Chicago Police Department

On Thursday, artist and Chicago native Kanye West joined Chicago Public School students in one of the many marches across the city demanding that Chicago keeps police officers out of their schools. The demonstration was joined by West, who earlier on Thursday, donated $2 million to the families and legal teams of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor. West…

On Wednesday night Chicago police were involved in a wild pursuit of a man they say was wanted for multiple crimes and now police are now examining their role in a crash that took place during the chase that took the life of an innocent woman. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports

Another investigation was opened into an arrest captured on video in Chicago this week. The incident happened Monday in the city’s Uptown neighborhood. Video appears to show an officer chasing down a protester, shoving him to the ground and punching him multiple times after a demonstration, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Another officer attempts to intervene, the video shows,...

Chicago’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability said it has received more than 250 complaints against officers since Friday, many involving responses during the city’s protests over the death of George Floyd. As of Thursday afternoon, at least 258 complaints were reported to the city’s police watchdog agency, Chief Administrator Sydney Roberts said. The complaints related to excessive force, denial...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is set to speak alongside representatives from the Chicago Police Department and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability Thursday afternoon, with at least two investigations underway into officers’ conduct this week.

After a night of marches and clashes between protesters and police, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown says that more than 100 people were arrested and several CPD officers were injured Friday night and into Saturday morning. According to Brown, a total of 108 people were arrested during the protests. The demonstrations were mostly peaceful to start with, according to Brown,…

Chicago police announced three more cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total number of cases in the department to 551.

After being wrongfully convicted of murder and spending more than 16 years in prison, two men are filing federal lawsuits against the Chicago Police Department and the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, accusing them of fabricating evidence and coercing false confessions in the case. “Sometimes I feel like an 18-year-old kid that got locked up, that was always told...

Two men are bringing lawsuit for being wrongfully convicted of a 2003 murder that put them in prison for more than 16 years. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.

Chicago police announced Tuesday 10 more cases of COVID-19 within the department, bringing the total number of cases to 548.

With much of Illinois just days away from the next phase of reopening, Dr. Ngozi Ezike announced more than 1,100 new coronavirus cases and 39 additional deaths.

The Chicago Police Department announced a new public safety strategy to mark the start of the long Memorial Day weekend. The department joined other city agencies “to announce an all-hands-on-deck public safety strategy in preparation for Memorial Day weekend” as the city remains under a stay-at-home order. “This memorial day will look and feel very different,” CPD Supt. David Brown…

Chicago police announced one new COVID-19 case Wednesday, bringing the number of cases in the department to 530. Of the confirmed cases, 503 are officers and 27 are civilian employees, police said. All of the cases have been confirmed by the department’s medical section. The department announced the death of a third officer from complications of the coronavirus on April…

A teenage boy has been charged and three other people were arrested after allegedly trying to rob an off-duty Chicago police sergeant near the Town Hall District police station in Lake View on the North Side. The sergeant was entering a home at 2:18 a.m. when five people approached and attempted to rob him, according to Chicago police. The police…

Chicago police announced Tuesday that the department has confirmed nine more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number of cases to 529 since the pandemic began. Of the confirmed cases, 503 are officers and 26 are civilian employees, police said. All of the cases have been confirmed by the department’s medical section. The department announced the death of a third…

Chicago police announced Monday six more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total number in the department to 520.

May 18 briefing: Dr. Ngozi Ezike breaks down the latest coronavirus data in Illinois.

Police are warning residents about a series of armed robberies last week in Englewood on the South Side. In each case, one or two men approached a lone victim on the street, threatened them with a black handgun and demanded their property, according to a community alert from Chicago police. The hold-ups occurred: About 7 p.m. May 14 in the…