14 March 2010, 5:29 pm
A 27-year-old man was wounded early this morning in a drive-by shooting in the Northwest Side 's Logan Square neighborhood. The victim was in the 2300 block of North Hamlin Avenue when someone from a passing vehicle fired several gunshots at him, striking him in the back, a Chicago police spokesman ... Read More »
14 March 2010, 12:19 pm
Photo by: f10n4 Reginald Johnson of Dolton has sued the City of Evanston on the grounds that he was fired due to his overly raspy voice. On Sept. 6, 2008, Johnson was hired as a police cadet and then subsequently fired two weeks later. His lawsuit claims that the firing was a violation of the Americ... Read More »
14 March 2010, 8:06 am
CHICAGO — A 23-year-old Chicago woman has been charged with murder in the death of her 7-month-old daughter.... Read More »
13 March 2010, 10:00 pm
The Schaumburg Police Department, a pioneer and leader in the Northwest suburbs, will celebrate its 50th anniversary from 6 to 9 p.m. Monday with an open house at its station.... Read More »
13 March 2010, 6:16 am
A woman charged with shooting a man in the leg who wasin a vehicle with her on I-57 near Oak Forest Thursday night isscheduled to appear in court for a bond hearing on Saturday. Yolanda L. Morris-Sheegog wascharged with aggravated battery and aggravated battery with a firearm,according to Illinois S... Read More »
12 March 2010, 6:07 am
Anheuser-Busch has sued Illinois regulators after the brewer was blocked from buying a Chicago-area beer distrubitor. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Chicago against the Illinois Liquor Control Commission.... Read More »
11 March 2010, 10:28 am
Filed under: News , Politics , Race and Civil Rights A Chicago man died early Wednesday morning after being subdued by police with a taser during a traffic stop. Jaesun Ingles , a 31-year old, was pronounced dead at MetroSouth Hospital in Blue Island at 12:31 am, according to the Cook County Medical... Read More »
10 March 2010, 2:59 pm
The Chicago Police Department is expanding the use of Tasers. Now they will be placed in every squad car that works a beat.... Read More »
10 March 2010, 10:40 am
The Chicago Police Department is dramatically expanding its use of Tasers, adding several hundred more and putting them in the hands of patrol officers for the first time, officials said Wednesday. The "stun guns" will go in every squad car to give front-line beat officers a more effective way to pr... Read More »
9 March 2010, 10:35 pm
Criminals used to the blinking blue lights of Chicago's police cameras have learned to move outside their range. But soon there will be a greater chance the illegal activity will be captured by an undetectable camera that has a wider range.... Read More »