Mayor Johnson reverses plan to cut CPD positions tasked with implementing reforms
Johnson had planned to eliminate dozens of positions in charge of overseeing the reforms in order to cuts costs from the city budget.
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Johnson had planned to eliminate dozens of positions in charge of overseeing the reforms in order to cuts costs from the city budget.
Johnson had planned to eliminate dozens of positions in charge of overseeing the reforms in order to cuts costs from the city budget.
Police are already looking ahead to the Thanksgiving Day Parade later this week. Megan Hickey reports.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 43, according to Chicago police.
Chicago police said that just before 2 a.m., the officer was confronted by an armed person in the 100 block of East 57th Street, and the two exchanged gunfire.
An alert from Chicago police says that two men and a woman are pulling a knife on senior citizens or spraying them with mace before taking their belongings.
Police are not using the word “chase” to describe what happened before a stolen Jeep hit another vehicle and a bus in the Washington Park neighborhood. Megan Hickey reports.
The video released by COPA Thursday shows Officer Fernando Ruiz jump out of his squad car and immediately start shooting.
Police said the suspected attacker escaped, but was later found dead nearby.
The chain of events alarmed neighbors in the Northwest Side's Portage Park neighborhood. Darius Johnson reports.
The detective suffered a graze wound to the leg while trying to stop the attacker, but police did not specify if the attacker had a gun or shot the detective. Darius Johnson reports from Portage Park.
A neighbor reported seeing a police officer who loves going on runs through the neighborhood in Portage Park being put into an ambulance. Darius Johnson reports.
The incident happened on Leland Avenue in Portage Park. Darius Johnson reports.
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4. CBS News Chicago will cover the procession and the services from outside the chapel.
The Brotherhood for the Fallen sponsors the charity of silent auction and more as one additional way to show the family that Officer Martinez is never forgotten. Jermont Terry reports.
Sabrina Franza spoke to some of the people who gathered along 103rd Street, who talked about what the procession for fallen Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez means to them.
Officer Martinez made the ultimate sacrifice, having been shot and killed during a traffic stop two weeks ago. Shardaa Gray reports.
Hundreds of officers, friends, and family members paid their respects Monday at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on Chicago's Southwest Side. Shardaa Gray reports.
Sources say the 74-year-old retired sergeant was the victim of an attempted carjacking near Lincoln and Berteau avenues in North Center. Andrew Ramos reports.
Students waved American flags of red, white, and blue as flashing lights passed by—in a salute to the fallen officer. Sabrina Franza reports from Evergreen Park.
A sea of blue stretched as far as the eye could see for the fallen officer—standing in formation outside St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel despite the falling rain on Monday. Shardaa Gray reports.
Martinez was also described as being full of life, cheerful, and had a contagious laugh.
Officer Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4.
The ages of the victims range from 18 to 65.
The loss served as a stark reminder of the danger the men and women of the Chicago Police Department face each and every day on the job. Andrew Ramos reports.
