Migrants say they were forced out of Chicago Police station and into the cold
Volunteers who work with migrants at the police station said this came after some of the asylum seekers were taken to a shelter Tuesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
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Volunteers who work with migrants at the police station said this came after some of the asylum seekers were taken to a shelter Tuesday. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
This all comes as the start of construction has been stalled at a planned tent base camp for migrants in Brighton Park. CBS 2's Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The move is part of the city’s policy to get migrants into shelters with a stay of 60 days maximum, and then into permanent housing.
Gustavo Balleza is set to be charged with 13 felony counts of burglary.
It was at the 600 block of West Chicago Avenue.
Chicago police say an on-duty officer was driving when A light gray SUV entered oncoming traffic and struck the squad car.
In 2022, the City Council approved a settlement of $650,000 in damages for the woman, Mia Wright.
Surveillance video taken six months ago showed the moment Lancaster hit 14-year-old Jaquwaun Williams in the throat before allegedly threatening to beat him further.
A Chicago police officer was in court on Thursday to be arraigned for shoving and threatening a teenage boy at a South Side elementary school. Officer Craig Lancaster was charged with aggravated battery against the teen. He pleaded not guilty during the arraignment.
The new rule approved by the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability seeks to rid CPD of officers with ties to groups like the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.
The new policy is up for a vote on Monday by the city's Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability.
After the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the rise of groups like the Proud Boys, there's a new push to tighten who can and cannot be a Chicago police officer. A new policy is up for a vote on Monday. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye had more on how the rules could get tightened.
After the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol and the rise of groups like the Proud Boys, there's a new push to tighten who can and cannot be a Chicago police officer. A new policy is up for a vote on Monday. CBS 2 Political Reporter Chris Tye had more on how the rules could get tightened.
A business leader suggests the cameras should be installed in known problem areas on the West Side.
They were taken to a local hospital in good condition. No other injuries were reported.
With the Chicago Police Department facing a shortage of officers, the neighbors and business owners are asking for an additional 100 cameras to fill the void. CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reports.
Officer Craig Lancaster has been indicted on one count of aggravated battery.
The team could spend up to 14 hours at the scene. Then, it takes just as long to get all of the evidence back for processing so it can be sent out for testing.
Evidence technicians are often the first to arrive at a crime scene, and the last to leave. CBS 2’s Tara Molina has an inside look at the Chicago Police Department’s team of evidence technicians, and their work bridges the gap from suspect to criminal behind bars.
Police Supt. Larry Snelling said the fact that officers are being targeted is a symptom of a crisis of violence in the city.
The CPD said it is because full compliance can take years.
The Chicago Police Department said this is because full compliance can take years. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
"It's really frustrating how hard everybody works, especially almost being here for 12 years, and to see this neighborhood be so vibrant."
The incidents date back as far as August and as recently as Halloween – Tuesday of this week – and happened within a few miles of each other.
Police said the young teen was with 19-year-old Jamia Little when the pair carjacked a woman in South Chicago.
