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Darren Cole, 50, shown on Monday, March 29, 2021, says he has been stopped more than 60 times by Chicago police in 15 years because of a mistaken warrant.

Chicago police move to prevent cops from stopping man who alleged he was detained more than 60 times in 15 years over mistaken identity

March 29, 2021 at 11:32 p.m.

Chicago police have moved to prevent officers from continuing to stop a man who sued the department last week, alleging that he'd been detained more than 60 times in the...

Darren Cole, 50, who says he has been stopped more than 60 times by Chicago police in 15 years because of a mistaken warrant, is seen at his Chicago home with the Dodge Charger he no longer drives.

Chicago man sues city over ongoing claim of mistaken identity, alleging he’s been detained by police more than 60 times in 15 years

March 26, 2021 at 1:18 p.m.

A Chicago man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging Chicago police officers have detained him more than 60 times in the past 15 years, often in an aggressive and threatening...

Chicago police officer facing dismissal for allegedly lying about fatal shooting decides to step away from job

March 25, 2021 at 8:11 p.m.

A Chicago police officer facing firing over accusations he lied about a fatal shooting of a man by another cop on the West Side has resigned from the Police Department,...

Octavia Saffold en Millennium Park el 13 de marzo de 2021. Su hija, Jasslyn Saffold, de 32 años, murió por causas relacionadas con COVID-19.

Un año de muertes por COVID-19: 10 historias de cómo las familias de Illinois enfrentan la vida después de perder a un ser querido

March 15, 2021 at 4:51 p.m.

Hace un año, el 16 de marzo, COVID-19 reclamó su primera víctima en Illinois, Patricia Frieson, de Chicago, de 61 años. El virus ha sido una fuerza terrible desde entonces,...

Luz Maria Vargas touches a floral heart at a memorial for victims of the pandemic in Albany Park on March 1, 2021. She lost her mother, Paula Vargas, to COVID-19.

A year of COVID-19 deaths: 10 stories of how Illinois families are facing life after losing a loved one

March 13, 2021 at 7:16 p.m.

One year ago, on March 16, COVID-19 claimed its first victim in Illinois, 61-year-old Chicagoan Patricia Frieson. The virus has been a dread force ever since, taking as many as...

A Lake County sheriff's deputy watches protesters outside the Lake County Courthouse on Sept. 25, 2020, in Waukegan. An extradition hearing was being held inside for Kyle Rittenhouse, of Antioch, who is charged in the fatal shootings of Anthony Huber and Joseph Rosenbaum in August during protests in Kenosha.

Kyle Rittenhouse to face November trial for fatally shooting two men and wounding another at Kenosha protest

March 10, 2021 at 10:53 p.m.

Kyle Rittenhouse is tentatively set to stand trial in Wisconsin in November for fatally shooting two men and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha last summer. Prosecutors and Rittenhouse's...

A demonstrator burns an American flag during a march in the Loop on May 29, 2020, to bring attention to the May 25 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer.

Chicago police showed ‘confusion and lack of coordination’ that endangered protesters, officers last May, city watchdog concludes in scathing report

February 18, 2021 at 10:46 p.m.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago police Superintendent David Brown led a response to protests and looting last spring plagued by "confusion and lack of coordination" that risked the safety of...

Two men with two dogs walk by a plowed hill of snow across from the VA hospital in the west side on Feb. 6, 2021.

A ferocious winter storm dropped 18 inches of snow on Chicago. As residents begin to dig out, winter fatigue sets in.

February 17, 2021 at 3:13 a.m.

Plow drivers, commuters and shovelers across Chicago and the suburbs spent Tuesday contending with as much as 18 inches of snow dumped by a ferocious winter storm that closed schools...

Kyle Rittenhouse won’t face higher bond or arrest warrant following hearing over questions about where Kenosha protest shooter is living

February 12, 2021 at 12:28 a.m.

A Wisconsin judge on Thursday rejected calls for a higher bond for Kyle Rittenhouse, rebuffing prosecutors who sought consequences against the 18-year-old for failing to tell the courts where he's...

Chicago police Superintendent David Brown speaks during a news conference Dec. 17, 2020, at City Hall.

Chicago police leaders admit need for more transparency as they file progress report on reform, a document critics dismiss as deflection

February 8, 2021 at 7:05 p.m.

Chicago police leaders acknowledged needing to do a better job being transparent with the public as their department is under continuing pressure to implement court-enforced reforms. The admission came from...

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