Cook County’s system of electronically monitoring criminal defendants awaiting trial is the largest such system in the ...

A suspect is in custody after exchanging gunfire with Chicago police officers in the Austin neighborhood Saturday morning.

When officers arrived, they saw a gunman shooting at an individual on the ground. The suspect then fired at officers, hitting ...

The immediate future of Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez remains unclear after the Chicago Board of Education voted ...

Several City Council members have called the school board's vote to fire Martinez without cause reckless and irresponsible.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez's lawyers have sent a letter to CPS Board members asking them not to take any steps to terminate his employment during a planned meeting ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s hand-picked school board voted Friday to fire Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez, ...

Shane Lamond, the former head of the Metropolitan Police intel unit in Washington who was indicted last year for feeding ...

A man suspected in the killings of three people in Illinois was fatally shot by police in suburban Chicago while in the neighborhood of a far-right political influencer.

As of July 7, 2024, there have been almost 1,200 total reported shootings in the city, according to the Chicago Police Department. "We cannot take our eyes off the ball," Chicago Police ...

The full press conference from Chicago Fire Department officials on a large fire at a warehouse on the city's Southwest Side.