Indiana wants to absorb 33 Illinois counties that voted to secede: 'Join us'

Indiana House Speaker Todd Huston says lawmakers are looking into a proposal to absorb parts of Illinois after multiple counties voted to secede. 

Cook County cracks down on switches, illegal gun modifications in new policy
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Cook County State's Attorney Eileen O'Neill Burke announced a new policy Thursday, hoping to crack down on "switches" and other illegal gun modifications.

Secret Service mistaken for ICE during visit to Chicago elementary school

After Chicago Public Schools initially claimed ICE agents visited a Southwest Side elementary school Friday morning, it was later confirmed that this was not the case.

Chicago OIG urges reopening of police misconduct investigation

Chicago's Office of Inspector General is calling for the reopening of a closed internal affairs investigation into alleged police misconduct.

Scholarship honors fallen Chicago officer Aréanah Preston

There is a new scholarship ensuring the legacy of fallen Chicago Police Officer Aréanah Preston lives on.

Video shows off-duty Chicago cop's response after woman fatally stabbed; suspect later found dead

The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Thursday released video and other materials related to a November shooting involving an off-duty officer on Chicago’s Northwest Side.

New video shows off-duty Chicago cop chasing stabbing suspect on Northwest Side
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Chicago's police oversight agency on Thursday released video footage related to a fatal stabbing on the city?s Northwest Side, which also left an off-duty officer with a graze wound from a bullet.

Petition seeks to shut down Chicago bar following deadly shooting
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Calls are growing to permanently shut down a popular bar in Pilsen after a shootout left one person dead and two others injured.

Shots fired at police in South Chicago, 2 in custody

Two teens were arrested after shots were fired at Chicago police officers Sunday night on the South Side.

Chicago police fatally shoot knife-wielding man in Little Village apartment
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A man was shot and killed by Chicago police early Friday morning after allegedly advancing toward officers with a knife in the Little Village neighborhood.