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

Officials have said Officer Carlos Baker unintentionally shot and killed Officer Krystal Rivera during a chase last June. He previously reported that he mistakenly discharged his Taser after a ...

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

After a year-long investigation into the most complained about Near North Side CPD tactical team, the ABC7 I-Team has learned four members have been relieved of police powers, and others have been ...

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 ...

The seven-member Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability oversees the Civilian Office of Police Accountability and the Chicago Police Board and has the power to set policy for the ...

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 ...