Chicago Police To Get Specialized Training On Domestic Violence Calls
Each year, Chicago Police get about 200,000 calls about domestic violence, and nearly 40 of those calls end in a homicide.
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Each year, Chicago Police get about 200,000 calls about domestic violence, and nearly 40 of those calls end in a homicide.
Police officers led a group of mostly immigrant women on a march today on the city's north west side as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
CeaseFire Illinois' former leader "should have volunteered" information about his 1999 domestic battery conviction to its parent agency, a spokesman said, because he was "fully aware" of and helped implement a zero-tolerance policy toward domestic violence charges.
Milton Bradley, 35, was convicted after a four-week trial of nine misdemeanor counts, including four counts of spousal battery, one count of assault with a deadly weapon and one count of making criminal threats.
Tio Hardiman says he is innocent of the charges. But the parent organization of CeaseFire Illinois announced his contract won't be renewed after June 30.
A judge set bond at $20,000 for the head of a publicly funded anti-violence group is now facing charges after allegedly attacking his wife inside their suburban home.
According to the mayor's office, it's the first expansion of domestic violence shelters in Chicago in a decade.
Up rickety stairs, in narrow gangways and alleys and in houses and apartments, the sheriff's department was on a mission this week. CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli reports.
Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans says a major impetus for restricting cell phones is the activity of gang members, who have used cell phones to take pictures of witnesses. CBS 2's Brad Edwards reports.
For seven years, Shemaraya Mannie was a victim of domestic violence.
A 41-year-old man is in jail on a $3 million bond after he was charged with the murder of the mother of his 19-year-old daughter in Lake County.
A Naperville pastor who testified against Drew Peterson in his murder trial is using his notoriety for a higher purpose.
New White Sox relief pitcher Brett Myers is a scumbag. It's not much of a stretch to go there or to call him a coward or the posterchild for white trash. He looks more like he belongs at a Gathering of the Juggalos than on an MLB mound.
Admittedly, I have a tough time respecting men who allegedly beat their wives.
The police chief in Huntley says "it's frustrating" that a woman ended up being murdered after allowing her boyfriend to return, even though he had beaten her in the past.
The Aurora man notorious for a deadly car crash that killed three teens 15 years ago was arrested again Monday on domestic violence charges.
A woman known as a vocal advocate for the rights of domestic violence, and a victim herself, has been ordered to pay thousands of dollars to the man convicted of trying to kill her.
A west suburban man who stabbed himself during a drunken fight with his girlfriend Wednesday is also facing domestic battery charges.
Former Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist and ESPN personality Jay Mariotti was back in court this week, facing new charges after he confronted his ex-girlfriend.
Former Chicago Sun-Times sports columnist and ESPN personality Jay Mariotti was back in court this week, facing new charges after he confronted his ex-girlfriend.
A 28-year-old woman was stabbed repeatedly in her Albany Park home Saturday morning in a domestic dispute with her boyfriend.
A new published report details a domestic violence charge by the wife of former Cub Milton Bradley, who is now seeking a divorce.
Milton Bradley was arrested in January for a domestic dispute with his wife. The former Cub's attorney claims he won't be charged, but a meeting next month will make it official.
A northwest suburban man just weeks away from completing a short jail sentence for domestic violence-related charges was indicted for trying to arrange the murder of the woman he was accused of battering.
Police shot a man who lunged at them with a knife early Sunday after the man was involved in a domestic incident on the Far South Side.
