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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2020

Illinois Chief Dies in Single-Vehicle Crash While En Route to a Call

Chief Terry Engle died from what were termed "multiple traumatic injuries"after his patrol vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2020

Illinois Officer Seen Changing Stranded Motorist's Tire

An officer with the Buffalo Grove (IL) Police Department was recently seen in an image posted to social media helping a stranded motorist change the tire on her vehicle.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 8, 2020

Despite Social Distancing 21 shot, 7 killed Tuesday in Chicago

Seven people were killed and 14 more were wounded Tuesday in shootings across Chicago, making it the most violent day of 2020 so far as temperatures reached summer-like levels for the first time this year.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2020

Former Dallas Chief Named Chicago's New Top Cop

Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday that she selected Dallas' former police chief, David Brown, to be Chicago's next police superintendent.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 2, 2020

Chicago Police Officer Dies of COVID-19

A veteran officer with the Chicago Police Department has reportedly died from Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 1, 2020

3 Finalists for Chicago Police Chief Position Identified

The names on the board’s list given to Mayor Lori Lightfoot for consideration are Ernest Cato, a CPD deputy chief; Kristen Ziman, chief of police in Aurora, IL; and David Brown, former Dallas police chief.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2020

Chicago Coronavirus Testing for First Responders Reaches Daily Limit in 4 Hours

Starting at 9 a.m. Monday, first responders were allowed to line up to get tested for the novel coronavirus. By 12:45 p.m., the site already had reached its daily limit of 250 tests, according to the Chicago Fire Department.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

2 Chicago Officers Fired for Shooting at Stolen Car

In an 8 to 0 decision, the Chicago Police Board found that Officers Michael Coughlin Jr. and his partner, Jose Torres, violated Chicago Police Department rules for shooting at the car driven by 18-year-old Paul O’Neal in July 2016.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2020

Chicago Officers Ordered to Work Despite Possible Exposure to COVID-19

Dr. Robert Murphy—executive director of the Institute for Global Health at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine—said the decision to tell people who have had direct exposure to a case of COVID-19 to keep coming to work is "wrong."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2020

Man Convicted of 2018 Murder of Chicago Police Officer

A jury has convicted a man of first-degree murder in the shooting death of a Chicago police officer.

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