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Officers remove a Chicago flag from the casket of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera during her funeral at Living World Christian Center on June 25, 2025, in Forest Park. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

‘She always will be a hero’: Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera remembered at funeral

June 25, 2025 at 5:42 p.m.

Mourners, including police officials from across the state, started to arrive before noon at Living Word Christian Center in Forest Park for the funeral of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera.

Friends, family and police attend a visitation for Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera, who was mistakenly shot and killed by a fellow officer on June 5 after a confrontation with an armed suspect, on June 24, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Bucking policy trend, public access to video of CPD Officer Krystal Rivera’s fatal shooting is delayed

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

A judge has barred the release of video and other materials related to the investigation into the friendly fire shooting death of Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera after the Cook...

White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf departs after meetings with legislative leaders on Feb. 20, 2024, at the Illinois State Capitol in Springfield. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Chicago White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed in Rate Field shooting lawsuit

June 20, 2025 at 4:44 p.m.

A Cook County judge on Friday ordered Chicago White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf to be deposed as part of the lawsuit against the team stemming from the August 2023 shooting...

Then-Chicago police Sgt. Sam Cirone attends a Chicago Police Board meeting at the JLM Abundant Life Center on Dec. 12, 2019, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Acting police commander finds path to leadership despite issues in work history

June 19, 2025 at 3:41 p.m.

A Chicago police supervisor who was involved in the bungled probe of the punch thrown by a nephew of former Mayor Richard M. Daley that left a young man dead...

Police officers wear T-shirts with a picture of Officer Krystal Rivera during a prayer vigil in her memory at the 6th District station on June 11, 2025, in Chicago. Rivera was fatally shot June 5 by her partner, Officer Carlos Baker,.as they responded to a call. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago police still seeking suspect in foot chase that led to shooting death of Officer Krystal Rivera

June 21, 2025 at 5:52 p.m.

The better part of two weeks after CPD tactical officer Krystal Rivera died in a friendly fire incident, investigators are still searching for the suspect who sparked a brief foot...

Tens of thousands of demonstrators spill onto Dearborn Street to attend the "No Kings" rally at Daley Plaza on June 14, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

‘We’re all people’: Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop

June 14, 2025 at 7:04 p.m.

The sounds of one of Chicago’s largest protests in recent memory reverberated throughout downtown Saturday, as tens of thousands gathered in a united admonishment of President Trump.

People argue with Chicago police officers after some people were detained in the Loop, June 10, 2025. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

With Trump protests roiling Los Angeles, Chicago leaders continue tough stance

June 11, 2025 at 6:04 p.m.

With protests putting a spotlight on unrest in Los Angeles and more agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly heading to Chicago, the city’s leaders are not flinching when it...

Chicago police investigate the scene in the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue in Chicago on June 6, 2025, in which Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was shot and killed during an armed confrontation Thursday night. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Chicago police determine slain Officer Krystal Rivera was unintentionally shot by fellow cop

June 7, 2025 at 9:17 a.m.

Chicago police Officer Krystal Rivera was fatally shot by a fellow cop during a confrontation with an armed suspect Thursday, police have announced.

Larry Hoover, in prison since 1973, faces the state parole board with his wife, Winndye Jenkins, at the Dixon Correctional Center on Feb. 7, 1995. (John Dziekan/baiduhai)

Larry Hoover ‘deserves to be in prison,’ Chicago FBI boss says of Gangster Disciples founder as lawyers praise Trump choice

May 29, 2025 at 7:15 p.m.

A day after Donald Trump's stunning decision to commute the federal life sentence of Larry Hoover, lawyers for the Chicago-born Gangster Disciples founder were singing the president's praises while Chicago's...

Larry Hoover, founder of the Gangster Disciples, attends an annual parole hearing on Aug. 31, 1995, at Dixon Correctional Center. (John Dziekan/baiduhai)

Trump commutes federal life sentence of founding Gangster Disciples kingpin Larry Hoover

May 29, 2025 at 3:03 p.m.

President Donald Trump has commuted the federal life sentence for infamous Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover, abruptly ending Hoover's yearslong quest to win early release under the First Step Act...

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