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The foot pursuit policy was brought to the forefront last week when Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso was fatally shot chasing a man who was allegedly armed.

Meagan Bilbo was one of three people shot Dec. 5 in the alley of Computer Planet. Police arrested the alleged shooter Wednesday.

Drivers are least likely to be pulled over on the far Northwest and Southwest sides, where many first responders live. Ald. Nick Sposato said that's because "white people just know how to talk their way out of a ticket."

The 41st Street pedestrian bridge was supposed to improve the quality of life for residents. Instead, it's destroying it, neighbors say.

Videos show officer Evan Solano confront the driver of a white SUV with his gun out. The Police Department's Bureau of Internal Affairs is investigating the May 21 incident.

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.

The reforms were first proposed in March after video of a 2019, wrong-address raid on Anjanette Young’s home was made public — despite city attempts to block the video's release.

Local businessmen and volunteers are stepping up to stand watch at neighborhood gas stations as part of "Operation Safe Pump."

Police said Jonathan Gonzalez, of the 1600 block of North Latrobe Avenue, shot and killed Sanchez Dec. 5.

The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

Police reform advocates are pushing the city to ban incommunicado detention by the end of the year. Ald. Chris Taliaferro said he is worried the proposed ordinance's "hard line" would lead to lawsuits.

Police data shows few people who are arrested are granted their constitutional right to an attorney.

Residents said they've asked for more officers in the Calumet Heights area as carjackings surge. But local leaders and police haven't been responsive.

As seen on video, Mia Wright was sitting in her cousin's car when police swarmed the car, busted the windows, dragged her out by her hair and slammed her to the ground.

The plan suggests cities put more money into social services and empower police chiefs to hold officers accountable, among other things.

A growing number of residents fed up with violence are taking matters into their own hands by revitalizing neighborhood watch groups.

Northside College Prep’s Local School Council voted to remove officers from campus this fall. Their action could be a preview for similar votes to come.

For five hours Thursday, aldermen grilled CPS and CPD officials about why they failed to address concerns about police in city schools.

"If we don’t want young people to grow up and loot then we must listen to them and give police officers a boot out of their school."