Chicago Police Recruit Saves The Life Of A Man Who Was Hit By A Minivan
"This was just an incidence of being in the right place at the right time," CPD recruit Timothy Sweeney said.
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"This was just an incidence of being in the right place at the right time," CPD recruit Timothy Sweeney said.
There were extra officers at Navy Pier in Chicago Thursday night where the annual fireworks display took place, and there was a huge police presence on Lake Shore Drive managing traffic.
Around noon, Chicago police tweeted that city beaches were nearing capacity and that rotating ramp closures were in effect along Lake Shore Drive.
Canutie Collins, 16, has been reported missing from the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said.
Authorities said four male victims sustained gunshot wounds standing outside near the intersection of Homan and Iowa on Chicago's West Side.
Two families involved in one case of mistaken identity met for the first time Wednesday. One family's loved one was dying only to find out after the man died that he was really the other family's relative.
Kane County State's Attorney Joseph McMahon, the special prosecutor in the case of Jason Van Dyke who was convicted of killing black teenager Laquan McDonald, says he won't seek re-election.
Anthony Heredia, 16, has been reported missing from the Little Village neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police are getting a head start on efforts to prevent violence over the 4th of July weekend, with dozens of people arrested, and nearly a dozen illegal weapons seized in a pre-holiday gun and drug crackdown.
Several Chicago police officers had a heart-warming reunion on Tuesday with the baby they helped bring into the world on Easter.
CBS 2 has learned 1,500 additional police officers will be patrolling the city this holiday weekend. Many will be undercover as they patrol along the lakefront. Officers will also be at large West Side gatherings.
Violent crime might be down in the city compared to this time last year, but a bloody weekend that saw more than 50 shot has some concerned heading into the holiday weekend.
Chicago police misidentified a man languishing in a hospital bed, leaving the wrong family to stay by his side while he died. Now because of CBS 2 reports, a state lawmaker says she wants to take steps to make sure this doesn't happen again in Illinois.
So far this year, 1,229 people have been shot in Chicago, about 100 fewer than the first six months of 2018, and the lowest total since 2015.
Otis Maxwell, 82, has been reported missing after exiting a vehicle stopped in heavy traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway near Roosevelt Road Saturday night, police said.
Daniel Romero, 17, has been reported missing from the West Lawn neighborhood, Chicago police said.
Gunfire near a fast food restaurant and carnival left one man in critical condition Saturday afternoon in West Chatham.
More than 240 guns were turned in to Chicago police at a gun buy back event in East Garfield Park Saturday.
As we inch closer to July 4, some Chicagoans worry gun violence is becoming too great a threat. Since 7 p.m. Friday, 23 people have been shot.
Anthony Grosch, 83, who suffers from dementia and was reported missing Friday, has been located and reunited with his family, according to Chicago police.
"I just want to bring this to light. I don't want to see it get swept under the rug because this is happening way too often."
Roshad McIntosh was 19 years old when he was shot and killed by a Chicago police officer in August, 2014.
He was last seen Monday in the 5100 block of South Kostner Avenue in the Archer Heights neighborhood.
A man was struck and killed in a hit and run in the 500 block of South Lake Shore Drive Tuesday night, according to the Chicago Police Department.
The officer was shot in the head around 1:30 a.m. near 37th and Prairie.
