McKinley Park raid, police pointed handguns and an assault rifle at Gilbert Mendez, his wife and 5 and 9-year-old sons, in ...

A judge ruled five years ago in favor of 8,500 current and former Chicago Police Department employees. But the case has gone on and the interest keeps building as City Hall disputes how much it should ...

Almost $50,000 is being dedicated by the City of Champaign toward examining the best way to allocate the city’s police ...

A last-minute pension boost for first responders could cost Chicago $750M. Will Gov. Pritzker veto the bill — or side with ...

Leading this office is not a sprint or a marathon,” Inspector General Deborah Witzburg told WTTW News. “It is a relay race, ...

A rat birth control pilot program is being expanded to the city's Lincon Park neighborhood.

After the convictions of former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan and former Ald. Ed Burke, Chicago politics are falling under renewed scrutiny by those pushing for reform.

Public opinion research has shown that Chicagoans have Mayor Brandon Johnson’s back when it comes to shielding immigrants.

The House gave final approval to President Donald Trump’s request to claw back about $9 billion for public broadcasting and foreign aid early today as Republicans intensified their efforts to target ...

There is precedent for how the NFL has handled suspensions in cases like those involving Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice.

As part of the plea, Rice was also given five years deferred adjudication probation, meaning he will not have a conviction on ...

John Jones, Fayetteville's first Office of Community Safety director, sat down with the Observer to talk about his goals for ...