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

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

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

Dispatchers like Debra White provide a calming voice, and a lifeline in a time of need, for the people in Chicago and our ...

The off-duty Chicago police officer who died inside the city's 18th District station overnight has been identified as Malissa ...

Chicago remains plagued by gang violence, high-powered weapons and open hostility toward police. Yet, when an officer-involved shooting occurs, public discourse often ignores the exhaustion imposed on ...

A death investigation is underway after an off-duty Chicago police officer died at the 18th District police station on the ...

A new Chicago curfew plan has support from some officials and pushback from civil rights groups. Here's what we know.

A proposal to give Chicago police the power to enforce temporary curfews for unaccompanied minors during chaotic public events is moving forward, with some growing support—even from those who were ...

Chakib Mansour Khodja, an Algerian national who lived in Chicago, has been charged with 18 crimes in five cases of sexual ...

An investigation is underway after a series of garage fires in Lincoln Park Wednesday morning, the Chicago police and fire ...

The Chicago Police Department has used gun buybacks to get thousands of guns off the street, but at least two of them have ...