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Chicago's top cop says increased enforcement over the weekend led to a reduction in violence, but 37 people were still shot in Chicago from Friday to Monday.

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Tensions are running high on Chicago's Southwest Side after a road rage incident Saturday led to a police involved shooting that left an Indiana man dead.

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A former Chicago cop who was acquitted of a fatal shooting on a legal technicality wants disability pay from the city, saying he suffers from post traumatic stress disorder brought on by the 2012 incident.

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Outside Chicago Police headquarters, standing above a body chalk outline and 16 yellow evidence markers, activists marked the second anniversary of the shooting death of Laquan McDonald.

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Under a proposal, Illinois could be the first to enact ammunition coding legislation that would require unique serial numbers on bullets sold in the state.

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Turning to the Freedom of Information Act to get the data, the Chicago Tribune found that on average at least once a week for the past six years, CPD skinned the smoke wagon.

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The Democrat-led Illinois General Assembly sent a measure to Gov. Bruce Rauner creating a new felony charge for selling a gun or ammo in the state without a FOID card.

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Chicago cops are underpaid, leaving the job, working far too much overtime, and not backed by the city. Who would want to be a Chicago cop?

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Just over 20 percent of fatal police shootings nationwide occur without departments revealing the names of the officers involved, the Washington Post reported Friday.

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The Justice Department announced Monday that it has opened an investigation into the Chicago Police Department’s use of force to see if there are any patterns of civil rights violations. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the investigation will focus on racial, ethnic and other disparities in the use of force and the department’s systems of […]

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Embroiled in a controversial murder trial involving one of its officers, the Chicago Police Department announced it would be expanding its body camera program.

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As a cop, there are a few things I’d like to say regarding the shooting video of Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke that was recently released.

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