The Latest Breaking News from Chicago Police

City leaders have no true grasp of public transit experience

Why not incentivize city workers, across the board, to get out of their private cars and commute on bus and rail?

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 8, 2022

A year after Officer Ella French was killed during a traffic stop, Lightfoot and Pritzker join police officials to honor her memory

“Right here and right now, we take this day back,” Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said during the ceremony at police headquarters. “We honor Officer French, who lived, and lift up the lives she touched.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 7, 2022

Indiana man pleads guilty to buying gun used to kill Chicago Police Officer Ella French

In a plea deal, Jemel Danzy confessed to purchasing the pistol at the request of Eric Moore, brother of alleged gunman Emonte Moore.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

Englewood man charged with shooting CPD officer taken into custody in Iowa

Jabari Edwards, 28, faces counts of attempted murder in connection with a June 1 shooting that left Chicago Police Officer Fernanda Ballesteros seriously wounded.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Chicago police officer accused of striking activist during Grant Park demonstration in 2020 has resigned

Officer Nicholas Jovanovich faced dismissal from the Chicago Police Department for striking Miracle Boyd in 2020 and filing a false police report.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 13, 2022

Domestic violence surge continued in 2021, new report shows

The number of orders of protection jumped 55% statewide; domestic violence-related shootings and homicides increased 64% in Chicago.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

Lightfoot uses wounding of police officer to sound the alarm — again — about post-pandemic surge in domestic violence

After a Chicago Police officer was ambushed while responding to a domestic violence call, Mayor Lori Lightfoot had the grim statistics at her fingertips. “Domestic-related” homicides by firearm and non-fatal shootings have increased by a staggering 125 percent since 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 1, 2022

Chicago police will no longer be allowed to chase people on foot

The new policy gives the department permanent rules about when officers can and can't engage in an activity that can endanger themselves, those they're chasing and bystanders.

WEKU · Jun 22, 2022

Austin man charged with attempted murder of Chicago police officer while trying to flee after traffic stop

Timothy Hendricks is accused of hitting a police officer with the passenger-side door of a car in Humboldt Park.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 18, 2022

Newly released video shows last known movements of pregnant postal worker who vanished in 2018

Kierra Coles vanished without trace in October 2018

The Independent UK · Jun 18, 2022