Less than a month after Occupy Chicago faced two rounds of arrests for attempting to create its own encampment in Grant Park last year, Chicago Police sent a request for information to the Department of Homeland Security to see how other cities dealt with the movement. more ›

What was slated to be an ordinary hip-hop concert has turned into a mild boondoggle of ‘they said/they said/they said’ proportions between an up-and-coming rap duo, Near North concert venue the House of Blues, and the Chicago Police Department. more ›

A paraplegic man is suing the Chicago Police Department because he says two officers hit him and knocked him from his wheelchair. more ›

A Chicago Police officer has been suspended after he was identified as the owner of a pit bull responsible for the mauling of a smaller dog at Montrose Avenue dog beach last month. more ›

The homicide rate in Chicago has increased by 60 percent in first three months of 2012, and police and criminologists are citing different factors for the spike in murders. more ›

Two Chicago police officers were injured in a car crash, three women were beaten at a South Side Burger King, and other news. more ›

From a search of the City of Chicago's Procurement Services website, we found the city has already awarded the following contracts more ›

Chicago Police are holding a person of interest in connection with the shooting of a police officer on the South side last night. more ›

Among the many ordinances introduced at yesterday's City Council meeting was one by 1st Ward Ald. Proco "Joe" Moreno that, if passed, would help smooth problems within the Chicago Police Department in handling transgender detainees. more ›

(Legendary Chicago-based photographer Art Shay has taken photos of kings, queens, celebrities and the common man in a 60-year career. In this week's look at his archives, Art reflects on the last time tensions between police and protesters exploded, as Chicago prepares for the NATO summit.) more ›

It's back to the drawing board for the Chicago Police Department's plans to build an outdoor firing range on the Southeast side, thanks to a pair of bald eagles who decided to call the proposed site home. more ›

Sometimes being a member of the police fraternity doesn't extend across city limits. more ›

Chicago will be getting 100 new Ford SUVs after the Mayor saw them at the Chicago Auto Show, a police officer fell ill and died on duty, and other news. more ›

The Mayor’s office will be gearing up Chicago Police Department horses for battle for the NATO/G8 summits in May. more ›

In some very candid comments on Wednesday at the Federal Reserve, Chicago Police and Secret Service officials urged businesses to remain calm in May. more ›

State's Attorney Anita Alvarez replied as expected to a request for a special prosecutor to investigate the death of David Koschman. Five police officers, "gravely concerned for their safety," sued the Sun-Times for publishing lineup photos that were the key reason they closed a 2004 homicide involving Daley nephew Richard "R.J." Vanecko without filing charges. more ›

Last week, the Chicago Police blog Second City Cop suggested using electrical tape to obscure badge numbers during the May NATO/G8 summits. This led to readers of the blog offering better methods to hide their badge numbers. Stay classy, chicago police. more ›

Taking a page from train robbers like Jesse James, four teenagers disabled a CTA bus, boarded it, beat the driver and robbed its passengers. How could that happen, and will it happen again? more ›

The council approved tighter restrictions on parade organizers, give authority to Chicago Police Superintendent Gary McCarthy to deputize law enforcement from other states and closes parks to the public for an extra two hours. The City Council also approved blanket spending authority to the Mayor for the events. more ›

CBS 2 is citing sources as saying one has been charged with Lewis's death and another was in custody. more ›

A Chicago Police officer working off-duty security at a West side convenience store was killed during an attempted robbery last night. more ›

The gang allegedly paid Chicago Police officers Alex Guerrero and Antonio Martinez Jr. to shake down people in Illinois and Northwest Indiana over several years. more ›

The two officers also were accused of stealing guns and drugs and receiving monetary compensation for their efforts. more ›

Occupy Chicago protesters believe the Chicago Police Department is using surveillance equipment to intercept and listen in on their cell phone conversations. more ›

Michael Williams brings us this amazing 16mm Kodachrome home movie of a group of Chicago police officers and their wives visiting Las Vegas in 1962. more ›

The lawsuit was brought under the Illinois Civil Rights Act of 2003, requiring services to be provided in an equal manner without negatively impacting a minority group. more ›

32 mannequins are dressed in black along Wacker Drive from Michigan Avenue to Wells Street. Each mannequin represents one of the 32 pedestrian fatalities recorded in Chicago last year. more ›

Chicago Police officer Gildardo Sierra has been involved in three shootings while patrolling Englewood and West Englewood this year: two of the shootings have been fatal. more ›

An estimated 130 protesters were arrested last night. more ›

When Mayor Emanuel announced the closing of three police stations in his budget proposal last week, we knew at least one of them wouldn't be shuttered without some form of hand-wringing from residents. more ›