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CHICAGO (CBS) — A police officer trailed from his workplace and shot at on the South Side. CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli has more from the Sixth District police station at 78th and Halsted. It’s where sources said a three-year veteran officer…

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say investigators have arrested more than 50 people accused of using private Facebook groups and messages to sell guns or drugs. The department’s new interim superintendent and other officials also blamed…

CHICAGO (CBS) — With Johnson out, his interim replacement, Charlie Beck, will have to assume the superintendent’s duties earlier than expected. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has the story from Chicago Police Headquarters on that…

CHICAGO (CBS) — A gunman is still on the loose after a shooting on the 606. CBS 2’s Jeremy Ross has the story from the popular trail with one man’s close call. The man behind the wheel of a car said the shooter was standing on a ramp…

CHICAGO (CBS) — On Chicago’s West Side, two smashed-up police cars. Five officers hurt, after the two cars collided. CBS 2’s Marissa Parra has the story from Stroger Hospital where the officers were taken. At least one officer is…

Police pursued a vehicle on a Chicago expressway during rush hour Wednesday before chasing a suspect through suburban streets in a dramatic scene that unfolded all on camera.NBC 5’s Sky 5 chopper was over the scene when a white vehicle…

CHICAGO (CBS) — The lives of three complete strangers collided at a hot chocolate race over the weekend. And in the end, one woman’s life was saved. CBS 2’s Jim Williams met with the heroes. Among the thousands running the 15/5K Hot…

CHICAGO (CBS) — A seven-year-old girl seriously hurt after being shot while trick-or-treating. CBS 2 has learned a person of interest is being questioned by police. Authorities will only identify that person as a juvenille. CBS 2’s Vince…

CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County judge says he will rule in December on the fate of a former Chicago police officer accused of murder in the 2017 death of a man. Prosecutors say Lowell Houser, then an off-duty Chicago Police Department…

CHICAGO (CBS) —  Nothing off limits. As President Trump unleashes a verbal attack on Chicago, and CPD’s Police Superintendent during his first trip here as president. CBS 2’s Jim Williams was in the audience, with police chiefs from…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Don Herion, a legendary Chicago mob cop, whose law enforcement career spanned over half a century passed away Thursday at the age of 90. (Credit: Tom Herion) Herion investigated organized crime for both the Chicago…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Strike two. First slumped over behind the wheel of his car. Now a “no confidence” vote against police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. That word came late Wednesday from the police union. CBS 2’s Jim Williams has the latest.…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Strike two. First slumped over behind the wheel of his car. Now a “no confidence” vote against police Superintendent Eddie Johnson. That word came late Wednesday from the police union. CBS 2’s Jim Williams has the latest.…

CHICAGO (CBS) — The future, uncertain, for Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who admitted to Mayor Lori Lightfoot that he had drinks and then got behind the wheel. CBS 2 political investigator Dana Kozlov went to his boss to…

CHICAGO (CBS) — A scathing set of reports on the shooting death of Laquan McDonald, kept under wraps for three years. Until today. Sixteen police reports, one for each officer accused in the cover-up. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey has…

The long-secret Inspector General’s report released Wednesday by the city of Chicago reveals a highly critical look at police officers involved in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald, particularly Jason Van Dyke, who the report claimed…

Note: NBC Investigates is combing through the report and will outline major findings from the documents in the coming hours. Check back for updates and new details as they are revealed. The city of Chicago released the long-secret…

CHICAGO (CBS) —   There’s a clearer picture of the man on a bike Chicago police said shot a woman in the Fulton River District. CBS 2’s Jim Williams is has the latest clues in the case. Police officers throughout the day have been on the…

The Chicago City Council gave the green light Wednesday to an ordinance that will allow the city to finally release a long-secret Inspector General’s report on the 2014 shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald. The ordinance, backed by Mayor…

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A West Side man was convicted Wednesday of involuntary manslaughter in connection to the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old southwest suburban man during a robbery back in 2015 in the North Side Lakeview neighborhood.Pitts, of the 1100…

CHICAGO (CBS) — Chicago Police came face-to-face with an gator during a raid in Albany Park Tuesday. And that’s not all they found. CBS 2’s Suzanne Le Mignot spoke to a stunned neighbor who lives on the first floor who said he was…