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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2016

Homemade Tourniquet, Quick Thinking Help Chicago Police Save Gunshot Victim

Chicago Police Officers David Watson and Paul Moreno used an improvised tourniquet to help save the life of a 17-year-old male shot in the left leg, right leg, groin, and buttocks. On Tuesday, the officers received the officer of the month award for their efforts.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2016

3 Powerful Chicago Aldermen Push for Relaxed Police Hiring Standards

Chicago's most powerful alderman joined forces Wednesday with chairmen of the City Council's Black and Hispanic Caucuses in demanding that candidates with minor drug and criminal offenses be allowed to become Chicago Police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2016

Grand Jury Convened to Probe Possible Cover-Up in Chicago OIS

The special prosecutor assigned to investigate a possible cover-up by Chicago police in the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald said in court Wednesday that a special grand jury has been impaneled to hear evidence in the case.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 8, 2016

Video: Police Supporters Clash with Black Lives Matter Activists Near Site of Fatal Chicago OIS

Pro-police and anti-police protesters clashed Sunday afternoon near the site of an officer-involved shooting that killed a 25-year-old man in Chicago's Mount Greenwood neighborhood.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 7, 2016

Man Fatally Shot by Off-Duty Chicago Officer After 'Road Rage Incident' Escalated

A man was fatally shot by an off-duty Chicago police officer during a funeral procession Saturday afternoon when what officials are calling a "road rage incident" escalated.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 17, 2016

Video: Chicago Police Release Video of Beaten Officer Who Didn't Pull Weapon

The Chicago Police Department released a video Friday of a man appearing to severely beat a female police officer on the street earlier this month — an attack the city's police chief has suggested was an example of officers "second-guessing" themselves amid intense media scrutiny.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2016

Video: Chicago Officer Says She Feared Using Gun While Being Beaten

A Chicago police officer who is hospitalized after she was severely beaten said she was afraid to use her gun because of the scrutiny she would have faced, Supt. Eddie Johnson said.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2016

Video: Chicago Chief Looking to Hire Nearly 1,000 Officers

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson has announced plans to hire nearly 1,000 new police officers in the next two years.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2016

Chicago Seeks Protection for Officers’ Personal E-Mails Regarding McDonald Shooting

Chicago city government is trying to keep Chicago Police officers’ personal emails regarding the shooting of Laquan McDonald private.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 12, 2016

NYPD Commissioner Bratton Blames Lax Gun Laws for Chicago Murder Spike

Bratton agreed with Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, who recently said, "If we had the gun laws in Chicago that L.A. and New York have we would see our violent crime cut in half."

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