A long-awaited analysis of the Chicago Police Department’s staffing and deployment calls for the hiring of hundreds more ...

This in-depth historical overview explores the evolution and modern structure of the Chicago Police Department, one of the oldest and largest municipal police forces in the United States, founded in ...

CPD should hire more civilians to free up officers for policing work amid staffing pressures, a new study suggests.

A crash involving a Chicago police vehicle and another car occurred in the western suburbs Friday morning, authorities said.

The seven-member Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability oversees the Civilian Office of Police ...

According to Chicago Police Department data, there were 29 homicides recorded in January. That’s the second lowest total for ...

A CTA bus crashed into an apartment building on the Near West Side late Saturday night after it was hit by a car that had run ...

Chicago Police Department sources have confirmed to WGN-TV that the vehicle stolen in a deadly carjacking Wednesday morning on the city's North Side, just several blocks east of Wrigley Field, was ...

Getting our police officers into the right jobs at the places where they can do most to stop crime is the next big step in bringing Chicago violence down to the level we see today in cities such as ...

The Chicago Police Department is mourning the loss of Deputy Chief William Betancourt. CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling announced Betancourt had passed away after a "medical emergency" early Saturday ...

A woman was found shot to death at a North Side home on Friday morning, Chicago police said. The victim was apparently found ...

O'Grady was born Jan. 21, 1929, to immigrants from County Mayo, Ireland. His father was also on the Chicago police force. O'Grady graduated from St. George High School and DePaul University. He joined ...