areas of Chicago.
Dozens of cases of E. coli and salmonella in multiple states are linked to an alfalfa grower in Minnesota, health officials say.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
Researchers from the University of Chicago have uncovered some information on how space travel affects — or actually doesn't affect — the heart.
As people age, it becomes crucial to do whatever possible to protect from issues like memory loss. But leading neurologist Dr. David Perlmutter said the process actually starts well before advanced age.
The Illinois Department of Public Health is not adopting new federal child vaccine guidelines and will continue following recommendations by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
An expert blames Illinois lawmakers and "internecine political problems" for the failure to seal a deal for a new stadium within the state for the Chicago Bears.
Real estate investment and development firm Concord Capital has acquired nine apartment buildings on Elaine Place, a single-block residential street in Chicago's East Lakeview community.
The Chicago Plan Commission voted Thursday to approve a plan to redevelop Ford City Mall into an industrial complex, despite objections from some neighbors.
A new Barnes & Noble bookstore opened in the heart of downtown Chicago on Wednesday, while separately, a building that used to house an old Barnes & Noble store in the Gold Coast was being demolished.
The Original Rainbow Cone celebrated its 100th anniversary on Sunday with a special event at its Beverly location.
Madonna leads all artists with 11 nominations at this year's MTV VMAs, and a full sweep would tie her with Beyoncé and Taylor Swift for the most VMA wins in history.
Hayden Panettiere, who starred in "Remember the Titans" as a child actor and rose to fame in the series "Heroes," has died at the age of 36. The coroner's office says she was found in cardiac arrest.
Buddy Guy was honored with the Chicago Music Legend Award at the Obama Presidential Center's Chicago Culture Ball this weekend.
Bal Khabra is the author of the four-part series "Off the Ice," a college hockey romance collection that is wrapping up at just the right time.
Crews need about a week and a half to tear down the festival site before the city can begin its own inspection — and past cleanup costs have topped $1 million.
A young pilot is making headlines for executing an incredible water landing in the Atlantic Ocean, narrowly missing a crowded beach in Boca Raton, Florida.
Meteorologist Kylee Miller has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, Aug. 24, 2026.
President Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the U.S. will impose a 50% tariff on all Canadian automotive and steel imports, effective Jan. 1, 2027, after trade talks between the two nations collapsed.
Cook County prosecutors on Monday are expected to offer a plea deal to Keshia Golden, a woman charged with killing her boyfriend in 2022, which she has said was self-defense.
The theme for the first day at the school in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood was Poe Classical University, with a focus on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the importance of a college education. Darius Johnson reports.
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is calling for an investigation of NIPSCO's response to the widespread outages from this month's storms.
Grayson, 32, was found guilty last October of second-degree murder for the shooting of Sonya Massey and was serving a 20-year sentence.
A report of a possible kidnapping in Rosemont, Illinois, turned out to involve a missing child from Chicago who made false claims, police in the northwest Chicago suburb said Monday morning.
Monday marked the first day of class for more than 300,000 Chicago Public Schools students, but uncertainty remains about CPS' funding for the 2026-2027 school year.
Cook County prosecutors on Monday are expected to offer a plea deal to Keshia Golden, a woman charged with killing her boyfriend in 2022, which she has said was self-defense.
She was counting down the days to the first day of 5th grade until her school district told her she didn't have a spot there. Now, a federal judge has ordered the district to put the 10-year-old girl with autism back in her neighborhood school.
Who you gonna call if someone locks you out of your own charity? That's the question members of a Ghostbusters-themed nonprofit say they're asking.
Residents of Ogleby Towers on Wednesday morning spoke out about the system that constantly changes their rent, which they say makes it hard to budget.
CEO of the Illinois Quantum and Microelectronics Park, Harley Johnson, gave CBS News Chicago an exclusive look inside the new park in South Chicago.
The Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation last inspected South Chicago Chapel funeral home in October, 10 months before 56 decomposing bodies were found there.
The WNBA has been the subject of recent debates on whether transgender women should be allowed to participate in the league.
Senior defensive back Mark Johnson signed up to be on the national bone marrow registry, and when he got the call, he came through.
The Sky were eliminated from the playoff race with the loss and a win by Washington on Sunday night.
Cubs blew out the Seattle Mariners 19-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep.
It was Peters' third walk-off hit of the season.
At least four people were killed, and 17 more were injured, in weekend shootings across Chicago as of Sunday, according to police.
Chicago police this weekend issued a warning about a string of armed robberies in the city's Bronzeville community.
Illinois State Police and the FBI announced this weekend that they may have a new lead, though not a suspect, in the 1992 murder of college student Tammy Zywicki.
Chicago police were investigating early Sunday after a man was slashed to death the night before in Washington Park.
A man was shot and killed Saturday night while sitting in a sport-utility vehicle in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood.
