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Officers stand near crime scene tape after an argument erupted between police and residents at the scene of a police-involved shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on Aug. 9, 2020, in Chicago.

Man held on $1M bond in Englewood shooting that allegedly sparked looting in downtown Chicago

August 11, 2020 at 6:33 p.m.

The chain of events that ended in citywide chaos early Monday allegedly began with a 911 call: There's a man with a gun in a park full of kids, the...

Officers stand near crime scene tape after an argument erupted between police and residents at the scene of a police-involved shooting near the 5700 block of South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood on Aug. 9, 2020, in Chicago.

Englewood residents say downtown looting should not tarnish their neighborhood. ‘I don’t believe it’s fair.’

August 11, 2020 at 6:25 a.m.

Joyce Brown had just left the University of Chicago Medical Center, joyful her grandson would recover from being shot, when she heard about the looting downtown early Monday. "We saw...

Passersby look over damage at the Jonathan Adler store on Aug.10, 2020.

Police shooting of Englewood man reignites political debate and looting as Mag Mile trashed, 13 cops injured, 2 people shot

August 10, 2020 at 8:55 p.m.

Hundreds of people swept through the Magnificent Mile and other parts of downtown Chicago early Monday, smashing windows, looting stores and confronting police after officers shot a suspect in Englewood...

A building at 839 W. 79th St. is shown Aug. 6, 2020, in the Auburn Gresham community. The Pritzker Traubert Foundation awarded a $10 million Chicago Prize to the group to turn the shuttered 1920s terra cotta building into a healthy living hub.

Auburn Gresham group selected for $10 million prize for plan to address roots of crime and disenfranchisement

August 6, 2020 at 6:55 p.m.

A shuttered 1920s terra cotta building and a vacant former Chicago police impound lot will be transformed into neighborhood hubs of healthy living, health care, nutrition, urban farming, a recycling...

Bystanders watch as Chicago police officers investigate a shooting outside the Grand Central police station on July 30, 2020.

Morning exchange of gunfire at Chicago police station leaves 3 officers and a suspect injured

July 31, 2020 at 8:25 a.m.

Three Chicago police officers and a suspect in a carjacking were injured in an exchange of gunfire outside a Northwest Side police station Thursday morning, apparently after the suspect concealed...

Chicago firefighters put away a large American flag outside the Cook County medical examiner's office in Chicago, July 28, 2020, following a procession for a high-ranking police officer who died at the Homan Square police facility on the West Side.

Chicago police mourn the loss of a deputy chief to suicide

July 29, 2020 at 4:01 p.m.

A Chicago police deputy chief was found dead Tuesday morning in a suicide, police leaders said, the highest ranking department member in recent memory to take their own life. Dion...

U.S. Attorney John Lausch, right, announces a major fine against ComEd for bribery involving Illinois politicians during a news conference in the courtyard of the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse July 17, 2020.

Federal investigation draws closer to Madigan as ComEd will pay $200 million fine in alleged bribery scheme; Pritzker says speaker ‘must resign’ if allegations true

June 14, 2024 at 6:48 p.m.

A federal investigation orbiting the political operation of Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan drew much closer to the powerful politician Friday, as prosecutors unveiled a criminal complaint charging ComEd in...

Detainees held at Division 16, the Cook County Jail's isolation and quarantine facility for detainees who have tested positive for COVID-19 on May 20, 2020.

New CDC review finds Cook County sheriff, staff successfully stemmed rising tide of COVID-19 cases at jail

July 15, 2020 at 8:28 p.m.

The Cook County Jail successfully beat back its outbreak of COVID-19 even as the virus spread dramatically outside its walls, according to a new paper authored by medical officials from...

Departing First Deputy Superintendent Anthony Riccio, left, congratulates Dion Boyd after he was sworn in as the new deputy chief of criminal networks on July 15, 2020.

Police Superintendent David Brown announces wide-ranging leadership changes as department battles violence spike

July 15, 2020 at 4:33 p.m.

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown on Wednesday announced significant department leadership changes, including the retirement of a second veteran member and naming his second-in-command. The announcements come as the department...

Players compete in the Kids Off the Block basketball tournament in the 11600 block of Chicago's South Michigan Avenue on June 30, 2020.

Caravans, peace grants and basketball. Finding ways around the pandemic to keep children and others safe in Chicago this summer.

July 3, 2020 at 7:53 a.m.

In the blistering heat of a late afternoon sun, the referee called the teens to center court and whistled the start of the 2020 Kids Off the Block basketball season....

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