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Youth activists are also calling for widespread policy changes at the local, state and federal levels.

Chicago police officer Jeffrey Kriv used the same alibi to contest dozens of traffic tickets over the years. A deeper look at his career sheds light on Chicago’s troubled history of police accountability.

The 12-year-old girl was attacked around 5:45 p.m. Monday evening near South Damen Avenue and West Coulter Street.

The $2.5 million in private grants will help hundreds of local groups host "fun, safe" programs for young people this summer across the South and West sides, Johnson said.

The Chicago Neighborhood Policing Initiative should be expanded citywide, supporters said. The program sees officers interact more with residents.

The undergraduate student was walking with another person at White Park when they were shot multiple times.

Despite troubles with the city's airport operations and contracting, the City Council hasn't met to discuss the issues in more than eight months.

The disruption at stations has created a juggling of duties for officers, some of whom feel frustrated there's still no word from the city about what they should do.

By the time the committee finally convened, families in need were sleeping on police station floors. Even then, the committee didn't take action.

Anthony Driver just turned 30. He hopes to lead the "most transparent search for a high-ranking official in this city's history." But will the mayor take his advice?

A woman charged with hurting women on the Northwest Side, some with a bat, was ordered held on an $800,000 bond — $100,000 for each woman she attacked, the judge said.

There have been at least six attacks since Sunday involving nine women, officials said.

At least six similar attacks have been reported since Sunday. Four attacks were reported Tuesday, one of which targeted a mother walking down the street with her baby and sister.

Waller is coming out of retirement for the job. He said he's "old school" — but he'll lead with "integrity, professionalism and respect."

Clay's family watched body camera footage Tuesday. Family said the Civilian Office of Police Accountability is expected to release video of the fatal West Side shooting Wednesday morning.

As headlines focused on shootings and teen gatherings Downtown, several young people were killed on the South and West sides with little attention, Violence Interrupters founder Tio Hardiman said.

Two Downtown aldermen said the city should have been better prepared to handle weekend violence as young people met up. "Last Saturday should not have happened."

Eric Carter has been serving as interim superintendent since mid-March, when former Supt. David Brown stepped down from the role.

In Chicago and elsewhere, gun possession arrests are rising as shootings go unsolved.