The Mendez family is suing the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department, accusing officers of violating their civil ...

He’s already served 14 years—but was he wrongfully convicted? A judge may be reconsidering Lester Owens’ case.

The Sig Sauer P320 is popular with local and federal law enforcement and personal gun owners but in the past few years has become the focus of dozens of complaints nationwide over claims it can ...

A 2-month old baby is safe after an attempted kidnapping on Chicago's North Side. Chicago police said the incident happened ...

Downtown Ald. Brian Hopkins told colleagues he would stand down after "working with the superintendent's office" on a ...

Chicago’s latest budget challenge involves lawsuit settlements over police-related incidents. The city has already reached ...

A death investigation is underway after an off-duty Chicago police officer died at the 18th District police station on the ...

The off-duty Chicago police officer who died inside the city's 18th District station overnight has been identified as Malissa ...

A suspect was charged with a hate crime for a November attack on two Jewish students who were demonstrating in support of ...

A new Chicago curfew plan has support from some officials and pushback from civil rights groups. Here's what we know.

Chakib Mansour Khodja, an Algerian national who lived in Chicago, has been charged with 18 crimes in five cases of sexual ...