Cicero Police Department opens new real-time crime center
The Cicero Police Department launched a new "real time crime center," a tech-driven command center to support public safety initiatives.
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The Cicero Police Department launched a new "real time crime center," a tech-driven command center to support public safety initiatives.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system. But as Sabrina Franza reports, some people still feel unsafe enough not to ride certain lines.
The Chicago Transit Authority this week released new crime statistics indicating that violent crime is down on the transit system. Sabrina Franza has been digging to find out if it’s true that crime is down on the transit system.
A new AI-powered tool being used by some police departments claims to turn a shell casing into an investigative lead in under 24 minutes.
New data from the Chicago Police Department shows violent crime in the city is slightly up from the record lows of 2025.
Illinois State Police said two people have been arrested in connection to the remains of a Plainfield man that were found in Lake Mattoon in June.
Chicago's top federal prosecutor announced 179 people have been charged in 140 newly filed criminal cases as the result of an intensive two-month operation coordinated across 11 federal agencies.
An Uber driver who was assaulted during a ride said he begged Chicago police officers not once but twice for help, but was left to fend for himself.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office has been a part of Illinois' enhanced CTA security plan and state-led task force dedicated to making it safe since the end of March. Their officers have worked more than 4,000 hours a month.
CBS News Chicago Investigators recently rode along with one of the shifts of sheriff's officers to see how those hours are making the difference for Chicagoans using public transportation.
Authorities believe two ransom notes addressed to Nancy Guthrie's family — including a note that said she had died — were likely sent by the person or group of people who abducted her.
A man was shot and critically injured during an armed robbery in Chicago's Dunning neighborhood Monday night.
Multiple shootings have occurred across the city following a mass shooting on the South Side that left 13 wounded on Friday night.
Chicago police are investigating after a woman woke up covered in blood at a gas station on the city's South Side early Tuesday morning.
There is a $1,000 cash reward being offered to find a dog named Baby that was stolen out of a parked car in West Ridge Wednesday.
Chicago police are looking for a group of people who attacked two passengers on a CTA bus in West Englewood.
Chicago police detectives on Sunday were investigating multiple shootings and other violent incidents stemming from gatherings of teens this Memorial Day weekend.
The incidents this weekend have included a street takeover on the Near West Side in which five Chicago police officers were struck by a car, and a mass shooting that wounded four teens in Little Village. Darius Johnson reports.
A Chicago man is facing charges after federal prosecutors said he used his car to ram an ICE agent in 2025 during Operation Midway Blitz.
The Chicago man is facing attempted murder and burglary charges, among others, in the alleged crimes that occurred in March and May of this year.
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, police said.
The Cook County State's Attorney's Office will announced a new taskforce Monday bringing federal officers on board to help with crime on CTA.
Seven stores in a strip mall in Maine Township in unincorporated Cook County were burglarized overnight, after thieves smashed their windows, leaving business owners trying to pick up the pieces.
A CTA bus was hijacked and the driver held at knifepoint and made to drive for miles off-route overnight, Chicago police said.
