The Chicago Police Board announced its top three candidates for the position of Chicago Police superintendent, with sources saying Mayor Lori Lightfoot is expected to make her selection the following day.

The Chicago Police Board Wednesday announced its top three candidates for the position of Chicago Police superintendent, with sources saying Mayor Lori Lightfoot will make her selection on Thursday. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell has the story.

The Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday 14 more employees have tested positive for the coronavirus. There are now 64 total cases of the disease in the department, police said. Of the total, 62 are police officers and two are civilian members. “We continue to adapt to the new temporary normal & implement social distancing & infection control protocols at CPD,”…

Chicago police have started checking the identities of people attempting to enter four blocks on the city’s West Side to discourage gatherings of gang members, authorities said Tuesday.

Anthony Guglielmi, the Chicago Police Department’s chief communications officer, announced Sunday his plans to resign in the coming weeks.

At least two people have died and five others have been injured in weekend shootings across the city of Chicago, police said. In the city’s first fatal shooting of the weekend, a 19-year-old man was shot during a robbery at approximately 9:57 p.m. Friday in the 8500 block of South Carpenter, police confirmed. The victim said he was walking when…

A 34-year-old man is accused of illegal drug and gun possession in west suburban Aurora. Jesus Perez faces multiple felonies including armed violence, possession of a firearm without a FOID and possession of methamphetamine, according to the Kane County state’s attorney’s office. He also faces misdemeanor charges of possession of ammunition without a FOID, unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia...

Ten additional officers with the Chicago Police Department have contracted the coronavirus, department officials said Friday, bringing the total number of infected department members to 21. One of the officers who recently contracted the disease remains hospitalized, but was “doing well” Friday night despite the symptoms, CPD Spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said on Twitter. Guglielmi added he wishes all a full…

Interim Chicago Police Superintendent Charlie Beck warned that officers will be forced to issue citations if residents continue to flout the state’s “stay-at-home” order.

A man allegedly coughed at the front desk staff of a Chicago police station Monday night amid an outbreak of the lethal coronavirus, police say. Lythel Miller, 52, entered the building about 10:50 p.m. in the 3100 block of West Harrison Street and abruptly coughed in the direction of the crew, Chicago police said in an emailed statement. The incident…

As new cases of coronavirus continue to increase in the state of Illinois, Chicago police and fire officials say that their departments are prepared to continue assisting the public during the crisis. During a press conference Tuesday, Chicago Fire Department Commissioner Richard Ford said that his department is “prepared” to keep firefighters and paramedics safe during the crisis, while maintaining…

Two more members of the Chicago Police Department have tested positive for the coronavirus, a spokesman confirmed Sunday. According to Chief Communications Officer Anthony Guglielmi, the individuals, a police officer and a detective, tested positive for the virus Sunday. Both work in different facilities, and Guglielmi said that the officers were not linked to the department’s first confirmed case...

On March 22, Governor J.B. Pritzker and state health officials reported nearly 300 new cases of coronavirus, bringing the state’s total to 1,049.

Four people, including two Chicago police officers, were injured when a CPD van and an SUV collided Friday in Calumet Heights on the South Side. The officers were westbound on 91st Street on their way to assist with a call at 10:33 p.m. when the van collided with a 2001 GMC SUV traveling southbound in the 9100 block of South…

At least one person has died and 17 others have been injured in weekend shootings across the city of Chicago, police said. In the city’s only fatal shooting of the weekend, a 21-year-old man was shot at approximately 2:35 p.m. in the 1800 block of North Mobile, police said. The victim sustained one gunshot wound to the side and transported…

A Cook County jury on Friday found Shomari Legghette, the man accused of gunning down Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer, guilty in his murder trial. The verdict comes just days after the trial began. Legghette was found guilty on multiple counts of first-degree murder and armed violence. “We welcome today’s guilty verdict and the justice it brings to the...

The man accused of gunning down Chicago Police Commander Paul Bauer in 2018 was found guilty by a jury Friday. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

Lawyers for a 33-year-old man shot and seriously wounded by Chicago police in a downtown subway station filed a lawsuit alleging officers used excessive force

Two suspects were taken into custody after they allegedly fired shots at Chicago police officers on the city’s Northwest Side. According to police, officers were fired at in the 800 block of North Waller at approximately 7:15 p.m. Sunday. The gunfire did not strike any officers, and officers did not return fire during the incident, according to a police spokesman….

A CTA bus crash Sunday injured fifteen people in Park Manor on the South Side. About 11:20 a.m. the bus was traveling north on Cottage Grove Avenue, when it was struck in West 6900 block as the driver tried to avoid a car traveling south that had veer into its lane, Chicago police said. Fourteen people from the bus were taken...