Man Tried To Grab Boy Walking To School: Chicago Police
Police are warning parents after someone man tried to kidnap a boy walking to school Thursday in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
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Police are warning parents after someone man tried to kidnap a boy walking to school Thursday in the West Elsdon neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
Keshawn Perkins was 15 when he was arrested for the Nov. 4, 2011, murder of his grandmother, Hester Scott, at their home in the 8800 block of South Wallace. Perkins, now 19, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of first-degree murder at a hearing before Judge Clayton Crane, who handed down the 23-year sentence.
Antwon Golatte, 33, is charged with four counts of aggravated assault of a peace officer, two counts of manufacturing or delivering cannabis, and one count of possession of cannabis, all felonies, according to Chicago Police.
Two men convicted of killing a Chicago police officer were sentenced to life in prison in the first instance of cameras being allowed in a Cook County courtroom.
A police officer driving an unmarked squad car struck and killed a pedestrian early Wednesday in the South Chicago neighborhood.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine spoke with those charged with keeping us safe.
Two young Latino men who were arrested last year while passing out information about Obamacare in a white neighborhood have filed a federal lawsuit, accusing police of racial profiling.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine has a behind-the-scenes look at the war on terrorism, Chicago-style.
Johnson: It's annoying that people constantly scream about year-to-year shooting statistics on every article that decides to use a different stat, and it's annoying that we (the press) cling to year-to-year changes as if two years can tell our readers everything they need to know. Two years is nothing!
At least one dog died, leaving its owner searching for answers. CBS 2's Pamela Jones reports.
Police have released a photo of an SUV that sped off after hitting and seriously injuring a school crossing guard on the Far South Side last week.
Police are looking for a woman who suddenly pulled out a knife -- stabbing a female security guard and a male student in the arm at Bond Elementary School in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.
CBS 2's Derrick Blakley reports Chicago cops will be testing body cams clipped to an officers uniform and also point of view cameras clipped an officer's glasses or head gear.
Near North District Officer Wadell Hardy, a 22-year veteran of the CPD, was the first to arrive, and found the victim struggling in the icy water. He admitted he was afraid the ice beneath him would give way, but he knew he couldn't let the man drown.
The unidentified officer was conducting an investigation in the 5700 block of South Peoria around 6:30 p.m. Friday when he accidentally discharged his weapon. He was struck in leg, police said.
The city's racial profiling restrictions already do more than prohibit police stops based the driver's race, they also ban religion, sexual orientation, or disability from being used as probable cause for a stop. Proposal would also ban stops based on national origin or gender identity.
A Chicago man might think twice the next time he goes into a police station to report something as stolen.
An analysis by the American Civil Liberties Union has revealed African-American drivers bear an undue burden of traffic stops in Chicago.
The number of murders in Chicago was down 3 percent compared the previous year. The number equates to the fewest since 1965.
The robberies both happened in the 3500 block of North Elston, the first about 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 and the second about 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 29, according to a community alert from Area North detectives.
All across the country, police officers have found themselves under attack. One Chicago woman is taking it upon herself to stop the hate.
CBS 2 Chief Correspondent Jay Levine reports whether or not Chicagoans are, or should feel, safer depends on who or which statistics you believe.
Ten days after Mayor Emanuel's 17-year-old son was mugged a few houses down and across the street from his Ravenswood home, the police superintendent says he will be reviewing the security detail outside the residence.
Chicago Police say they arrested a man who pulled a gun on the parking lot of a police station this morning.
Two Chicago police officers have been hurt in a collision on the Northwest Side and police say a 30-year-old man has been ticketed for causing the accident.
