Chicago Police

Police Supt. David Brown said releasing alleged straw purchasers sets a dangerous precedent that they are not a danger.

As a broadly popular oversight ordinance inches closer toward a vote, advocates criticized Lightfoot's failure to follow through on her promise to deliver a civilian police oversight commission within her first 100 days.

As many as 600 people were expected at Saturday's giveaway at an Austin church, but between 12 and 15 people took all of the donated items on Friday, the pastor said.

The Anjanette Young Ordinance would ban no-knock warrants and place tighter restrictions on the police's ability to get warrants. “We’re going to continue to push this until it happens,” Young said.

Three robberies have been reported at the train stations since Sunday, police said in a community alert Wednesday.

The group has helped recover more than 200 cars in the last two months from Chicago and surrounding areas, a moderator said.

Records show the battle for video of the incident that critically injured Martina Standley in South Shore stretched on for more than a year.

The differing opinions on police are evident in Ald. Jeanette Taylor's 20th Ward. “Half of my ward hates you, and the other part loves you, so I’m somewhere in the middle,” she said.

The robberies and shootings have been tied to two armed crews, police said.

Officers are mandated to wear masks on the job but many fail to do so. "None of our bosses are doing it," one lieutenant said.

Prosecutors say Serenity's older sister witnessed the attack and tried to save her by pulling at her mother's hair and calling for help.

The chase ended when the shooter's car crashed into another car on Roosevelt Road over the Dan Ryan, where at least one person was arrested, police said.

The robber stole a man and woman's phones and wallets.

Police boxed in protesters in the Loop Saturday, employing a controversial tactic known as "kettling." The tactic has led to lawsuits and large settlements in the past.

It's not yet clear if Thursday's carjackings in Bucktown are related to two other carjackings from earlier in the week, police said.

No students attended Monday's virtual meeting, but three community members — including a prospective parent — urged the council to vote to remove police.

The man, described in his late teens or early 20s, was taken to the hospital in an unknown condition. Officers faced a tense crowd after the shooting.

The shooting Tuesday night was believed to be the worst mass shooting in Chicago since 2013.

The 18-year-old was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

Forty-nine officers were injured, including a sergeant who had a broken eye socket, Supt. David Brown said.