Chicago city officials have released video footage of an unarmed, 18-year-old black youth being gunned by police last month, prompting the attorney of the victim's family to lament the deadly act was a case of "cold-blooded murder."
The hits keep on coming for the beleaguered Chicago Police Department, already one of the largest forces to ever come under the direct scrutiny of the U.S. Department of Justice.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is expected to announce sweeping changes for the city’s police department at a Wednesday press conference that will require all officers to undergo retraining and carry a Taser.
The family of a 55-year-old mother of five admittedly shot and killed by Chicago police in a deadly accident at her home is demanding answers from the already beleaguered department.
Disgraced Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been indicted on six accounts of first-degree murder stemming from the October 2014 shooting death of teenager Laquan McDonald.
A new study reveals that a mass majority of Latinos living in Chicago approve of the Chicago Police Department, but strongly disapprove of Mayor Rahm Emanuel in wake of public outrage over the police shooting Laquan McDonald.
The family of slain teen Laquan McDonald is calling for a “federal summit on violence” in their first public remarks since a Chicago police officer’s grisly killing of the youth.
A growing stream of protestors took to the streets of downtown Chicago early Wednesday, blocking a main intersection near City Hall, and feverishly calling for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel.
Following the U.S. Department of Justice's announcement that it will investigate the Chicago Police Department, Democrat Illinois Reps. Luis Gutierrez and Robin Kelly have invited Attorney General Loretta Lynch to also visit the city.
The U.S Department of Justice launched a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department's pattern and practices following public backlash over the way the city officials handled the police shooting of Laquan McDonald.
The Chicago Police Department released documents late Friday evening from the investigation of the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, which reveal drastic differences in what officers said took place during the shooting compared to what is actually seen in video footage.
Although public outrage over the police shooting and handling of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald has led Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to fire Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy, protesters are still demanding answers to important questions surrounding this case.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel answered the call of angry protesters on Tuesday by firing Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy in wake of the public outrage over the police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
In response to the ongoing social unrest over the 2014 police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the creation of a police accountability task force to improve police and community relations.
Demoratic presidential hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders have both released statements denouncing the 2014 police shooting of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in Chicago.
The Chicago police officer who fatally shot unarmed black teen Laquan McDonald 16 times last year in a deadly incident that was captured on video has been with first-degree murder.
