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A gas station employee was shot Thursday night in Burnside while trying to stop a group of males from leaving the store without paying for an item. About 8:40 p.m., the employee came from behind the counter to stop a group of three males from leaving the store in the 400 block of East 95th Street without paying when one…

A new interim report by the city of Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General says that Chicago Police Department search warrants disproportionately targeted people of color. The report, which examined search warrants issued and executed between 2017 and 2020, found that Black men were targeted 4.6 times more than Hispanic or Latinx men and 25.3 times more than white men….

A new interim report from Chicago’s Office of the Inspector General shows that people of color were disproportionately targeted by search warrants executed between 2017 and 2020. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports

The gunshot detection system that set in motion the recent fatal police shooting of a 13-year-old boy in Chicago routinely reports gunshots where there are none, sending officers into predominantly Black and Latino neighborhoods for “unnecessary and hostile” encounters, community groups argued in a court filing Monday.

A 29-year-old man was stabbed during an argument that turned into a fight Sunday evening on East Wacker Drive in Chicago’s Loop, authorities said.

The Chicago Police Department launched an investigation after a body was discovered in a body of water at Douglass Park Saturday afternoon, authorities said.

Nine people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, including a 17-year-old boy critically hurt in an attack in Lawndale.

Carjackings have fallen by 55% since their peak in the winter, but shootings and murders continue to surpass 2020 levels, according to newly released statistics from the Chicago Police Department. The city also saw a 20% drop in the total reported crime, compared to the same four-month period last year. Incidents of aggravated battery, burglary, robbery and theft reached 20-year…

Chicago’s police oversight agency on Wednesday released several videos related to the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Anthony Alvarez last month in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood. But questions remain on what led to the shooting – questions that both the mayor and the city’s top cop declined to answer.

Video of Chicago police fatally shooting Anthony Alvarez late last month was released Wednesday, one day after his family viewed the footage they said left them with more questions than answers.

COPA releases body camera footage and other materials in the shooting death of Anthony Alvarez by a Chicago police officer, but some questions still remain. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos has a recap of the day’s events.

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability said the oversight agency recommended that the officer who fired the shots be relieved of police powers pending the investigation.

Chicago’s police oversight agency said Wednesday it had recommended that the officer who fatally shot 22-year-old Anthony Alvarez in the city’s Portage Park neighborhood late last month be relieved of his police powers pending the investigation into the shooting.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown spoke Wednesday following the release of footage showing the fatal shooting of Anthony Alvarez by police.

Video of Chicago police fatally shooting Anthony Alvarez late last month is set to be released on Wednesday, one day after his family viewed the footage they said left them with more questions than answers.

The family of a man shot to death last month by Chicago police viewed video of the shooting that was provided Tuesday by the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability. Lisa Chavarria reports.

The family of a man shot to death last month by Chicago police viewed video of the shooting that was provided Tuesday by the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability.

The family of a man shot to death last month by Chicago police viewed video of the shooting that was provided Tuesday by the city’s Civilian Office of Police Accountability. NBC 5’s Alex Maragos reports.

The management of a South Loop high-rise condominium building stressed heightened awareness to residents after drones hovered outside units last week. NBC 5’s Natalie Martinez reports.

The management of a South Loop high-rise condominium building stressed heightened awareness to residents after drones reportedly crashed into the building and hovered outside units last week. In one instance, Chicago police officers were called to 1720 S. Michigan Ave. on Monday, April 19 for the report of a drone flying approximately 11 stories up. A drone was also reported…