Many are outraged that an officer under investigation for fatal shootings was returned to street duty. Officials claim it was a mistake.

City officials and community leaders are fearing the worst, saying that the heightened gun violence will only increase over the summer

After backlash against police-involved shootings, Chicago officers are making dramatically fewer investigative stops and confiscating fewer guns as murders and shootings have increased so far this year, DNAinfo Chicago reports.

What exactly do our authorities in law enforcement and the judicial system have to hide?

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The emails show that the mayor's staff was “scrambling” on how to deal with and react to the shooting, especially when the media and community activists began ringing the alarm.

More details from the night Laquan McDonald was fatally shot by a Chicago police officer are beginning to emerge. On Thursday audio was released of an officer’s radio call requesting a Taser to restrain the 17-year-old. The audio comes after a firestorm of controversy erupted after a judge ordered the release of video that shows the fatal […]

Former Officer Jason Van Dyke has been indicted on 6 counts of murder and one count of official misconduct in the death of Laquan McDonald.

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The investigation will examine police practices used in the October 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald and dive deeper into other police shootings, training and the use of deadly force.

Remember this name: Reece Whitley. The 15-year-old swimmer is one of the best in the country and is hoping to take his talents to the Olympics.

Jason Van Dyke, the Chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, pleaded not guilty Monday before being placed on a $1.5 million bond.

Sales in brick and mortar stores fell from $11.6 billion in 2014 to $10.4 billion in 2015. That's an overall 10 percent decrease in sales, a consequence of both stores offering sales days earlier and online sales that allowed consumers to shop from the comfort of their homes.