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Civil filing accuses former Chicago police Superintendent Phil Cline of lying in murder case as a lieutenant
Lawyers for an ailing 73-year-old man freed after 33 years in prison for a double murder now say they can prove a high-ranking police officer lied under oath in a...
Mayor Lightfoot promised to reform the Chicago Police Department. Two years in, racial disparities remain in uses of force and arrests, and city is behind on court-ordered changes.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot fueled her political ascent with promises to reform policing, but after two years under her guidance the Chicago Police Department's present looks much like its past. Black...
Cardinal reinstates Pfleger after probe finds ‘insufficient reason to suspect’ he’s guilty of child sex abuse allegations. ‘Let’s get back to work,’ St. Sabina pastor says.
The Rev. Michael Pfleger will return to the pulpit at his South Side parish after a Chicago Archdiocese panel found "insufficient reason to suspect" that he is guilty of sexual...
Video gambling operator pays $75,000 in settlement as Illinois Gaming Board drops attempt to revoke license
A video gambling operator has agreed to pay $75,000 to the Illinois Gaming Board as part of a settlement approved Wednesday that will end a bid to revoke his license...
Chicago activists and politicians praise guilty verdict in George Floyd murder but differ on what comes next
As people celebrated in the streets of Minneapolis following Derek Chauvin's murder conviction Tuesday, Chicago activists and politicians praised the verdict as an important step toward achieving justice for people...
La Villita llora en silencio tras publicarse el video del tiroteo fatal de Adam Toledo a manos de un oficial de policía de Chicago
El sitio donde murió Adam Toledo, de 13 años, estuvo marcado por silenciosas muestras de dolor el jueves después de la publicación del video de la cámara corporal de un...
Little Village quietly mourns as video of Adam Toledo’s fatal shooting by a Chicago police officer emerges
The scene of 13-year-old Adam Toledo's death was marked by quiet displays of sorrow Thursday after the release of body camera video of a Chicago police officer shooting him. People...
As Chicago braces for protests over fatal police shootings, CPD makes new rules for handling crowds
The Chicago Police Department has made new rules about how cops should treat protesters as the city braces for more demonstrations over the shooting of 13-year-old Adam Toledo and other...
CPD has made little progress on vow to replace gang database criticized as error-filled and racially discriminatory, city watchdog says
The city's watchdog has found that the Chicago Police Department has "fallen critically short" on its vow to replace and improve its gang database, which reports have described as an...
Lightfoot administration still behind on court-ordered Chicago Police Department reforms
Mayor Lori Lightfoot's administration continues to lag behind on a legally required overhaul of the Chicago Police Department, missing 60% of its most recent deadlines to make reforms, according to...