2 Chicago police officers, ex-prosecutor charged with stealing bogus overtime pay
A former Cook County prosecutor and two Chicago police officers were indicted for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 worth of fake overtime pay for about two years.
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A former Cook County prosecutor and two Chicago police officers were indicted for allegedly stealing more than $100,000 worth of fake overtime pay for about two years.
The man was able to get into one house through an open window, walk around, and stole wallets and phones while the people slept.
Dozens of attorneys have volunteered to represent those who are taken into custody.
The agency bosses in charge of Chicago's Democratic National Convention are painting a very optimistic picture of what lies ahead.
Chicago Police and the U.S. Secret Service say they are ready for whatever may come during the Democratic National Convention. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
As teams work through airspace protocols to national security threats, the agency bosses in charge of Chicago's DNC are painting a very optimistic picture of what lies ahead. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Snelling hopes the positive crime trends of late springboard Chicago into a safe DNC week.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said police are ready for whatever may happen during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Much of the tight security will go into effect before the DNC begins.
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 54.
Residents of Chicago Housing Authority building said they were given a special ID that will get them in and out of the secure checkpoints.
Two of those security guards are off-duty Chicago Police officers, according to the complaint.
A photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on with its front end wrecked.
On Wednesday morning on Calumet Avenue, neighbors said, vehicles were vandalized for far from the first time.
The lawsuit was filed this week by five recently-arrived migrants, and says two security guards they accuse are off-duty Chicago Police officers. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The problems with which residents are taking issue include loitering and street harassment, but residents told police they have also seen neighbors get mugged and have had their homes broken into. Jermont Terry reports.
A squad car was involved in the crash at Grand and Springfield avenues in Humboldt Park.
Witnesses who spoke with CBS News Chicago claimed no one at the takeover was threatening the police in any way.
Witnesses who spoke with CBS News Chicago claimed no one at the takeover was threatening the police in any way. Sabrina Franza reports.
Organizers said the event keeps growing with each year.
National Night Out events happen with the goal of connecting people with the law enforcement officers sworn to keep them safe. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.
The black Toyota Rav 4 that struck her did not stop and fled south on Halsted.
The burglaries happened during the early morning hours in the Edison Park neighborhood – two of which happened on Saturday.
Activists and families of Black men and women killed by police are showing support for Sonya Massey's family. They rallied Saturday afternoon in front of the Chicago Police Headquarters.
