Aldermen To Hold Public Hearing On Laquan McDonald Case
Aldermen plan to take their own look at the problems swirling around the Chicago Police Department at a public hearing scheduled for next week.
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Aldermen plan to take their own look at the problems swirling around the Chicago Police Department at a public hearing scheduled for next week.
Vowing a full day of protests across Chicago, activists were keeping up the pressure for major changes in Chicago after the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
U.S. Attorney Zachary Fardon's office is expected to assist the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division as it embarks on an investigation that could outlast the Obama administration.
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson said the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was "abominable," and the way the Emanuel administration handled it was "a failure," but he didn't go as far as calling for the mayor to resign.
Protesters packed a Wednesday night meeting of the Chicago Police Board at CPD Headquarters calling for the board to resign and for officers involved in the shootings of Laquan McDonald and Rekia Boyd to be fired.
A federal judge has given the city more time before he decides whether to release videos of a third fatal police shooting, this one involving the death of a black teenager in 2013.
Protesters who have been calling for Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign ever since video of the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald was made public were not moved by the mayor's apology Wednesday in a speech to the City Council.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel apologized Wednesday for the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald, which has become the focus of a police misconduct scandal that has proved to be the most serious crisis of his tenure, and has prompted a federal probe of the Chicago Police Department.
In a rare speech before the City Council on Wednesday, Mayor Rahm Emanuel was expected to go into more detail about his plans to rebuild public trust in a Police Department under intense scrutiny for its use of force and other alleged misconduct.
What is it like to be the loved one of a Chicago Police Officer following the release of the Laquan McDonald tape? CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot spoke to an officer's wife and has this report.
African-American state lawmakers have asked the Justice Department to expand its civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department to include the Independent Police Review Authority and Cook County State's Attorney's office.
An expert on federal investigations of police department misconduct said the Justice Department's probe of Chicago police use of force likely will be a worthwhile process, but also a costly one.
Four Chicago police officers helped save the lives of three men in the Back of the Yards neighborhood late Monday night, when the officers pulled the victims out of a burning car.
Police claimed Philip Coleman was acting combative behind bars before they used a TASER. CBS 2's Dave Savini reports.
Here is a timeline of events surrounding the fatal shootings of Laquan McDonald and Ronald Johnson by Chicago Police Officers.
The Chicago Police Department's chief of detectives resigned Monday, the latest resignation following the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch has announced a Justice Department civil rights investigation of the Chicago Police Department, in the wake of the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
The U.S. Justice Department is expected to launch a wide-ranging investigation this week into the patterns and practices of the Chicago Police Department after recent protests over a video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting a black teenager 16 times, according to a person familiar with the matter.
One report states that the black teen was "swinging the knife in an aggressive, exaggerated manner," in contradiction to dash-cam video released last week.
Hillary Clinton, Sanders' rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, has called for a federal investigation into Laquan McDonald's death but has stopped short of asking Mayor Rahm Emanuel to resign.
The continued tension over the Laquan McDonald case was a hot topic Friday morning at an annual prayer breakfast attended by some of the state's leading politicians, business leaders, and clergy.
Hours after the city of Chicago released audio-free dashcam video of a white officer shooting a black teen 16 times, a 35-second excerpt with sound appeared online. But experts, city police and an Associated Press analysis concluded the video is bogus.
A powerful alderman has defended the Chicago Police Department and ousted Supt. Garry McCarthy, as controversy over fatal police shootings continues to swirl around City Hall.
A second video from a squad car dashboard camera, showing another fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer will be released next week, Mayor Emanuel said Thursday.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
An explosion prompted a major evacuation in Dixon, Illinois, Monday morning.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
The Logan Square Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled the now-completed renovations and new public spaces after two years of construction in Logan Square.
If you're looking to feel better about your health and wellness, there will be a whole conference dedicated to it this weekend.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Illinois state and local lawmakers gathered Sunday to remember trailblazing state lawmaker Barbara Flynn Currie.
Alan Greenspan's lengthy reign at the Federal Reserve coincided with a period of stability from the mid-1980s until 2007.
Keir Starmer will step down as U.K. Prime Minister weeks after a brutal round of local elections and as he faced a challenge from within his Labour Party.
President Trump claims the problems with the Reflecting Pool in Washington are due to vandalism.
An Illinois law banning "swipe fees" on taxes and tips — already delayed twice by lawmakers — appears to be on life support after a federal judge that once permitted it issued a permanent injunction against it this week.
A new study from the Cook County Treasurer's office underlines growing concerns about the impact the Illinois megaprojects bill could have on the county's property tax base and overall fiscal health.
As thousands of Chicagoans wrap up road trips over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, gas prices in the city have reached the highest levels seen in four years.
Consumer and environmental advocates said Monday that they found overcharges buried in the most recent rate-hike request by Nicor.
One week away from Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of the summer travel season, with gas prices remaining high, negotiations were set to resume Monday at the largest oil refinery in the Midwest.
Illinois is among the top 13 states seeing a rise in alpha-gal syndrome cases, with residents living in southern Illinois at the highest risk, according to a 2025 study.
After Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia, his wife Emma Heming Willis found a new purpose as a health advocate.
The North Shore suburb of Wilmette this week became the latest Chicago-area municipality to discover mosquitoes carrying the West Nile virus this year.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with a missionary group in the Congo when he came down with the virus last month.
While 330 Ebola infections are confirmed in central Africa and huge challenges remain, hundreds more suspected cases "have been cleared out," the WHO says.
Daley's Restaurant, known as Chicago's oldest, has served Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood for more than 130 years.
Walgreens is set to close in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood on Thursday, and there's growing concern about where families will get their medications.
The owners of Gene & Georgetti steakhouse are suing a concessions operator over their expansion at Midway International Airport.
DraftKings announced Monday that it is closing its sportsbook operation at Wrigley Field after only about two years.
After more than 80 years, there will be no Ann Sather restaurant location in the 900 block of West Belmont Avenue in Chicago's Lakeview community, effective in June.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Claude Guillemot and a flight instructor were flying in a twin-motor Cessna 421 on Friday evening. An investigation into the crash is underway.
James Burrows directed more than 1,000 episodes of television, including every episode of the original "Will & Grace."
In a full circle moment, actor Gary Cole returns to the very same local stage where he began his professional acting career.
Record producer Tay Keith was found dead in his Nashville home by officers performing a welfare check, police said.
Meteorologist David Yeomans has your 11 a.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Monday, June 22, 2026.
New data from the website Hotel Planner shows bookings are up around 50% compared with last year.
An explosion prompted a major evacuation in Dixon, Illinois, Monday morning.
A status hearing was held on two lawsuits Monday. At its core, the hearing involved two former business partners hurling major accusations against one another. Lauren Victory reports.
The Logan Square Chamber of Commerce and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson unveiled the now-completed renovations and new public spaces after two years of construction in Logan Square.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the South Side that left 13 wounded on Friday night.
An explosion prompted a major evacuation in Dixon, Illinois, Monday morning.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Clive Davis helped shape the careers of music stars including Janis Joplin, Bruce Springsteen and Whitney Houston.
Newly released cell phone video of a police shooting in south suburban Country Club Hills appears to contradict what a federal agent claims happened during an undercover gun trafficking sting operation last week.
"A house of horrors." That's how one former Chicago foster child described Aunt Martha's Integrated Care Center, a facility that's been at the center of a years-long CBS News Chicago investigation.
Kindbody entered into an agreement with a cryogenic storage facility in Massachusetts, but not all patients received the email.
A Chicago woman says a life insurance policy she paid into for 25 years was cancelled over a $112 shortfall that she never knew existed, and now, at 82 years old, she's uninsurable.
The Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team responds to calls that, before July 2024, would have been lumped into police calls.
The Chicago Hounds won their first-ever championship over the weekend, in just their fourth year of existence.
Chicago's first documented professional team was founded back in 1870. The white stockings, who eventually became the Chicago Cubs, not the White Sox.
Dillon Dingler homered and drove in the tying run in the ninth, Matt Vierling's bloop single finished off Detroit's comeback as the Tigers beat the Chicago White Sox 5-4 in 10 innings on Sunday.
Serena Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.
The Chicago Cubs' game against the Toronto Blue Jays that had been planned for Sunday was postponed due to the rain coming in.
Chicago police on Monday issued a community alert about two sexual assaults that occurred in the South Shore community this month.
Etan Patz walked out of his New York City home headed for a school bus stop in May of 1979. He never made it to school and has never been found.
Chicago police on Monday morning were investigating a break-in at a smoke shop in the Portage Park community.
After a violent holiday weekend, Chicago city leaders are expected to announce new support for a dedicated Department of Gun Violence Prevention.
A CTA Red Line train operator was injured by broken glass in a shooting on the Dan Ryan Expressway near 95th Street on Sunday morning.
