A judge set a $1 million bond for a man accused of murdering his infant son. The suspect told investigators multiple stories about what caused the child's deadly injuries.

A judge set a $1 million bond for a man accused of murdering his infant son. The suspect told investigators multiple stories about what caused the child's deadly injuries.

A team of scholars analyze how social media posts escalate into violence. The scholars are calling it a public health problem.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Latest on the release of videos and other materials by the Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct (all times local): 11 a.m. The Chicago agency that investigates police misconduct cases has released more than 300 video clips from 101 incidents it has investigated, along with recordings of 911 calls and original […]

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CHICAGO (AP) — A police spokeswoman says two officers were hospitalized after a man set himself and a building on fire during a Chicago street festival. Officer Michelle Tannehill tells The Associated Press the officers were being treated for injuries not believed to be life-threatening. The man also was in custody at a hospital, and […]

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A Chicago judge wants Mayor Rahm Emanuel to testify about the police department's code of silence, but attorneys for the city would rather settle than have the embattled mayor take the stand.

The 13-year-old in question pleaded not guilty on Tuesday. Cook County judge, Cynthia Ramirez, ordered the unnamed suspect to remain in custody during proceedings and denied a request for electronic monitoring.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The family of a white Chicago police officer who shot Laquan McDonald 16 times has spoken about it publicly for the first time since he was charged with murder. The wife, father and other relatives of Jason Van Dyke spoke to the Chicago Tribune with the officer’s approval, though Van Dyke followed his attorney’s […]

Three weeks after 28-year-old  Ambrose Monye went missing, his body has now been found in Lake Michigan. ABC 7 Chicago reports: Family members had offered a $7,000 reward after Monye, a Maryland native, went missing from Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood April 22. “My heart is obviously broken, because I don’t know where my sibling is. […]

On May 8, a body was discovered at 5400 S. Lake Shore Drive. It took a few days, but the body was identified as that of Monye, Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Officer Nicole Trainor told NewsOne.

In April alone, 311 people were shot in the Windy City and 36 of them died.

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CHICAGO (AP) — The attorney for a Chicago police officer charged in the shooting death of a black teenager has asked for sheriff’s deputies to guard the officer as his client enters and exits court. The Chicago Tribune reports that Officer Jason Van Dyke’s attorney, Daniel Herbert, made the request in a court filing made […]