Chicago owed nearly $20 million in police overtime for special events
The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
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The police department has spent $22.6 million in overtime this year for officers working special events — only about $2 million of which has been reimbursed to the city.
Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4. CBS News Chicago will cover the procession and the services from outside the chapel.
Officer Martinez, 26, was shot and killed during a traffic stop near 80th and Ingleside on Nov. 4.
City law requires festival producers to reimburse the city for police overtime worked at their events, but records requests show the city is not retroactively charging for it.
Rhyker Earl, 26, died of cardiovascular disease, an enlarged heart, and cardiac arrest, according to the Lake County Coroner's office. A forensic autopsy found no evidence of trauma.
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Rhyker Earl's family said body camera footage that showed his final moments revealed responding officers lacked both proper training and compassion.
Two police officers were shot and wounded in downstate Macomb, Illinois, on Wednesday night, and the suspect was taken into custody several hours later after a lengthy standoff.
The officers were trying to arrest a 35-year-old man wanted for sexual assault, domestic violence-related false imprisonment, and felon in possession of a firearm when he opened fire on them.
Three Milwaukee police officers were wounded in a shootout Wednesday morning while seeking a man wanted for sexual assault and other charges.
Supt. Larry Snelling will welcome the families of fallen officers at its honored star ceremony.
Larry Neuman, 73, was shot around 11:30 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park.
The old Town Hall Police Station, on the corner of Halsted and Addison, was part of a dark era of LGBTQ oppression.
"I'm still on, with my family, a journey to justice. It's not over, but we are closer than we ever were in 57 years."
The annual Peace Officers Memorial Service, which honors officers who died in the line of duty, was held at the State Capitol grounds in Springfield on Thursday.
Officer Huesca was shot and killed on April 21 as he was returning home from his shift.
Jennifer was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, two counts of aggravated battery on a public way, and aggravated assault of a police officer. Sheba was also charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer in addition to aggravated battery on a public way causing bodily harm and resisting a peace officer causing injury.
The board is set to consider a safety plan resolution calling for CPS to end its school resource officer program by 2025.
Earlier this month, police in Ashland, Ohio responded after a 3-year-old girl hit her head and had a seizure. An officer immediately started CPR.
They played against the group Royalty Empowerment from Detroit with the goal of building relationships between first responders and communities of color.
It happened just before 11 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Sacramento Avenue.
The six robberies happened between 9:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m.
Police say around 3:40 a.m., officers responded to a report of a vehicle crash, in the 6700 block of South Archer Road. Upon arrival, the officers located an unoccupied vehicle with heavy damage just off the roadway.
Chicago police say an on-duty officer was driving when A light gray SUV entered oncoming traffic and struck the squad car.
An expert's examination of decades of lawsuits involving Tasers found they were used on a disproportionate number of children of color and children with disabilities.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
The 94th annual St. Jude Memorial March stepped off Michigan Avenue on Sunday morning.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The department said the victim has been identified, but is working to locate next of kin.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
Elmwood Park, Center Cass, Oak Lawn Hometown, and Atwood Heights are among the Illinois districts being investigated by the Justice Department over classroom instruction on gender and sexuality.
Negotiations over a $500 million dollar government aid package for Spirit stalled after bondholders balked at the terms.
The longest shutdown of a federal department in U.S. history came to an end on Thursday when President Trump signed a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security following a breakthrough on Capitol Hill.
The Coast Guard will run out of funding to pay personnel on May 1, with the first missed paychecks expected May 15.
According to AAA, the average price of a gallon of regular gas in Chicago was $5.17 on Friday, up from $3.75 a year ago.
Peoples Gas and North Shore Gas Company customers are likely to see minor credits on their bills for the next three years, thanks to a $125 million settlement agreement announced Thursday by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul.
Chicago gas prices are spiking as the war with Iran drags on, with regular gas nearing $6 in some spots and premium already selling for more than $7 in some places.
In the legal venue of anti-trust enforcement, the state is not taking on the Trump administration, but rather filling a void that state officials say the Trump administration has vacated.
A passenger on an American Airlines flight from New York to Chicago has been charged with making a false bomb threat that forced an emergency landing at Detroit Metro Airport last month, according to a federal criminal complaint.
The second-largest physicians' group in the U.S. has issued a surprising switch in breast cancer screening recommendations.
A new $48 million wellness center opened Thursday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. The goal is to improve the health and quality of life for people on the West Side of Chicago.
La Rabida Children's Hospital went all out for Earth Day on Wednesday, with volunteer cleanup efforts by staffers and activities for patients and families.
It has been several weeks since West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, Illinois, abruptly shut down — and then on Wednesday, it just as swiftly partially reopened, with some services available.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 80% of deaths related to pregnancy are preventable, and Black women are three times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women.
Thousands of people marched from the West Loop to Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago on Friday for May Day, with activists calling for workers' rights, stronger labor protections, and increased school funding.
A $170 million-plus plan announced this week will redevelop the Water Tower Place mall on the Magnificent Mile.
The Holiday Club in Chicago's Buena Park neighborhood will soon be going out of business, as the building that houses the popular bar is set to be torn down.
At a meeting on Tuesday, the Lincolnwood Village Board approved a pre-development agreement with the mall, providing a roadmap with the property owner for further preparations and government approvals for redevelopment.
The only remaining location of Pal Joey's pizzeria in Batavia, Illinois, will soon be going out of business, its owner announced this week.
David Allan Coe also had hits with "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" and "The Ride" among others.
Some youngsters got a behind-the-scenes look at the magic of making opera Sunday at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Matt DeCaro, an actor who was a familiar face on the Chicago stage for many years, died this weekend.
Jake was at the funeral for one of his closest friends when he learned of his parents' deaths, he said.
Tickets for the 2026 Ravinia Festival season went on sale Thursday morning.
During his weekly Sunday prayers, the pontiff reminded crowds in St. Peter's Square that reporters are all too frequently victims of war and violence.
A steel beam recovered from the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center will travel more than 10,000 miles to 21 states over the next few months. The beam is scheduled to make a stop at the Chicago Fire Department Engine 18 on August 12.
The walk raises money for the Wellness House, which offers education, nutrition, and counseling programs for people with cancer.
According to Iran’s state media, Iran’s latest proposal to the U.S. calls for issues between the two nations to be resolved within 30 days and aims to end the war rather than extend the ceasefire.
Some storms have the potential to create gusty winds and possibly small hail. Meteorologist Kylee Miller has the latest in First Alert Weather.
Joliet police said officers responded to the scene and found a 31-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the head.
The 94th annual St. Jude Memorial March stepped off Michigan Avenue on Sunday morning.
The department said the victim has been identified, but is working to locate next of kin.
There was no immediate reason given for the 81-year-old's hospitalization.
PAWS Chicago welcomed 25 beagles from a massive rescue operation on Saturday.
More than four months after a Chicago woman battling ALS was told she couldn't get a disabled parking placard in front of her home, the sign is up and her life is about to change.
An elderly woman has essentially abandoned her home of three decades because of constantly broken elevators at her high-rise condo building on the Southwest Side of Chicago.
Violent retail crime is on the rise in Illinois, according to a new report from the Illinois Organized Retail Crime Association.
A top administrator in the Libertyville school district has been placed on leave after a fiery school board meeting focused on how the district handled allegations of grooming leveled against a former teacher.
Potholes along one stretch of road in Chicago's Pullman neighborhood are so bad, people say they damage their cars just getting to work.
Chicago's Derek Hill hit a two-run shot that tied it at 3 in the seventh.
At 22-12, the Cubs are a season-high 10 games over .500.
The White Sox broke through against Michael King (3-2) in the sixth and then chased the Padres' top starter in the seventh.
The Cubs had not won 10 in a row at home since they had 14 straight victories at Wrigley from May 18-June 22, 2008.
Munetaka Murakami hit his majors-leading 13th homer of the season to highlight a six-run second inning, Colson Montgomery added his ninth home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat the San Diego Padres 8-2 for their fourth straight win.
Chief Geoff Guttschow, who has an autistic child who drives, says the Blue Envelope Program gives officers a tool to recognize when a driver may need additional communication support.
A woman has been charged with shooting a 15-year-old boy outside an indoor track facility near Gately Park in Chicago in 2024, after getting into a fight with another woman during a back-to-school event in the Pullman neighborhood.
Sexual abuse charges were filed this week against a Park City, Illinois, police officer.
Attorneys for the man convicted of the murders of two girls in Delphi, Indiana, have filed a new brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his case.
Attorneys for a woman convicted of killing her 69-year-old landlord in Chicago's Arcadia Terrace community have filed an appeal.
