Chicago Board of Education mulls future of school resource officers
At a hearing Thursday before the vote, the school board heard from the public about the future of police in schools. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
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At a hearing Thursday before the vote, the school board heard from the public about the future of police in schools. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
Firefighters do not know what caused the fire.
One of the tires fell off the police sport-utility vehicle, and the airbags deployed.
Police have not said what led to the crash in the Old Irving Park neighborhood.
The Chicago Board of Education on Thursday is set to consider a resolution calling for the Chicago Public Schools system to end its school resource officer program by 2025.
The board on Thursday is set to consider a resolution calling for the Chicago Public Schools system to end its school resource officer program by 2025.
Police said the boys found their way to a home two miles from the scene before being rushed to the hospital, while the suspected shooters held police in a standoff back near the scene in South Shore. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
While the Mayor's office had said before that the contract would run until September, ShotSpotter earlier said it had not agreed to such a plan -- and the contract was to expire Friday.
The city's contract with SoundThinking, the company behind ShotSpotter, had been set to expire Friday.
Sources told CBS 2 that Chicago Police officers expect ShotSpotter to be turned off at midnight Friday night. CBS 2's Sabrina Franza reports.
"The shooting cases are the cases that are the ones that have the most scrutiny."
It is unclear what will happen when the contract ends.
In their new contract, the FOP Lodge 7 fought to have hearings for officers facing serious misconduct cases, rather than a public hearing.
In their new contract, the FOP Lodge 7 fought to have hearings for officers facing serious misconduct cases, rather than a public hearing.
As officers approached, the driver opened their door, backed up, and hit the officer. The car fled the scene heading eastbound on Flournoy.
Just last week, a leaked internal report from Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx's Office revealed system has "minimal return on investment" when it comes to holding shooters accountable.
Video from someone in traffic on the Drive at the time provides an idea of just how close the officers came to getting seriously hurt.
The contract will expire on Friday, and the city will stop using the technology on Sept. 22. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
An expert says the officers could have fired their guns in the incident on DuSable Lake Shore Drive at Chicago Avenue, but chose not to. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
Mayor Brandon Johnson won't renew the city's controversial contract with ShotSpotter, making good his promise to end the gunshot detection system. The contract will expire on Friday, and the city will stop using the technology on Sept. 22.
Mayor Brandon Johnson won't renew the city's controversial contract with ShotSpotter, making good his promise to end the gunshot detection system. The contract will expire on Friday, and the city will stop using the technology on Sept. 22.
Police are still looking for that driver.
Police are still looking for the driver.
Police say in each incident robbers entered the business with handguns and demanded money from the cash register.
Body camera video showed officers did little to help 32-year-old Martina Standley as she laid bleeding in the street for eight minutes before paramedics arrived.
