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Critics said the new Civilian Office of Police Accountability has little actual civilian involvement.
Ald. Edward Burke proposed ordinance after officers saved a man's life with blood-clotting gauze.
The top federal prosecutor in the region says gangs are emboldened.
Mayor Rahm Emanuel said crime was a complex, multigenerational problem with no easy fix.
Chicago's former top cop, in a speech: "Police are not the problem in this country. The criminals are."
"Why would I drop it?" Burke said about his ordinance that makes attacks on police officers hate crimes.
The robbery happened Aug. 21 in the 2100 block of North Lincoln Avenue, police said.
"As it stands now this is unacceptable," said Ald. Hairston in making a proposal for civilian oversight.
Burke was inspired by the life-saving tactics of two officers who are combat veterans.
Union head Dean Angelo Sr. asked police to spend time with family, "burn some burgers in the backyard."
"There's no strategic plan right now for training in the Department," said Lori Lightfoot.
University of Chicago law professor Craig Futterman told council panel that IPRA needs to go.
Officers will saturate the Town Hall Police District from 7 p.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday.
A City Council panel will meet as the Police Department is going through major personnel changes.
"We have to have a new level of accountability on the streets of Chicago," said Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
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And, no, they're not called Roosevelt and State.
For most of November, it'll be open two days a week, between 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays.
Data shows that while more blacks and Latinos applied to the CPD, most new officers are white.
The nation's largest bike maker is soliciting bids for a retail build-out at 1647 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Cochran was given CPR by 40th Ward Ald. Patrick O'Connor, taken to Northwestern hospital.
The violent robbery could be connected to four other robberies in the area, police said.
We looked at the data behind thousands of cellphones reported stolen in Chicago since January 2016.
Erin Mowry, 42, could be convicted of aggravated DUI for the July 2015 crash.
Terrion Pouncy, 19, was still hospitalized Thursday following surgery.
The eviction notices "caught many families unprepared," activists said.
"The reception has been outstanding. We've had lots of interest and excitement," the listing agent said.
About 20 percent of O'Hare and Midway flights for Thanksgiving get delayed, according to a new report.