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Leonard Delaney, 38, of Chicago, allegedly brandished a "machete-style" knife at a federal judge outside the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on May 3, 2023.

Man accused of brandishing machete-style knife at federal judge outside Dirksen courthouse ordered held without bond

June 2, 2023 at 6:43 p.m.

A North Side man was ordered held without bond Friday on federal charges alleging he brandished a machete-like knife at one of two federal judges as they were walking into...

Then-police Sgt. Tina Skahill calls out the roll on July 3, 1996, for police academy recruits who were brought in to help control vehicle and pedestrian traffic following a fireworks display in Grant Park.

Claiming unspecified ‘retaliation,’ head of CPD reform resigns months after predecessor’s dismissal

June 1, 2023 at 6:19 p.m.

The head of the Chicago Police Department's reform efforts submitted her resignation this week, less than a year after her predecessor was fired from the same position. Records obtained by...

Officers near the scene after an argument erupted between police and residents after Latrell Allen was shot by CPD officers after he allegedly fired several rounds at two officers near the 5700 block of South Racine Avenue on Aug. 9, 2020.

Man convicted of attempted murder in 2020 Englewood police shooting

June 1, 2023 at 3:24 p.m.

Three years after he was shot by police — a shooting that purportedly set off a round of looting in the downtown area — an Englewood man was convicted of...

Narcisa Quizhpi and Braulio Pulla, right, of Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood listen to an English to Spanish translation while attending a Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability meeting at Roosevelt High School in Chicago's Albany Park neighborhood on May 4, 2023.

After community input, search for new Chicago police superintendent enters new phase on the eve of summer

May 31, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

In Austin and Auburn Gresham, where gun violence is acutely felt, there were calls for community policing and respectful treatment of residents. In Beverly and Clearing, neighborhoods home to scores...

Westforth Sports in Gary is shown April 26, 2021. The city of Chicago sued the gun store.

Cook County judge dismisses city’s lawsuit against Gary gun shop

May 25, 2023 at 5:29 p.m.

A Cook County judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the city against a northwest Indiana gun shop in a brief hearing Thursday. The city filed the lawsuit against Westforth Sports,...

Chicago police headquarters at 35th Street and Michigan Avenue in 2020.

City IG finds Chicago Police Department employs dozens of cops who knowingly lied

May 25, 2023 at 5:41 p.m.

The Chicago Police Department continues to employ more than 100 officers who knowingly provided false information during criminal investigations, according to a report released Thursday by the city's watchdog agency....

Tamar Manasseh, founder of the Mothers Against Senseless Killings anti-violence group in Englewood, listens on May 25, 2023, at 63rd Street Beach as city and community leaders discuss safety planning for Memorial Day weekend.

Increased police presence, street outreach among Mayor Johnson’s plans for Memorial Day public safety; vows ‘whole of government’ approach

May 25, 2023 at 5:23 p.m.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's plan to combat violence over the Memorial Day weekend includes funding for street outreach workers, youth programs and increased police presence across the city, staples of...

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