Three suspects are in custody after a Chicago police officer was killed in a shooting in the Chatham neighborhood Thursday ...

During the COVID-19 lockdown, a band of masked robbers terrorized the city. It turned out they were just kids. Now, cops say ...

The National Park Service and U.S. Park Police decided to close Dupont Circle Park for WorldPride DC this weekend, government ...

More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served ...

The inspector general’s report cites WGN Investigates reporting in 2023 that showed how difficult it was for people required to register to actually do so.

Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. Several civic groups are offering the Chicago Police Department some lessons on how to implement community policing: a key part of the six ...

CHICAGO — An off-duty Chicago police officer died inside the 18th District police station early Thursday morning of what a source with the Chicago Police Department tells WGN News was a self ...

A leader of the Chicago Police Department is cracking down on the unprofessional appearance of some officers and threatening discipline for those who don't present themselves well, according to an ...

nothing has changed and that the department is embroiled in a crisis of confidence. The police force's union, the Metropolitan Alliance of Police (MAP) Chapter 519, has alleged a "toxic work ...

Chicago police ran a six-month pilot for CrimeTracer in 2024. Credit: Courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art The City of Chicago has quietly authorized a six-figure payment for an expansive “law ...

Those are safety transition plans — the safe passage maps — parents wrote those ... because of my partnership with the Chicago Police Department. I am so grateful. We didn’t count how ...