Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times file Share A Chicago police officer’s gun was found unattended in a public bathroom Thursday morning at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on the Southwest Side. The firearm ...

CHICAGO – A 22-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder of a Chicago police officer after he hit the officer with his vehicle while driving under the influence late Saturday night.

He has previously written for the Austin Weekly Newspaper, OakPark.com and Sportskeeda. Chicago police are investigating after a man was found dead Saturday morning on the city's South Side.

According to Stephens, Azcona did not have the chance to exit his police vehicle before he was shot. Both detectives and the teen suspect were taken to University Hospital, where Azcona was ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police are looking for four people who they say robbed and beat an elderly person on a CTA Red Line train. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Feb. 12 on a train at the ...

Additionally, Lopes is a certified firearms instructor and a certified police field training officer. The appointment of Officer Tyler Lopes, right, to the Dighton Police Department was approved ...

CHICAGO – A teen suspected of being a serial murderer attacked everyday people seemingly at random, city officials announced Wednesday. Antonio Reyes, now 21, shot and killed his victims while ...

Chicago police said they responded to two false bomb threats at schools Wednesday, a practice known as swatting, creating traffic backups and confusion. The first call to police at 2:05 p.m ...

Chicago police are investigating after a 15-year-old girl was shot and injured after an apparent drive-by shooting outside a high school. The shooting took place just before 8 a.m. Tuesday outside ...

A jury found Swenson guilty of assault and he was sentenced to 8½ years in prison in November 2015. Due to her severe injuries, Reilly wasn’t able to return to work as a St. Paul police officer ...

CHICAGO — Saturday’s PAWS Pet of the Week is Patch. Patch is a smart and playful two-and-a-half-month-old male pup who loves training and already knows some commands. Patch came to PAWS from ...

The sound of gunfire echoed in the trees. The Chicago Police Department and the Cook County Forest Preserves Police responded to a call of a man with a knife threatening and chasing another man ...