A 24-year-old Lyons man has been arrested and charged in the 2024 shooting death of a USPS worker on a downtown Stevenson ...

Ald. Brian Hopkins introduced legislation to grant Chicago police brass the authority to declare roving curfews for ...

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

Chicago’s Human Resources department categorizes “race” and “ethnicity” separately, and there is some overlap among the ...

In past years, teen takeovers have even culminated in deadly violence — including one right in Millennium Park in 2022.

CHICAGO (WGN) — The president of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police said Friday that more than 1,000 officers are using a service weapon that could accidentally discharge, putting themselves ...

The "situational curfew" proposal is being seen as a compromise between Downtown Ald. Brian Hopkins and the Mayor's Office.

Under the proposed legislation, designed to combat chaotic "teen takeover" gatherings, Chicago police could declare ... that he would no longer try to force a City Council vote on an 8 p.m ...

In 1853, the City Council passed an ordinance that officially created the Chicago Police Department, though this was in name only, according to Mitrani. Positions remained part-time, the force ...