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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2017

Video: IL Officer Killed in Crash Responding to Retail Theft Call

A 27-year-old police officer was killed Thursday night while responding to a call in northwest suburban Bloomingdale, IL. Police Chief Frank Giammarese remembered Officer Raymond Murrell as a "shining star."

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 20, 2017

IL Officer Killed in Crash Responding to Retail Theft Call

A 27-year-old police officer was killed Thursday night while responding to a call in northwest suburban Bloomingdale, IL. Police Chief Frank Giammarese remembered Officer Raymond Murrell as a "shining star." More Here.

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2017

Justice Department Slams Chicago PD for "Excessive Force" and "Deficient Training"

A federal investigation into the Chicago police found that officers engage “in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force,” part of larger, ingrained failures in how the department trains officers and reviews misconduct, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2017

Former Chicago PD Superintendent Calls Out DOJ for "Wrong" Conclusions

“My narrative does not fit the narrative that they are pushing,” said McCarthy, who was fired in late 2015 by Mayor Rahm Emanuel.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 13, 2017

Video: Justice Department Slams Chicago PD for "Excessive Force" and "Deficient Training"

A federal investigation into the Chicago police found that officers engage “in a pattern or practice of use of excessive force,” part of larger, ingrained failures in how the department trains officers and reviews misconduct, Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch announced Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2017

Chicago Had More 2016 Murders Than NYC, L.A. Combined

One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades in the city and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2016

"60 Minutes" to Cover Chicago Violence Spiking While Police Activity Drops This Sunday

“We know there’s almost never one simple explanation for any set of data points,” said 60 Minutes producer Andrew Bast. “So we were very cautious to not draw grand conclusions, but at the same time we wanted to find out what relationship this data had to the spike in violence.”

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Videosby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2016

IL Police Say Robbery Suspect Used Man as Human Shield Before Officers Shot Him

What started as a bank robbery attempt in North Riverside, IL, Tuesday spilled over to a neighboring Burlington Coat Factory where officers confronted and shot the suspect, but not before he tried to use an elderly customer as a shield, police say.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2016

Video: IL Police Say Robbery Suspect Used Man as Human Shield Before Officers Shot Him

What started as a bank robbery attempt in North Riverside, IL, Tuesday spilled over to a neighboring Burlington Coat Factory where officers confronted and shot the suspect, but not before he tried to use an elderly customer as a shield, police say.

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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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