Chicago Police Prepare For New Year's Eve Celebrations
New Year's Eve celebrations are happening across the city on Saturday and Chicago police are already preparing.
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New Year's Eve celebrations are happening across the city on Saturday and Chicago police are already preparing.
William Hanhardt, a former high-ranking Chicago Police official who spent years in prison for running a mob-connected jewel-theft ring, has died at age 88.
Five Chicago Police officers were injured when two squad cars slammed into each other early Saturday along the border of the Grand Crossing and South Shore neighborhoods.
Three Chicago Police officers are being credited with saving the life of a man who suffered an apparent heart attack Thursday afternoon on a West Side Humboldt Park neighborhood street.
Chicago will end 2016 with nearly 800 murders, a level of bloodshed not seen in two decades, as city leaders struggle to find a solution to the surge in gun violence this year.
Every officer on the street will have a body camera by the end of next year, which is a full year earlier than shown in the city budget.
The Chicago Police Department will be equipping every patrol officer in the city with body cameras a year ahead of schedule.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson is moving to discipline four more officers for alleged misconduct in connection with the 2014 Laquan McDonald shooting — but he's not seeking to fire any of them, a police spokesman said Friday.
About 2:45 a.m., a Pontiac was speeding west on West Division Street when the vehicle drifted across the center line and struck a taxi, then caused a chain-reaction crash with three vehicles stopped at a red light at the intersection with North Orleans Street, according to Chicago Police.
John Gorman had been drinking before he got behind the wheel on Nov. 23, 2014, but off-duty Merrionette Park police officer Dominic Dimaggio and his friend Charles Ostrowski were behaving aggressively and in an "threatening manner," Judge James Linn said.
Chicago Police are investigating the death of a 7-month-old girl Friday night in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
Shortly after 4 a.m., the 21-year-old was at the wheel of a car that hit the community room of the 8th District station at 3420 W. 63rd St., according to police.
Officer Robert Rialmo claims his return to patrol was no mistake by police brass, and he was put back on desk duty only because of a rift with city lawyers in a lawsuit filed by the families of the shooting victims.
Cook County prosecutors agreed Wednesday to vacate the conviction of a man who was arrested by corrupt Chicago Police Sgt. Ronald Watts and his officers — the third time this year that someone arrested by Watts' team has been exonerated.
Chicago's newest police recruit might not be tall enough to reach the pedals on a squad car, but he definitely means business.
On Oct. 12, Chicago Police officers David Watson and Paul Moreno received a call of "shots fired/person shot" over their cruiser's radio.
CPD Supt. Eddie Johnson has ordered an audit to determine why the 2004 investigation of Poulos' possible ownership interest in a bar, a violation of department policy, has never been closed.
For women officers, the stress they face on the street, in the department and at home can add up. CBS 2's Sandra Torres reports.
Two Chicago Police officers who were captured on video beating an ex-con at a late-night restaurant in 2006 have resigned from the department.
For the seventh time in the past two weeks, police came under fire in Chicago, when someone fired shots at officers near the campus of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Chicago Police Officer William Pruente was convicted of perjury, official misconduct and obstruction of justice.
Members of the Chicago Police Department held a procession on Wednesday to honor Bob, explosive detection dog on the canine unit that had to be euthanized due to a brain tumor.
Khaled Shaar joined the force in 1999. Chicago Police Department records show 23 complaints -- five for excessive force and three for domestic violence. CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
Two police officers were injured in a car accident Sunday while responding to a separate crash.
Five people were arrested after a five-hour standoff that started late Thursday when at least one person fired shots at a Chicago Police supervisor in the South Chicago neighborhood, police said.
