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Carlishia Hood at a news conference at the Bronzeville Law Group offices in Chicago, June 27, 2023, after murder charges against her and her son were dropped after a deadly shooting at a restaurant.

Lawsuit announced after prosecutors drop murder charges against mother, son in South Side fast-food restaurant shooting

June 27, 2023 at 5:21 p.m.

A woman captured in a viral video being punched in a South Side restaurant before her attacker was shot and killed allegedly by her young son has announced a lawsuit...

Chicago police respond to a call near East Adams Street and South Wabash Avenue on Memorial Day, May 29, 2023.

Chicago police log 11,000 complaints since consent decree went into effect, as monitor cites ‘real concerns’ about effort to analyze use-of-force issues

June 14, 2024 at 6:42 p.m.

In the 4 1/2 years since the city entered into a federal consent decree, the Chicago Police Department's bureau of internal affairs has opened more than 11,000 investigations into allegations...

Darryl Tall speaks outside his Roseland home on June 19, 2023, about the Father's Day shooting that killed two and injured three more people during a barbecue nearby at Wendell Smith Park.

Mass shooting at South Side park likely caused by personal dispute, CPD says

June 19, 2023 at 5:19 p.m.

Chicago police officials on Monday said a personal dispute was likely the cause of a mass shooting at a South Side park over the weekend that left two men dead...

Anjanette Young, who was a victim of a botched police raid, speaks with reporters following a committee meeting at City Hall on Nov. 10, 2022.

CPD sergeant’s firing ‘only a small piece’ of justice, Anjanette Young says

June 16, 2023 at 5:28 p.m.

A day after the Chicago Police Board fired the sergeant who oversaw the botched raid on her home, Anjanette Young said the board's decision was "only a small piece of...

Chicago Police Board Vice President Paula Wolff leads a disciplinary hearing vote on police Sgt. Alex Wolinski during a board meeting at police headquarters on June 15, 2023. In a 5-3 decision, the board voted to fire Wolinski, as a result of his involvement in a raid on the home of resident Anjanette Young in 2019.

Chicago Police Board fires sergeant for actions in Anjanette Young raid

June 15, 2023 at 9:27 p.m.

The Chicago Police Board on Thursday voted to fire a police sergeant for his role in the botched 2019 raid at the home of social worker Anjanette Young. During its...

Inspector General Joe Ferguson hosts a community forum on the Chicago Police Department's gang database in 2018.

CPD consent decree in danger of failing, former city IG says

June 15, 2023 at 9:42 a.m.

With a new mayoral administration, no permanent police superintendent and a new federal judge overseeing the case, the Chicago Police Department's consent decree is in grave danger of failing, according...

Anthony Driver Jr., president of the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability, flanked by Commissioners Isaac Troncoso and Remel Terry, talks about the search for Chicago Police Department superintendent at City Hall on May 10, 2023.

Second round of interviews complete in search for next CPD superintendent

June 14, 2023 at 1:49 p.m.

The commission tasked with finding three finalists for the vacant Chicago police superintendent job has completed two rounds of candidate interviews and remains on track to meet its mid-July deadline,...

Funeral procession shooting that left 4 wounded in Oak Park linked to slaying of Edgewater man with gang ties, police source says

June 12, 2023 at 3:10 p.m.

The shooting of four people Saturday in Oak Park occurred during a funeral procession for a North Side man who was shot and killed in the Edgewater neighborhood earlier this...

A man with a potential flamethrower stands atop a building in the 4100 block of West Chicago Avenue on June 2, 2023, which prompted a response from ATF and Chicago's SWAT.

In the wake of rooftop standoff on West Side, more questions than answers remain

June 9, 2023 at 7:17 p.m.

John Litsiardakis died last weekend just a mile from where he grew up in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to his brother. His death — ruled a suicide by a...

A man with an apparent flamethrower stands atop a building in the 4100 block of West Chicago Avenue on June 2, 2023, which prompted a response from ATF and Chicago's SWAT.

Armed man on roof prompts SWAT situation on West Side

June 2, 2023 at 9:15 p.m.

An armed man on top of a roof prompted a SWAT situation late Friday morning in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. Traffic was backed up near Pulaski Road and Chicago...

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