Chicago police recruiting amid nationwide officer shortage
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Malcolm X College on the Near West Side is one of seven locations giving in-person exams this week to become a Chicago police officer.

Chicago man charged with having gun, cocaine on CTA train in the Loop

A Chicago man has been federally charged with illegally possessing a loaded handgun, cocaine and fentanyl on a Chicago Transit Authority train.

Chicago police sergeant pleads not guilty to kneeling on teen outside Park Ridge Starbucks

A Chicago police sergeant pleaded not guilty Thursday to felony charges after he allegedly kneeled on a teenage boy outside a Starbucks in northwest suburban Park Ridge this summer.

Lightfoot tells McDonald's CEO to 'educate himself' after he warns of rising Chicago crime

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired back at the CEO of McDonald’s after he highlighted the difficulty rising crime in the city has caused for his business, telling him he needs to "educate himself" on the matter.

Chicago police recruiting amid nationwide officer shortage

Chicago police are looking to beef up their ranks after a shortage of officers amid high crime rates around the city.

Chicago police to hold gun buyback event this weekend
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There's another push to get guns off the street in Chicago, with police hosting a gun turn-in event this weekend.

Plan to expand private booting in Chicago hits roadblock

The controversial ordinance would expand Chicago businesses' right to boot cars in private parking lots.

Chicago officially makes itself a sanctuary city for abortion

The city of Chicago passed an ordinance Wednesday that protects the right to get an abortion and gender-affirming care in the city.

Off-duty Chicago cop shot in face during apparent road rage incident

An off-duty Chicago police officer was shot in the face during an apparent road rage incident Tuesday afternoon on the Northwest Side.

Video shows Chicago police open fire from unmarked car that resulted in criminal charges
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Surveillance video released Tuesday shows two Chicago police officers opening fire from their unmarked car last July, a shooting that has resulted in criminal charges against them both.

Off-duty Chicago cop shot on Chicago's Northwest Side
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Chicago police are investigating after an off-duty cop was shot near a Jiffy Lube on Chicago's Northwest Side

Video shows Chicago police open fire first in Pilsen shootout

Newly released video shows Chicago police officers fire the first shots in a July shootout that left two people wounded, including an innocent bystander, in the Pilsen neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side.