Violence In Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson became ill and wavered on his feet during a news conference Friday morning. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was speaking at a podium with Johnson standing beside him when the mayor stopped suddenly and turned to the police superintendent saying, “Are you OK?” People then surrounded Johnson, who […]

TMZ ran into Common as he was leaving LAX Wednesday and asked him about President Trump’s new threat of sending the feds in to curb violence in Chicago. Trump tweeted Wednesday: “If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible “carnage” going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is serving notice he’s ready to “send in the Feds” if Chicago can’t reduce its homicide figures. Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson responded late Tuesday, saying: “The Chicago Police Department is more than willing to work with the federal government to build on our partnerships with DOJ (Department of […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer confronted by a fleeing gunman suspected of shooting three people fatally shot the man early Sunday, Chicago police said. Officers were on routine patrol in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the city’s West side when they heard gunshots and began chasing a 34-year-old man, police said. “Officers initiated […]

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police have violated the constitutional rights of residents for years, permitting racial bias against blacks, using excessive force and shooting people who did not pose immediate threats, the Justice Department announced Friday after a yearlong investigation. The practices endanger civilians and officers, cause avoidable injuries and deaths and erode community trust […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A shootout between Chicago police and a suspect during a drug investigation on the city’s West Side left the suspect dead and three officers wounded, authorities said. The officers were rushed to Stroger Hospital late Monday for treatment of injuries that are not life-threatening, according to police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. The shooting […]

CHICAGO (AP) — The latest on the fatal police shootings in Chicago (all times local): 9:15 a.m. Protesters angry over Chicago police shootings are trying to disrupt Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s annual breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Friday’s protest is the latest in a series of demonstrations since the November release of video showing a […]

CHICAGO (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday granted the release of 2013 surveillance video showing a white Chicago police officer fatally shooting a 17-year-old black carjacking suspect after the city withdrew its objection to it being made public. The city could release the video of 17-year-old Cedrick Chatman‘s death within hours, but a spokesman […]