Smash-And-Grab Burglars Steal Clothing From Lincoln Park Store
Investigators were trying to determine whether the burglary at Moosejaw was captured on surveillance video.
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Investigators were trying to determine whether the burglary at Moosejaw was captured on surveillance video.
Karla Y. Leanos, 26, was crossing the street on foot in the 4200 block of West Ogden about 10 p.m. when she was struck by a dark-colored SUV.
A witness told police that 30-year-old Craig Harris went outside about 4:50 p.m. and four males were waiting for him in a gangway in the 7300 block of South Vernon.
An off-duty Chicago Police officer was involved in a domestic shooting Sunday morning on the Northwest Side, police said.
Despite the scrutiny Chicago Police officers face these days, hundreds attended a police recruitment event.
After several weeks of protest disparaging the Chicago police department, a group rallied across the street from the South Side's Grand Crossing District station to say they support the department.
The lawyer for the Chicago police officer charged with the murder of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald said he plans to ask for a change of venue before trial, claiming Mayor Rahm Emanuel's criticism of his client has tainted the potential jury pool.
The U.S. Department of Justice wants Chicago to know exactly how to submit complaints about the Chicago Police Department in the wake of the release of the Laquan McDonald shooting video and has distributed those details to community leaders.
A group of retired African-American police officers has suggested the department hold off on any promotions and testing for new officers until the Justice Department determines if the processes are fair.
The annual Shop with a Cop event, co-sponsored by the Israel Idonije Foundation, brought together officers with hundreds of children. Former Bears' player Israel Idonije said this year, in the wake of the Laquan McDonald crisis, it was especially important.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel was meeting with officials from the Justice Department on Thursday, as federal authorities continue a civil rights probe of the Chicago Police Department's use of force.
Now, with the first-ever federal probe into the Chicago Police Department, many wonder what all of this, and the corrections, will cost, reports CBS 2's Jeremy Ross.
Justice Department officials were meeting with the top brass of the Chicago Police Department, the first step in what's likely to be a prolonged investigation of the CPD's policies and procedures regarding the use of force.
As CBS 2's Mai Martinez reports, the officer accused of killing Laquan McDonald is also linked to this case.
A third man was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for the 2010 murder of off-duty Chicago Police officer Thomas Wortham IV.
Aldermen were putting a spotlight on the Chicago Police Department on Tuesday, as they prepared to hold a public hearing to discuss the department's policies and practices, which have been called into question following the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald.
The U.S. Supreme Court has shot down a bid by the Chicago Sun-Times to overturn a federal appeals court ruling that found it broke the law when it published the heights and weights of Chicago cops who acted as "fillers" in a police lineup in the David Koschman case.
One thousand Chicago police officers were receiving new bulletproof vests on Monday, as part of an ongoing fundraising effort by the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation.
Chicago police say they were informed around 6 p.m. Sunday about a "disturbance" aboard American Airlines Flight 1146.
Given all the protests and the current climate in Chicago, including the intense scrutiny of the police department and its officers, some might wonder why anyone would want to become a CPD officer CBS 2's Suzanne Le Mignot went to a Chicago Police recruiting event at Kennedy-King College to find out.
Relatives of Laquan McDonald on Friday thanked activists who have been marching and protesting in support of the late teen, and called on President Barack Obama to convene a White House summit in gun violence and police brutality in Chicago.
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.
