The Chicago Police Department made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely than white drivers to be pulled over.

Less than seven months into the year, Chicago taxpayers have spent at least $224.5 million to resolve nearly two and a half dozen lawsuits, exceeding the city’s budget to resolve lawsuits alleging police misconduct by more than $142 million,

Chicago police are warning about a rash of car break-ins and an armed robbery in residential and public parking garages in the Near South Side and South Loop.

The issue has been debated for years since Anjanette Young was handcuffed and forced to stand naked while a team of police officers mistakenly raided her home.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago police said a man was walking on State Street when he was robbed. The crime happened at about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday in the 500-block of N. State Street, according to police. A man, 23, was walking outside when two men allegedly approached him on foot, pushed him to the ground and robbed him.

Chicago man Michael Jenkins faces multiple felonies, including attempted murder, following a series of violent crimes.

Kenneth Weddington, 28, of Chicago, was arrested and charged with making a bomb threat towards a public official on July 4. Police took Weddington into custody on Friday in the 200 block of S. Michigan Avenue. Authorities have not disclosed the target of the threat or the motive behind it.

CPD made 45% fewer traffic stops in 2024, but Black and Latino drivers were four times more likely than white drivers to be pulled over.

Destiny Jackson and Shawanda Outlaw, who are both from Chicago and already on pre-trial release, now face new charges after allegedly stealing from a suburban clothing store and leading police on a high-speed chase.