
Garry McCarthy sworn in as interim police chief of Willow Springs
McCarthy took over for Willow Springs Police Chief Jim Ritz, who recently resigned.
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McCarthy took over for Willow Springs Police Chief Jim Ritz, who recently resigned.
He will take over for former Willow Springs Police Chief Jim Ritz, who recently resigned.
All four Chicago Police superintendents who have served over the past 16 years have seen their tenures end in either scandal or controversy.
Ald. Ed Burke and the corruption charges against him were on all the Chicago mayoral candidates' minds at a forum held at the Union League Club Friday.
Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle announced Thursday her decision to enter the already-crowded race for Chicago mayor, but her announcement was clouded by the controversial firing of one of her top aides this week.
An already crowded field in the race to become Chicago's next mayor is about to get even larger.
In a series of four tweets overnight, Rudy Giuliani twice mistakenly referred to McCarthy as "Jerry," twice misspelled Mayor Rahm Emanuel's last name, and falsely claimed 63 people had been murdered over the weekend.
Tuesday night, the protesters were joined by a surprising ally – former Police Superintendent and Mayoral Candidate Garry McCarthy.
"By almost every measure we are currently headed in the wrong direction," Lightfoot said in kicking off her campaign for mayor.
Lori Lightfoot resigned as head of the Police Board on Monday, and already has hired a campaign team of consultants, TV producers, and a pollster.
Green, 22, has been a frequent critic of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the Chicago Police Department, often protesting the shootings of young black men by police.
Despite having been under federal investigation for years, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Dorothy Brown will run for mayor in 2019, joining an already crowded field challenging Rahm Emanuel in his bid for a third term.
Three candidates are focusing their fire on one target: Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
McCarthy also criticized Emanuel over crime and a homicide count that soared after Emanuel fired McCarthy after the Laquan McDonald shooting.
McCarthy accused the mayor of trying to distract voters, rather than talk about the issues that are most important to Chicago.
Less than a day after former top cop Garry McCarthy announced he's running for mayor, the Emanuel campaign fired its first salvo in the race.
Former police chief Garry McCarthy will run for mayor of Chicago.
In an email to CBS 2 he wrote that it's not a secret that Chicagoans have asked him to run for mayor.
Former Chicago Police Supt. Garry McCarthy said he will announce next week whether he'll run for mayor in 2019, setting up a race against the man who fired him amid the political firestorm over the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
Looking back on 2017, we saw Mayor Rahm Emanuel all but announce his bid for another term in office, and we also saw movement from a possible high-profile opponent.
More than anything, the fired police superintendent says, it's about his concern over the increased murder rate since his firing.
Could Chicago's former top cop be Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first challenger for re-election?
Former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. has not yet publicly offered an explanation for filing for divorce from his wife, former Ald. Sandi Jackson, but said Monday his main goal in court is to protect his two teenage children from tabloid headlines.
Garry McCarthy is offering additional criticism about the federal report released last week that slams CPD for civil-rights violations.
Former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy has been subpoenaed in the Jesse Jackson Jr. divorce case.
Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
A store employee came out from the rear of the store and confronted the robbers, who shot him twice, police said.
Time to meet this week's Pet of the Week -- and his name is Jeff.
Leury Garcia scores single RBI giving the White Sox the win over the Giants 1-0 in the series.
A dry and sunny start to the weekend.
Police said the shooter opened fire on officers as soon as they got off an elevator in the building where they were responding to a domestic incident.
Police said at 9:04 p.m., a man was walking north on Springfield Avenue at Monroe Street when he took out a gun and began shooting.
Officers responded to shots fired where they found one of the victims shot and killed.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
"He threatened her a lot with a gun. He threatened her a lot. You know, it's sad, it's sad! I tell her not to be with him but, you know," she said.
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
The report confirms what many have suspected for decades: being suspicious has less to do with what a person is doing, and more to do with what they look like.
Chicago Police have low arrest rates, but higher rates for cleared or closed cases. We dig into what's behind those numbers.
A fireworks show in south suburban Harvey didn't go as planned – it ended with the Dixmoor village treasurer getting thrown in jail.
Cutting through bureaucratic red tape can be frustrating – but red tape is not the reason for one west suburban woman's frustration.
Transgender girls in Indiana are now banned from playing on girls' teams at schools in that state.
Following a story we broke Thursday night on CBS 2, Chicago's Arab American community is demanding police end the use of suspicious activity reporting after a groundbreaking study found the reports were being used as tool for racial profiling.
The ruling delivers a significant blow to the Biden administration's efforts to fight climate change.
In a 5-4 opinion written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the high court rejected arguments by Republican-led states seeking to force officials to keep the policy.
The president blasted the Supreme Court's decision as "outrageous" and "destabilizing."
Buckle up for a weekend of travel chaos – starting Thursday, mass delays and cancellations are expected just to get worse heading into the holiday weekend.
Rental income was part of a Chicago man's retirement plan, but that hit a snag when his renters lost their jobs during the pandemic.
There's nothing wrong with the medication, but the bottles don't meet standards for child resistance.
Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg was the site of a post-Christmas shopping spree that Cynthia DeSimone still regrets months later – and it wasn't her idea at all.
What if there were a way to get warnings about high water usage before the bill arrived in the mail?
The Indiana Hospital Association said the state will still need about 5,000 more nurses by 2031.
Every state that borders Illinois has or could soon have restrictions on abortion in the wake of the striking down of Roe v. Wade.
The Supreme Court Friday overturned the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling, which guaranteed a woman's right to abortion. The ruling sends the issue back to the states. CBS News chief legal correspondent Jan Crawford reports.
Wisconsin has an 1849 law that bans abortion, except to save the life of the mother, but whether that law is enforceable is expected to be challenged in court.
A Kaiser poll taken earlier this spring found fewer than one in five parents would get their children under 5 vaccinated right away.
The employees said Starbucks has cut their hours and has forced the staff to do more with fewer people.
In a note to employees at Citadel, Griffin announced he already has moved his family to Miami, and will soon be bringing the company with him, though some Citadel employees will remain in Chicago.
The edible fungi was discovered as part of a NASA-funded research mission about life in extreme environments.
The coffee shop wants to support Black, Latinx, and women entrepreneurs get their own start.
The snack company – which accounts for 80% of Kellogg's current sales – will have dual campuses in Battle Creek and Chicago, with its headquarters in Chicago.
Leury Garcia scores single RBI giving the White Sox the win over the Giants 1-0 in the series.
The Cubs took advantage of 10 walks by five pitchers and came back after falling behind 4-0.
New Trier High School alum and former Chicago White Sox player Charlie Tilson saw his first shot in the major leagues derailed by injury.
LaVine averaged 24.4 points and made his second straight All-Star team last year.
Patrick Wisdom hit a grand slam and a solo homer en route to a career-high six RBIs, rookie Christopher Morel had a career-high five hits and the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds Thursday night.
Celebrate the Fourth of July with these fireworks shows around the Chicagoland area.
The official debut of the 200-seat space Tuesday evening featured magician Carisa Hendrix – better known by her stage name, Miss Lucy Darling.
For the last three quarters of a century, the Jolly Boys have shared their song throughout Chicagoland.
Hudson produced the new musical "A Strange Loop" which won for Best Musical Sunday night.
The judge said state law caps punitive damages at $350,000, meaning Depp's award would total $10.35 million.
Kicking off the holiday weekend with sunshine.
Jeff is a sweet, energetic 3-month-old kitten.
A woman is dead, and two other people are wounded following a shooting in the Chinatown neighborhood early Friday night.
A man is charged with attempted murder after shooting a Chicago police officer responding to a domestic incident Friday morning.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has your 10 p.m. First Alert Weather forecast for Friday, July 1, 2022.
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