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Among the dead are 5-year-old Reign Ware, who was fatally shot in the abdomen while sitting in a parked car in the 200 block of South Campbell Avenue about 3:30 a.m. Sunday, police said.

At least nine people were killed and more than 40 others were wounded during a once again violent Memorial Day weekend in Chicago.

The incident comes during a once again violent Memorial Day weekend in Chicago, with at least 41 people shot and nine of them killed as of Monday night.

Five years after pledging to firm up recordkeeping on incidents where police officers point their weapons at people while performing their duties, the Chicago Police Department is still chasing goals outlined in a federal consent decree guiding reform.

The police department pledged to honor a federal consent decree that required officers to report whenever they pointed a weapon at someone. Only 12 incidents have been reported, despite nearly 17,000 occurrences.

Inside the Garfield Park field house’s cavernous basement, Mayor Brandon Johnson and other city officials spoke bullishly about their mission to tackle Chicago’s crime. Titled the “People’s Plan for Community Safety,” the strategy outlined by the progressive mayor last Wednesday evening at a community working group event encompassed his signature mantra of “investing in people” rather than ...

Reed's uncle criticized police for continuing to fire after Reed got out of his SUV. "That is nothing than plain murder," he said.

A Chicago police officer is on the verge of getting fired after fatally shooting a man while responding to a call.

Officer Alberto Covarrubias shot and killed Michael Craig on Oct. 4, 2021. Craig called 911 to say that his wife was attacking him with a knife. Craig’s family was awarded an $8.75 million settlement by the city in December.

Then-interim Supt. Fred Waller ordered last May that the Chicago Police Department cut ties with Professional Law Enforcement Training, citing the “significant cost.” But PLET was brought back late last year.