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Supporters of President Donald Trump protest on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021.

Chicago Fire Department aware of image of suspect in Capitol attack who wore ‘CFD’ hat

January 13, 2021 at 4:53 p.m.

Chicago Fire Department officials say they're aware that federal authorities are seeking information about a suspect photographed in the Capitol attack wearing a knit hat with the initials "CFD," but...

Fraternal Order of Police President John Catanzara arrives at a President Donald Trump rally Nov. 1, 2020, in the Mount Greenwood neighborhood of Chicago.

Labor and church leaders, group of aldermen call for FOP president’s dismissal after comments downplaying Capitol attack

January 11, 2021 at 5:57 p.m.

A group of labor and church leaders, as well as three Chicago aldermen, offered a stinging rebuke Monday of John Catanzara, saying he should no longer lead Chicago's largest police...

Parishioners raise their hands in worship as the Rev. Michael Pfleger leads the Sunday morning service at St. Sabina Church on June 6, 2021. "It's good to be home," an emotional Pfleger said to a packed and jubilant crowd at St. Sabina Church — his first time leading a congregation in five months.

Longtime advocate for community and lightning rod for critics, the Rev. Michael Pfleger forced to watch others carry on his work

January 9, 2021 at 8:13 a.m.

In his years of seemingly relentless advocating and fighting for social justice in Chicago, the Rev. Michael Pfleger has often charged into the center of controversy, publicly defying and rebuking...

Longtime St. Sabina pastor Pfleger receives support, releases statement after sex abuse allegation sidelines him

January 6, 2021 at 6:16 p.m.

Supporters of the Rev. Michael Pfleger, one of the city's most vocal social justice and anti-violence activists who is now facing child sex abuse allegations, appeared at his South Side...

The body of a shooting victim is taken away from a CTA subway station at State Street and Jackson Boulevard in Chicago on Feb. 17, 2020.

Pandemic, civil unrest likely contributed to more than 50% increase in Chicago homicides in 2020, experts say

December 31, 2020 at 5:00 a.m.

In a year marred by a deadly pandemic and rocked by civil unrest over policing in America, Chicago endured a level of violence in 2020 that reversed recent progress, with...

‘We are saddened this was a child,’ says family of retired Chicago firefighter after 15-year-old boy charged in fatal attempted carjacking

December 17, 2020 at 6:39 p.m.

Police say a 15-year-old boy charged with an attempted carjacking that took the life of a retired Chicago firefighter was known to authorities as a member of a "crew" that...

Police investigate the scene of a homicide in the 6200 block of South Claremont Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood on June 9, 2020.

Chicago police’s homicide clearance rate dips in 2020 after improvement in recent years

December 14, 2020 at 7:27 p.m.

After chipping away at a persistently low homicide clearance rate, the number of murders solved by Chicago police has dropped in 2020, department officials said Monday. The drop — from...

A workers shows a customer a gun at Maxon Shooter's Supplies and Indoor Range on Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in Des Plaines. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Pandemic, civil unrest drive record-shattering increase in firearm permits, gun shopping in Illinois in 2020

December 10, 2020 at 2:45 p.m.

With the coronavirus pandemic raging and Chicago at times dealing with civil unrest, Illinois residents shopped for more guns and applied for more firearm permits in 2020 than at any...

Chicago police officers walk past the UNIQLO store on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on on Black Friday, Nov. 27, 2020.

Federal judge pointedly reminds Chicago police to wear masks themselves as union accuses city of holding unsafe training sessions during pandemic

December 7, 2020 at 4:14 p.m.

A federal judge told Chicago's main police union on Monday that it needs to ensure its member officers are wearing face masks and maintaining safe social distances while on the...

Chandra Matteson, nurse practitioner with The Night Ministry, delivers sandwiches on CTA Blue Line trains early in the morning of April 22, 2020. Social service agencies have reported an uptick in the number of homeless people sheltering on CTA trains during the pandemic.

City revises plans on emergency mental health responses, will fund pilot that does not include police

November 28, 2020 at 8:15 a.m.

City officials have revised their plans for a new citywide response on emergency mental health calls to include non-police responder teams, an idea pushed hard for several months by activists...

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