Local agencies plan to ensure Chicago DNC goes smoothly and safely
The agency bosses in charge of Chicago's Democratic National Convention are painting a very optimistic picture of what lies ahead.
The agency bosses in charge of Chicago's Democratic National Convention are painting a very optimistic picture of what lies ahead.
Chicago Police Supt. Larry Snelling said police are ready for whatever may happen during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago next week. Political Reporter Chris Tye reports.
Snelling hopes the positive crime trends of late springboard Chicago into a safe DNC week.
Much of the tight security will go into effect before the DNC begins.
The ages of the victims range from 13 to 54.
Two of those security guards are off-duty Chicago Police officers, according to the complaint.
Residents of Chicago Housing Authority building said they were given a special ID that will get them in and out of the secure checkpoints.
On Wednesday morning on Calumet Avenue, neighbors said, vehicles were vandalized for far from the first time.
The lawsuit was filed this week by five recently-arrived migrants, and says two security guards they accuse are off-duty Chicago Police officers. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
The problems with which residents are taking issue include loitering and street harassment, but residents told police they have also seen neighbors get mugged and have had their homes broken into. Jermont Terry reports.
A squad car was involved in the crash at Grand and Springfield avenues in Humboldt Park.
A photo at the scene showed a squad car with its lights on with its front end wrecked.
Witnesses who spoke with CBS News Chicago claimed no one at the takeover was threatening the police in any way.
Witnesses who spoke with CBS News Chicago claimed no one at the takeover was threatening the police in any way. Sabrina Franza reports.
National Night Out events happen with the goal of connecting people with the law enforcement officers sworn to keep them safe. Marybel Gonzalez reports.
Organizers said the event keeps growing with each year.
Police released surveillance video showing the suspected burglar walking through a closed restaurant.
The black Toyota Rav 4 that struck her did not stop and fled south on Halsted.
Activists and families of Black men and women killed by police are showing support for Sonya Massey's family. They rallied Saturday afternoon in front of the Chicago Police Headquarters.
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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lorenzo Williams is suing Chicago Police over the use of force in his arrest outside the Cabrini Rowhouses this week, but police say in a report that he was going for a gun at the time. Jermont Terry reports.
Lorenzo Williams was arrested in the Cabrini Rowhouses on the Near North Side this week after officers said he was spotted with a gun in his waistband. As Tara Molina reports, Williams is suing over the officers' use of force during the arrest.
The man—Lorenzo Williams, 32—was charged with felonies and misdemeanor after his arrest Tuesday in the Cabrini Rowhouses.
The man—Lorenzo Williams, 32—was charged with felonies and misdemeanor after his arrest Tuesday in the Cabrini Rowhouses. Tara Molina reports.
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