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Chicago police officers won't be charged with a crime in Dexter Reed shooting death

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced Wednesday that the Chicago police officers who killed Dexter Reed ...

No charges for Chicago police officers involved in deadly shoot-out with Dexter Reed

Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke gave a detailed breakdown of the shooting at the Leighton Criminal ...

Chicago police warn of string of apartment burglaries in Oakland neighborhood

Police said a man broke into apartment buildings at least four times in a week, and damaged vending machines and laundry ...

4 suspects linked to burglaries at Chicago businesses, police say; ATMs targeted or taken

Chicago police are looking for a group of four suspects they say are linked to multiple business burglaries on in the city ...

Retired Chicago area police chief laments Mayor Johnson’s refusal to cooperate with ICE

Tom Weitzel, a retired Chief of Police from Riverside, Illinois, shares his frustration over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s ...

All Chicago police misconduct cases could be heard in secret if court sides with union

Most officers accused of serious misconduct have already opted to take their disciplinary cases to arbitration as an ...

Chicago cop allegedly involved Wicker Park bar fight sought video of attack before investigators

Already under investigation for the on-duty shooting of his partner Krystal Rivera, Chicago Police Officer Carlos Baker may ...

Jussie Smollett calls Chicago PD and Rahm Emanuel 'villains' while denying hate crime hoax

Former Empire star Jussie Smollett criticized the Chicago Police Department and former Mayor Rahm Emanuel over his past hate ...

Ex-police chief warns Chicago cops will get hurt because Mayor Johnson won’t help ICE

A former Riverside police chief warned that Mayor Brandon Johnson's anti-ICE stance could lead to injuries among Chicago ...

North suburban men charged in murder of man at West Rogers Park apartment, Chicago police say

Nearly five months after a man was killed in Chicago, two suburban men are facing murder and home invasion charges, police ...

Prosecutors won't charge Chicago officers who fired nearly 100 times during a deadly traffic stop

Prosecutors say Chicago police officers who fired their guns nearly 100 times during a 2024 traffic stop and killed a 26-year ...

2 teens shot in Brighton Park: Chicago police

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two teenagers were shot Wednesday night on Chicago's Southwest Side, Chicago police said. A 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were walking outside in the 4200-block of South ...