Bars, Stores Already Receiving Citations For Not Following Social Distancing
As the city tries to prevent groups from gathering, the mayor says a big issue has been people loitering outside stores that sell liquor.
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As the city tries to prevent groups from gathering, the mayor says a big issue has been people loitering outside stores that sell liquor.
Some people just aren't listening when it comes to the stay-at-home order.
The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday that it now has 180 officers and staff who have reported positive test results for coronavirus.
The coronavirus pandemic is not only straining resources in Chicago hospitals but also on the streets. Despite the stay-at-home order, police responded to 19 shootings Tuesday night, six of which were homicides.
Wednesday marked five months to the day since Charlie Beck was given the job as Chicago's interim police superintendent.
The number of Chicago Police officers who have tested positive for the coronavirus has now topped 100.
The Chicago Police Department as of Monday had 95 confirmed cases of coronavirus – including one additional civilian member.
A Chicago police officer was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop early Monday morning.
Chicago Police as of Saturday had confirmed a total of 91 cases of COVID-19 within the department.
Thursday the Chicago Police Department was hit with the news of an officer's death related to COVID-19, and now the wife of a sergeant says more needs to be done to protect the staff.
One officer so far, Officer Marco DiFranco, 50, has died of complications from the virus.
The decision means DiFranco's family will receive various forms of financial support, including pension, life insurance, and other benefits.
Lightfoot also again extended her condolences to the family of CPD Officer Marco DiFranco, who died early Thursday from the novel coronavirus.
Brown served more than 30 years on the police force in Dallas before stepping down as chief in 2016.
A total of 74 Chicago Police officers and two civilian employees have been infected with the coronavirus, and one 21-year veteran officer who was a husband and father has now died. Now, several police staff are asking, are they safe?
A Chicago police officer has died of COVID-19, the first coronavirus death for the department.
A total of 76 Chicago Police officers and staff have now tested positive for coronavirus, the department said in a memo Thursday.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said police are prepared to continue enforcing her order shutting down the lakefront, the Chicago Riverwalk, and the 606 trail to prevent a repeat of large crowds risking the spread of COVID-19.
CPD Deputy Chief of Patrol Ernest Cato III, Aurora Police Chief Kristen Ziman, and former Dallas Police Chief David Brown are the three nominees to permanently replace former Supt. Eddie Johnson.
The Chicago Police Department on Wednesday reported that the number of coronavirus cases within its officers and staff have risen to 64.
March crime records show a 10% decrease in crime from last March, according to Chicago police.
Sources on Tuesday said three finalists have been named to head up the Chicago Police Department.
"We must do everything we can to be responsive to the needs of our heroes on the front lines of this fight," Mayor Lightfoot said.
Nearly five months after launching a nationwide search for a permanent successor to former Police Supt. Eddie Johnson, the Chicago Police Board is set to meet on Wednesday to announce the three nominees it is recommending to Mayor Lori Lightfoot.
Chicago Police on Monday announced that 29 more officers and other staff have tested positive for coronavirus since Friday – bringing the total number infected to 50.
