Activists Call For Elected Police Oversight Agency
Advocates for an elected civilian police oversight board turned out for a City Council hearing on police accountability Wednesday afternoon.
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Advocates for an elected civilian police oversight board turned out for a City Council hearing on police accountability Wednesday afternoon.
Chicago Police Supt. Eddie Johnson says there could have been more officers on the streets in the bloody end of the July Fourth weekend.
Police say that about 6 a.m., the male officer was in the rest room when a noisemaker-type firework went off.
Dressed in shorts and a Hawaiian shirt as he was driving through Roscoe Village with his son, Officer Sean Hayes said he was "in the right place at the right time" when a cyclist was doored by a female motorist, causing a serious injury to his neck.
But will it do any good? CBS 2's Vince Gersole reports.
With 24 people shot within 24 hours from Thursday into Friday, Chicago police were worried about a potentially bloody 4th of July holiday weekend.
Two robbery suspects were killed in a crash in West Pullman following a police chase that started in Tinley Park. Four Chicago police officers and two other robbery suspects also were were injured in the wreck.
Instead of a call from neighbors to end the violence, there was a call from Chicago police in Roseland, as officers were out in force Wednesday night, hoping neighbors will join efforts with police on the streets.
One minute a Muslim woman was running to catch her train, the next she was tackled by Chicago police officers, and it didn't end there.
Kids playing baseball on a sunny afternoon isn't news, but what's happening in Englewood this summer certainly is.
The Chicago Police Department agreed Wednesday to charge the former third-ranking member of the Chicago Fire Department with misdemeanor DUI for crashing his city-owned SUV near Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park with a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit.
In the midst of one of the most violent years in recent memory, the Chicago Police Department was shaking things up to get more officers on the streets.
Each police district has at least 30 active duty officers who are CIT trained, with some districts having 75. The Englewood District has the most certified officers at 92.
Security at the Pride Parade on Sunday remains top of mind for police and North Side businesses alike, two weeks after the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
A 16-year-old boy has been arrested in the shooting death of a city worker who was killed walking out of a Starbucks in Bronzeville just across the street from Police Headquarters.
The singer famously went missing for a 24-hour period in May while staying at a home in Wilmette, and was later found safe.
If it's all in a day's work, it was a remarkable one for a Chicago Police officer.
They're ready to hit the streets of Chicago to serve and protect.
Some Chicago school crossing guards and their union have asked the City Council to reverse a decision transferring their oversight from the Police Department to the Officer of Emergency Management and Communications.
In the wake of another bloody weekend in Chicago, police said they have seized more than 4,200 guns this year – more than one per hour.
It's the latest confrontation caught on video and posted on social media. Police say they are investigating.
Dozens of Chicago police officers, their families, and supporters came out to the lakefront on a warm and sunny Sunday for a special mass to celebrate Father's Day.
Chicago police came to the rescue of a high school senior who almost missed her graduation ceremony Friday afternoon.
Dozens showed up to the Chicago Police Board meeting Thursday night to demand the firing of two officers in connection with their 2013 confrontation with a pastor.
More than 200 people staged a rally outside the 16th District of the Chicago Police Department. WBBM's Bob Roberts reports.
