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Chicago police survey the victim's car at the RE entrance of St. Bernard Hospital, after a woman and child were shot in the 6000 block of S. Halsted, Saturday June 26, 2020. Abel Uribe/baiduhai

Chicago envía más policías a la calle por aumento de violencia

June 30, 2020 at 4:04 p.m.

El sábado por la tarde, alguien disparó contra un automóvil sin saber a ciencia cierta quién estaba dentro. Horas después, los pandilleros dispararon por un callejón oscuro a sus rivales...

Chicago police survey the victim's car at the emergency room entrance of St. Bernard Hospital, after a woman and child were shot in the 6000 block of South Halsted Street on Saturday, June 27, 2020.

More police to hit Chicago streets, but mayor and top cop say city must find other ways to curb violence. ‘Dear God … we have to do better.’

June 30, 2020 at 6:45 a.m.

On Saturday afternoon, someone shot into a car without even knowing for sure who was inside. Hours later, gang members fired down a darkened alley at rivals who were near...

Chicago police Chief of Patrol Fred Waller briefs reporters after a 3-year-old boy was fatally shot while riding in an SUV with his father, near the intersection of North Central Avenue and West Huron Street in the Austin neighborhood on June 20, 2020.

Chicago’s violent weekend renews search for answers in a tense city, points again to entrenched problems

June 23, 2020 at 5:18 p.m.

New Chicago police Superintendent David Brown has been in his post for just two months, but his walk to a lectern at police headquarters had a familiar feel Monday. Another...

Ald. Chris Taliaferro, 29th, speaks at a news conference at City Hall in Chicago in 2019.

Why ‘defund the police’ and other ideas for change may face a greater challenge in Chicago than in other cities

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

The main avenue for fixing the Chicago Police Department has been a laborious, yearslong court process forcing hundreds of reforms in the hopes that better training, discipline and supervision would...

U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush's campaign office at 5401 S. Wentworth Ave. on June 11, 2020.

Officials say Chicago police made coffee and popcorn in US Rep. Bobby Rush’s office while shopping plaza was being looted; Mayor Lori Lightfoot apologizes

June 12, 2020 at 5:47 a.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush on Thursday condemned images they said depicted Chicago police officers making popcorn, drinking coffee and sleeping on a couch in the congressman's...

Protesters carry a "Defund the Police" sign on West Division Street during the March of Justice from Union Park to Cabrini-Green on June 6, 2020, in Chicago to demand police accountability.

Calls are renewed to ‘defund the police,’ but what does that mean?

June 8, 2020 at 8:23 p.m.

For those not closely following efforts to reform the Chicago Police Department, a call to "defund the police" might sound surprising or even alarming. But the concept has been widely...

Bettie Johnson outside her restaurant, Taste Bud, which remained open on Madison Street. During unrest, Johnson and her two employees quickly pulled the shutters, and she called her husband, who came to the store with a friend. They joined forces with three men from the barbershop next door to guard the businesses. One of them was armed, Johnson said.

Once again, Madison Street struggles to recover from unrest. ‘I am worried. Hell yeah, I’m worried.’

June 6, 2020 at 10:54 p.m.

Ronelle Mustin walked up to African Food & Liquor on West Madison Street, nodded hello to the owner's son and peered through a window grate that had been bent back...

A volunteer with Social Change is ready to hand out bags of apples to people in arriving vehicles during a pop-up food drive at 54th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Chicago on June 4, 2020.

Community steps in to help South and West side families left without food, baby supplies after stores close because of unrest

June 5, 2020 at 4:39 p.m.

Wednesday morning, Cook County Circuit Judge Erika Orr had to drive 20 minutes from her neighborhood just to find a gallon of milk. "Basically, on the South Side, what wasn't...

A demonstrator burns an American flag during a march in the Loop on May 29, 2020, to bring attention to the May 25 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Chicago police and city leaders defend handling of protests and looting as questions swirl over response some found lacking

June 2, 2020 at 6:44 a.m.

For some three hours on Sunday, the officers stood in a long row on Pulaski Road, a line of blue visible from blocks away. They wore face shields, many flipped...

George Floyd fallout in Chicago: Downtown locked down, unrest spreads to South, West sides and some suburbs

May 31, 2020 at 10:10 p.m.

As Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot requested the Illinois National Guard be brought in to prevent a second night of downtown violence and looting, the chaos spilled into some city neighborhoods...

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