Chicago Lawn District police station unveils statue of dog honoring fallen officers
The colorful statue of a police K-9 bears images of fallen officers Ed Dougherty, Ella French, and Andres Vasquez Lasso.
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The colorful statue of a police K-9 bears images of fallen officers Ed Dougherty, Ella French, and Andres Vasquez Lasso.
There are nearly 14,000 migrants in 27 active shelters, but CBS 2 spotted migrants appearing to arrive at one station Saturday evening.
The City of Chicago announced a major milestone in its ongoing migrant crisis. As of Saturday, the city said there were no longer any asylum seekers camped outside of Chicago police stations.
Now-29-year-old off-duty CPD officer Terrance Finley pleaded guilty to aggravated driving under the influence and reckless homicide.
They also projected a light display onto the building at 100 N. Riverside Plaza, "Permanent Cease-fire Now."
"Now we want to give them as much a normal life as every young child should have."
The 33-17 vote sets up a likely court battle over the future of the disciplinary process for police officers, which even the city's own attorneys have said will be an uphill fight for the city to win.
The police Major Accident Investigation Unit and the Civilian Office of Police Accountability are investigating.
Michael Craig, 61, called 911 for help on Oct. 4, 2021, saying his wife was threatening him with a knife. Police ended up killing him.
The full City Council will now take its second vote on a proposed settlement with the family of Darius Cole-Garrit.
Village officials say both drivers were taken to Silver Cross Hospital where the officer was pronounced dead.
A police source told CBS 2 that the man stole the police stars, IDs, and FOID cards from the two off-duty women officers.
Two off-duty Chicago police officers were robbed in the South Loop around 11 p.m. on Friday. Police said three women were robbed by a man with a gun on 23rd Street near Wabash.
An off-duty Chicago police officer was killed following a traffic crash in Tinley Park Saturday morning.
The tree is filled with ornaments honoring those Chicago police officers and firefighters who died in the line of duty.
Law enforcement sources told CBS 2 it was an off-duty officer who was driving when she lost control and hit a 56-year-old woman.
The change would allow officers with serious disciplinary cases to have the cases discussed behind closed doors, rather than in public through an arbitrator.
The driver behind the wheel in a deadly crash in downtown Chicago was an off-duty Chicago police officer, law enforcement sources told CBS 2.
The driver behind the wheel in a deadly crash in downtown Chicago was an off-duty Chicago police officer, law enforcement sources told CBS 2.
The officer and agents were conducting an undercover investigation when Eugene McLaurin mistook them for rival gang members.
Police have said, shortly before noon on Nov. 6, officers conducted an investigatory stop on 32-year-old Tranza Campbell near 73rd and Dante, leading to a shootout.
We have learned the Chicago Police officers on duty at the time were sitting in a squad car watching a TV show on a tablet when witnesses came up to them.
As CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reported, the way the public found out about the deal CrimeTracer was surprising.
The way the public found out about the deal CrimeTracer was surprising. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports.
It happened Monday morning around 10:55 in the 4400 block of W. Monroe Street.
A Wisconsin judge sanctioned a prosecutor for secretly using artificial intelligence in court filings, and getting the law wrong in a burglary case that ended up being dismissed.
Marimar Martinez, the woman who was shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Chicago last fall, was set to announce a lawsuit along with her attorneys Wednesday.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
Metra Southwest Service train service is temporarily suspended after a freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge Wednesday morning.
The House is set to vote Wednesday on the SAVE America Act, which would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
A federal grand jury refused to indict six Democrats who drew President Trump's ire by taping a video telling members of the military that they must reject "illegal orders," three sources told CBS News.
A 14-year-old girl said she was "crying" and "struggling to breathe" when law enforcement officers herded her onto a racetrack with other detainees and zip-tied her hands.
DuPage County opened up its polls for early voting in the 2026 primary on Tuesday after a snag.
Chicago aldermen this week will consider $29.2 million in settlements in wrongful convictions linked to disgraced former CPD Det. Reynaldo Guevara.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
The 31-year-old Puerto Rican artist Bad Bunny took the stage on Sunday dressed in all white, donning a jersey with his last name, Ocasio, and the number 64.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
The carjacking happened on Waveland Avenue between Halsted Street and Broadway, and the car the carjackers took may be connected to another homicide on the city's South Side. Lauren Victory reports.
All Metra train service to and from Chicago Ridge was suspended after the major freight train derailment early Wednesday morning.
A Kenosha County judge sanctioned a prosecutor for secretly using artificial intelligence in court filings, and getting the law wrong in a burglary case that ended up being dismissed.
The Trump administration is racing to dominate artificial intelligence by fast-tracking permits by data centers. But many homeowners are concerned about the impacts the massive centers are having on their communities. Natalie Brand reports.
Marimar Martinez, the woman who was shot by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Chicago last fall, was set to announce a lawsuit along with her attorneys Wednesday. Asal Rezaei reports.
A freight train derailment in Chicago Ridge is impacting Metra SWS service on Wednesday morning.
Marimar Martinez, who was shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in Chicago last fall, is set to announce a lawsuit Wednesday.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking on Chicago's North Side.
Three bodycam videos show what happened before and after Marimar Martinez was shot by a Border Patrol agent agent on Oct. 4, 2025, in Chicago's Brighton Park neighborhood.
The city recently made its pitch video to the Bears, calling it "Hallas Harbor."
CBS News Chicago is tracking what led to the death of an 8-year-old boy in Round Lake Beach and whether state officials were aware of any red flags before his murder.
This is due in part to the new "Big Beautiful Bill" and job cuts at the Internal Revenue Service.
Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
The city recently made its pitch video to the Bears, calling it "Hallas Harbor."
The White Sox and Cubs are opening up camp in the desert, with both teams feeling good about more than the warmer weather.
Indiana plans to build a bronze statue of longtime basketball coach Bob Knight inside Assembly Hall, where he led the Hoosiers to national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987.
Keith Brookshire details his friendship with Seattle Seahawks wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson and the generosity he continues to provide to Chicago student athletes.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points for Chicago, which lost its fifth straight.
A man was shot and killed early Wednesday during a carjacking in Chicago's Northalsted district.
FBI Director Kash Patel posted videos of a person outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Savannah Guthrie, on the morning of her disappearance.
Kouri Richins allegedly poisoned her husband Eric by putting a fatal dose of fentanyl in his drink, leading to his sudden death in 2022.
A woman stood charged Tuesday with slashing a woman in a fight in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this past weekend.
A man has been charged and extradited from Iowa in a 2024 shooting that left another man dead in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
