The Mendez family is suing the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department, accusing officers of violating their civil ...

A possible compromise deal would allow Police Supt. Larry Snelling or individual district commanders to activate earlier ...

A suspect was charged with a hate crime for a November attack on two Jewish students who were demonstrating in support of ...

Downtown Ald. Brian Hopkins told colleagues he would stand down after "working with the superintendent's office" on a ...

The team charged with overseeing the federal consent decree — set in place in 2019 — found the department made “significant ...

The Chicago Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in finding a violin worth $10,000 that was stolen on a CTA ...

He’s already served 14 years—but was he wrongfully convicted? A judge may be reconsidering Lester Owens’ case.

The Sig Sauer P320 is popular with local and federal law enforcement and personal gun owners but in the past few years has become the focus of dozens of complaints nationwide over claims it can ...

A new monitor’s report heaped praise on the Chicago Police Department’s consent-decree adherence between July 1 – Dec. 31, 2024, during which time the city hosted the 2024 Democratic ...

In Chicago's Lincoln Park, 28-year-old Kevin Patel was fatally shot on Wednesday night. Police found him on West Lill Avenue, ...

According to the Chicago Police Department, the fatal shooting occurred around 9:20 pm in the 800 block of West Lill Avenue—just steps away from the office of 43rd Ward Alderman Timmy Knudsen.

Ald. Gilbert Villegas plans to invoke a rarely used rule at Wednesday’s Chicago City Council meeting to force representatives ...