Officers reported using force far more often during traffic stops last year — even as scrutiny grew following the fatal ...

In a predominantly Black area of Chicago, police can now directly file gun charges without a prosecutor’s approval. The new ...

Andrea Kersten recently resigned as chief administrator of the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, known as COPA. The move happened after the city’s police oversight board issued a letter to ...

About a dozen demonstrators picketed a Union League Club breakfast with Ireland’s health minister over U.S. military flights ...

A 13-year-old boy was found dead after a Chicago shooting in Lawndale after his mother reported him missing, police and Ald.

The Chicago Bulls’ six NBA championship banners have been removed from the United Center rafters after they were damaged ...

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The Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives who represent Lake County say they plan to continue holding live gatherings.

On March 6, one of the first protests since DePaul University released its revised demonstration guidelines occurred just ...

The activist lost a front tooth when the officer struck her phone, causing it to hit her face, according to a Civilian Office ...

The commission believes that strengthening trust in COPA now requires new leadership,” Commission for Public Safety and ...