Chicago has passed police reform legislation that will allow civilians to have oversight of the city's police department. Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa of Chicago's 35th ward voted in support of ...

More than 87% voted yes on a referendum asking if Chicago should create a new police district. Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) and Ald. Silvana Tabaras (23rd) are leading the charge.

The update from Chicago Police comes following a series of violent weekends in Chicago, including Memorial Day weekend, where the city saw at least 11 people fatally shot and 53 shot and wounded.

The Chicago Police Department's fleet of police helicopters needs to be funded more, City Council members and Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said.

Weeks after Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and police Superintendent David Brown defended the city’s policies of canceling officer days off, the department will implement new rules to help cops ...

David Brown resigning as Chicago Police Department superintendent After 60 days, the commission is hoping to have a list complied and begin research and background checks on candidates.

‘It’s going to save lives’: Chicago Police Department expands eligibility for drug users to get treatment instead of jail The drug diversion program, the largest of its kind in the country ...

Tactical officers from the Chicago Police Department’s Harrison District surround Dexter Reed’s SUV before he was fatally wounded in a shootout with the police on March 21, 2024.

The Chicago police office that oversees the massive reform of the department is suffering from staffing shortages that could impede the court-ordered overhaul of the department, according to the ...

The Brief A Chicago police officer was shot and killed Thursday night during a foot chase on the South Side. The officer, 36-year-old Krystal Rivera, was fatally wounded by a fellow officer after ...

The Chicago Police Department "fully" supports the COPA investigation and "adamantly" calls for the release of "any and all video" related to the incident, including body-worn camera footage ...

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has released a highly anticipated civilian police oversight proposal that would create an independent seven-member citizen panel to advise the city’s police ...