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Lt. Richard DeFelice of the Chicago Police Department's Tactical Review and Evaluation Division speaks from its office on July 1, 2025, where they review use-of-force incident footage. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CPD officers reporting use of force more often, as video becomes important training tool

July 15, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Body-worn camera footage serves as valuable training material for the city’s Police Department in its post-Laquan McDonald era of reform.

Father of drill rapper whose party was targeted in mass shooting hit with federal weapons charges

July 9, 2025 at 7:20 p.m.

The father of the Chicago drill rapper whose album release party was targeted in a mass shooting in River North on July 2 has been hit with federal weapons charges...

People walk near an ambulance while officers work the scene of a mass shooting near the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue in the River North neighborhood on July 2, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Stubborn feud between gangs surfaces again in River North mass shooting

July 10, 2025 at 6:13 a.m.

A week after shocking mass shooting outside River North lounge, links to city's worst gang feud have surfaced again.

People listen as victims’ names are spoken after a prayer during a peace walk in the River North neighborhood on July 6, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Community calls for peace after spate of mass shootings in Chicago

July 6, 2025 at 6:29 p.m.

City recorded at least three mass shootings in the last week: One in River North, another in Riverdale and a third in Back of the Yards, police say.

Chicago police and investigative services officers investigate after a house fire in the 3600 block of West Palmer Street on July 4, 2025. At least five people, including three children, were transported to area hospitals stemming from a domestic incident and resulting fire. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Woman faces murder and arson charges in Logan Square stabbing and fire

July 6, 2025 at 1:08 p.m.

Wendy Tolbert, 45, was charged with several felonies, including murder, after she allegedly stabbed her three children and set their home on fire Friday.

Man beaten to death on Loop CTA platform: CPD

July 6, 2025 at 12:35 p.m.

A man was found beaten to death on a CTA train platform in the Loop late Saturday, according to Chicago Police.

A Chicago police officer on July 3, 2025, investigates a mass shooting where four people were killed and 14 were wounded in the late hours of July 2 in the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue in the River North neighborhood. (Peter Tsai/baiduhai)

‘This wasn’t some random shooting’: Police dig in after drive-by attack at River North album release party kills 4, wounds 14 others

July 7, 2025 at 11:26 a.m.

A drive-by mass shooting killed four people and wounded 14 more late Wednesday night in River North, Chicago police said.

Yolanda Rivera calls for greater transparency in the investigation into the shooting death of her daughter, Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera, with attorney Antonio Romanucci, left, and Krystal's stepfather, Rico Thompson, at Romanucci & Blandin law office in Chicago on July 2, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

‘I need to understand what happened’: Family of Officer Krystal Rivera asks for answers as lawyers announce civil investigation

August 20, 2025 at 9:13 a.m.

The family of slain Chicago Police officer Krystal Rivera is calling for city agencies to relinquish the investigation of her death and, instead, turn over the probe to the Illinois...

The pool at Douglass Park in Chicago is closed on June 27, 2025, after teens were shot nearby, one fatally. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Man charged in Douglass Park shooting that killed one is linked to prior self-defense claim in shooting of dogs

June 30, 2025 at 8:32 p.m.

Man who shot at three unarmed teenagers in Douglass Park, killing a 15-year-old boy and seriously wounding a 14-year-old, once shot two dogs in Lakeview, also claiming self-defense.

Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling, center, greets commanders and chiefs after a memorial roll call and gathering in memory of Officer Aréanah M. Preston, on the two-year anniversary of her death, at the 5th District station, 727 E. 111th St., May 6, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Violent crime drops to levels not seen in a decade in Chicago during first half of 2025

June 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago is poised to close the first half of the year with its steepest statistical drop in recent memory, with fewer than 200 homicides in the first six months of...

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