Thousands of swimmers took a leap into Lake Michigan at North Avenue Beach Sunday morning to raise funds for the Special Olympics Illinois at the 26th annual Polar Plunge. Plunge organizers said ...

Every March 17, the United States goes green in celebration of St. Patrick’s Day. What began as a religious feast day honoring Ireland’s patron saint has evolved into a nationwide celebration of Irish ...

It’s the second time the Civilian Office of Police Accountability has pushed to fire Officer Noah Ball over an on-duty ...

A Chicago police officer who shot and paralyzed an unarmed 13-year-old boy in 2022 faces possible dismissal, following a probe by the city agency that investigates police misconduct.

Officials have said Officer Carlos Baker unintentionally shot and killed Officer Krystal Rivera during a chase last June. He ...

A staffing analysis found “real and uneven staffing pressures” within the Chicago Police Department and recommended hiring 270 additional officers and 90 sergeants while shifting about 600 sworn ...

Image Credit: ABC 7 Chicago/YouTube. A dramatic development has unfolded in the ongoing investigation involving members of the Chicago Police Department, where several officers from a tactical unit ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two Chicago police officers and a CTA bus passenger were hospitalized after a Northwest Side crash early Friday, CPD said. Police said the crash happened in the Ukrainian Village ...

A visibly frustrated federal judge on Thursday took the city to task over the Chicago Police Department’s move to pull a North Side police officer out of a deposition late last month in order to ...

The Chicago Police Memorial Foundation, alongside Alderman Matt O’Shea’s annual fundraiser, has helped raise millions of ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- The Chicago police officers involved in the deadly shooting of Dexter Reed have largely been cleared of wrongdoing. Just one charge of excessive force was sustained. The Civilian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A long-awaited analysis of the Chicago Police Department’s staffing and deployment calls for the hiring of hundreds more officers ...