Attorneys have proposed a $7.5 million payout to settle the first of more than 150 federal lawsuits alleging phony arrests by ...

The city is also increasing its program enabling mental health professionals to respond to emergency calls, Mayor Brandon Johnson said.

Maxson, 63, was freed in 2016 after another man confessed to the grisly stabbing death of a 6-year-old boy and DNA evidence ...

Law enforcement continues to be a polarizing topic and career in this country, but cop procedurals like “Blue Bloods,” “The ...

The fictional 21st District of the Chicago Police Department is back in Chicago PD Season 12, focusing on the challenging environment of the city.

In April 1983, 23-year-old Elgin woman Karen Schepers left a bar in Carpentersville and was never seen again. Now, a recently-created Cold Case Unit in the Elgin Police Department is hoping to finally ...

A high-speed police chase ended Wednesday in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood, resulting in at least one arrest.

"I never broke a nail. He never touched me, but his demeanor worried me," said Charlotta Pritchett, who called the police to ...

Manhattan 24-year-old Jaia Cruz charged with murder in the stabbing death of U.S. Postal worker Ray Hodge III after a fight in the line at a Harlem deli.

About a week into the new year, violence in Chicago ticked up slightly, and Mayor Brandon Johnson and Police Department ...

A Waukegan man accused in a deadly hit-and-run crash last week is now facing felony charges. According to Waukegan police, 22-year-old Victor Rivas-Martinez Jr. has been charged ...

A driver with the Illinois Department of Transportation has died after their snowplow was involved in a collision with a ...