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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 25, 2020

Suspect Hunting for Rival Criminals Fired 19 Shots at Chicago Officers

Three men, including a 17-year-old and a convicted felon 19 days into two years of probation, were hunting for rivals when they fired on Chicago police officers over the weekend, prosecutors said Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 19, 2020

Lawsuit Accuses Chicago Officers of Brutalizing, Violating Rights of 60 Protesters

The 203-page lawsuit was filed Thursday in federal court on behalf of 60 people who claim they were victimized by officers during protests

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 6, 2020

Chicago Officer Stabbed on Mental Health Call

The officers Tasered the man and police said while he was being taken into custody, he stabbed one officer in the stomach.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2020

Illinois Officer Wounded in Exchange of Gunfire with Suspect

An officer with the Oak Forest (IL) Police Department was wounded in an exchange of gunfire with an armed suspect early Sunday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 29, 2020

Killer of Chicago Police Commander Gets Life Sentence

At the sentencing hearing, Commander Paul Bauer’s daughter Grace, said she envisions what life would be like if her father had stayed home on that February day over two years ago, WGN reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 27, 2020

Illinois Agency Adds 2 Mental Health Professionals to the Ranks

Officers with the Brookhaven (IL) Police Department will now have the assistance of two mental health professionals when responding to calls involving persons in mental distress.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Protests in Chicago Suburb

The Waukegan Police Department said an officer was "investigating an occupied vehicle" Tuesday when the suspects fled the scene. Later, a second officer spotted and approached the vehicle, which they said began moving in reverse toward him.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 23, 2020

Illinois Officer Injured After Being Dragged by Vehicle

An officer with the Tinley Park (IL) Police Department was injured when attempting to apprehend a burglary suspect on Saturday, the agency confirmed to media outlets on Thursday afternoon.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 22, 2020

Off-Duty Chicago Police Officer Carjacked at Gunpoint

An officer with the Chicago Police Department was off duty in her personally owned vehicle when she was approached by an assailant armed with a gun, who demanded that she exit the car.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 13, 2020

Chicago Squad Car Tumbles from Overpass, Officer Injured

An officer with the Chicago Police Department was transported to a nearby hospital after the squad car she was in tumbled over an interstate overpass to another roadway 25 feet below.

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