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

The trooper was taken to an area hospital. The extent of the trooper's injuries was not known Wednesday night.

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

Chicago police have arrested a Venezuelan migrant for the sixth time in the past 13 months after he allegedly robbed a woman ...

The Chicago City Council Finance Committee voted on two major settlements Friday, both involving police incidents.

In Chicago's Lincoln Park, 28-year-old Kevin Patel was fatally shot on Wednesday night. Police found him on West Lill Avenue, ...

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

Kevin Patel, a 28-year-old Indian-American man, was shot in Chicago’s Lincoln Park on April 16. The motive remains unknown. He died during treatment, and the Cook County Medical Examiner identified ...

At least 18 people have been shot, four fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

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 ...

In response to a number of teen takeovers, including a recent one where a 15 year old boy was shot, Hopkins originally proposed to change the curfew for unaccompanied minors from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m. in ...