74 Murders In July Keep Chicago On Pace To Top 2016
More than 400 people have been slain in Chicago this year, compared to 390 through the end of July 2016.
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More than 400 people have been slain in Chicago this year, compared to 390 through the end of July 2016.
The $95 million public safety training campus in West Garfield Park will replace Chicago's police and fire training academies.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said this is an example of a new program helping officers keep a potentially dangerous situation from escalating.
The settlement is expected to be approved Monday by the City Council's Finance Committee.
Here is a look at five of the most high profile police settlements - dealing with excessive force and lofty sums of money - that took place since 2011:
A man who beat a first-degree murder charge last month is suing the cops and prosecutor who tried to put him in prison.
Police say almost all the thefts of catalytic converters happened late at night, or in the overnight hours.
Chicago's new Civilian Office of Police Accountability opens for business Sept. 15 with 140 full-time employees, 90 of them investigators.
A young Chicago man might be deported next week because he says Chicago police call him a gang member.
Officers responded "after a tip a possible evidence" in the 4500 block of South Wood, in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police tell CBS 2.
Two Chicago Police Officers involved in a shooting in May were recognized Tuesday by the Police Memorial Foundation.
A liquor store identified by police as a "hot spot for gang loitering" was padlocked Saturday after four shootings nearby since June 18.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said detectives have learned someone was driving around Saturday passing out free samples of "suspected heroin."
Det. David March and officers Joseph Walsh and Thomas Gaffney are charged with obstruction of justice, conspiracy, and official misconduct.
Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said the weekend's bloodshed was "unacceptable" and "frustrating."
Chicago police officers soon will patrol the streets in some sharp new wheels, and the high-tech cruisers are being made in Chicago.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson said there have been no credible threats to the city ahead of the 37th annual Taste of Chicago.
Three people, including two Chicago police officers, were injured in a squad car crash in the Englewood neighborhood on Tuesday.
Chicago Police are hoping a series of raids will help keep the city safe this holiday.
As of Friday night, 1,752 people had been shot in the city during the first half of this year, leaving 309 dead.
Black Lives Matter organizer Kofi Amedola said the nation will be watching Chicago when Officer Jason Van Dyke is tried for murder.
Chicago's Inspector General says that the court-enforced decree may be the only way to maintain public confidence in the process.
Chicago police are about to get some help from the feds that will help them test ballistics on the spot after a shooting.
The two male officers suffered minor injuries in the crash, police said. They were taken to a hospital, where they were treated and released
Kenya Washington, 28, is charged with murder and attempted murder, according to Chicago Police.
A man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's 11-month-old son in west suburban Aurora in 2010.
A man's body was found at a beach in north suburban Evanston, Illinois, Friday morning.
The Obama Presidential Center in Chicago is commemorating the former president's most controversial clothing choice by giving out free stickers to visitors wearing a tan suit Friday.
Part of the facade of a restaurant in Winnetka, Illinois, collapsed on Friday, sending concrete onto the sidewalk.
Far-right political commentator and deportation advocate Milo Yiannopoulos is currently in ICE custody, the agency's database shows.
Far-right political commentator and deportation advocate Milo Yiannopoulos is currently in ICE custody, the agency's database shows.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked the U.S. Postal Service from enforcing its new requirements for mail voting for the November midterm elections.
The executive order directs the Interior Department to update the Geographic Names Information System, changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America.
President Trump has accused oil companies like Chevron and ExxonMobil of "making too much money." He owns shares of both.
New rules governing who can use electronic bikes and scooters, including where and how fast they go, will go into effect next year following Gov. JB Pritzker's signature on Wednesday.
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.
Patients taking the first-of-a-kind pill, called daraxonrasib, lived for a median of 13.2 months compared with 6.7 months for chemotherapy recipients, studies showed.
Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood, Illinois, used performed a complex operation to preserve mobility for a 3-year-old boy who had to have part of his leg amputated after suffering a horrific accident with a lawnmower.
Possible measles exposures have been reported at a high school in Maple Park, Illinois, and a pediatric clinic in South Elgin, Kane County health officials said.
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.
A Wisconsin prosecutor says he will not file election bribery charges against billionaire Elon Musk even though the state's bipartisan elections commission said he likely broke state law.
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.
People around the world, including Chicago, continued to gather Wednesday to pay tribute to the late Dolly Parton.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Audience members at a stage performance of "9 to 5: The Musical" in the U.K. were heard gasping aloud at the news of Dolly Parton's death Tuesday.
Dolly Parton was a native and lifelong resident of Tennessee, but she made numerous visits and forged numerous ties to Chicago over the years.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
A new Chicago grant program will help increase access to fresh food in neighborhoods impacted by divestment, which have become food deserts.
Nearly 200 people are looking for homes after being evicted from the backstretch at Hawthorne Race Course.
Check your Conair products. The company is recalling more grill brushes.
Quiet weather closes out the week with a mix of sunshine and clouds on Friday.
Take a look inside Sisters, now playing at Writers Theatre.
Part of the facade of a restaurant in Winnetka, Illinois, collapsed on Friday, sending concrete onto the sidewalk.
A Vernon Hills softball hitting coach is charged with sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl he was training, and police believe he may have fled the state.
Chicago police said one person is in custody after an early morning armed robbery and attempted carjacking involving six suspects.
A man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's 11-month-old son in west suburban Aurora in 2010.
A man's body was found at a beach in north suburban Evanston, Illinois, Friday morning.
Police in west suburban Oak Brook used a new tool aimed at limiting high-speed chases to catch a fleeing van while responding to a burglary call overnight.
The program was launched by the utility company last year, with some saying it makes it easier to address problem poles.
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.
Romo was cited with passing on the right, possessing open intoxicants and operating a vehicle while intoxicated, court records show.
Peters hit a two-run shot that made it 6-2 in the fifth. He and Munetaka Murakami are the first rookies in franchise history to homer in five straight games in the same season.
Eduardo Rodriguez struck out nine in seven innings, Jordan Lawlar homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0.
Pinch-hitter Ryan Waldschmidt hit a game-winning, two-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning and the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied to stun the Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-10, 250-pound former NBA player was removed from Sunday's game after he was confronted by Sky guard Natasha Cloud.
A man has been charged with killing his live-in girlfriend's 11-month-old son in west suburban Aurora in 2010.
A man was arrested and charged this week with exposing himself to a woman in the parking lot of a school in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
The man charged with setting a woman on fire on the Chicago Transit Authority Blue Line was due in court Thursday for a competency hearing.
Chicago police early Thursday were investigating a crash-and-grab burglary at a gas station in the North Lawndale neighborhood.
An 18-year-old man has pleaded guilty to killing 10-year-old Lily Peters in Wisconsin four years ago. He was then given a life sentence with the possibility of extended supervision after 25 years.
