Instead of empowering Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling to declare “snap curfews” anywhere in the city with 30 minutes' ...

The high-stakes game of chicken between Mayor Brandon Johnson and his council antagonists over the 2026 budget now moves into ...

Mayor Brandon Johnson on Monday introduced Chicago police Chief Larry Snelling as his pick for the Police Department’s next superintendent, Johnson’s first major public safety decision that will set ...

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The measure is the third attempt by Ald. Brian Hopkins (2nd Ward) to expand the Chicago Police Department’s power in an ...

Chicago police officers investigate the shooting that left 7-year-old Jai'mani Amir Rivera dead at the Oakley Square Apartments, June 18, 2024, in Chicago. automation Chicago's mayor and police ...

Chicago’s top cop came out swinging Monday, denying claims that a chief ordered officers to "stand down" after federal agents were rammed in two weekend attacks, and warning protesters that striking ...

The Chicago police superintendent is defending his department's actions regarding protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement and disputes allegations he told officers not to respond to ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — With Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s 2026 budget proposal calling for new limits on his police department’s overtime spending, its top cop on Wednesday weighed in. “We have to be ...

Chicago police Officer Luis M. Huesca, 30, was fatally shot on April 21, 2024, while on his way home from work, authorities said. automation A Chicago police officer heading home from his shift early ...