The move came after the Chicago Fraternal Order of Police lodge appealed an earlier ruling that required the most serious ...

Disciplinary hearings in the most egregious cases of police misconduct could be pushed behind closed doors if an appellate court sides with Chicago’s largest police union this week. Most officers ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A federal judge ruled Monday afternoon that city lawyers "intentionally withheld" evidence in the 2011 fatal police shooting death of Darius Pinex and granted a new civil trial.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two men allege excessive force was used against them by Chicago police officers on May 31, 2020 in River North. That was where protesters were met by riot-equipped Chicago police. Two ...

A man who spent nearly four decades in prison before he was cleared of the 1982 murders of two Chicago police officers is in line for a $12.7 million settlement from the city. The City Council Finance ...

On Thursday, the city of Chicago's lead attorney made a rare public comment about what could be an historic settlement with 180 men and women for cases brought against them by a crooked cop. Chicago's ...

The consent decree is a binding court order granting a federal judge oversight of the police department. WTTW News Explains how that works in practice.

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The city of Milwaukee has agreed to pay $600,000 to settle two police misconduct cases, including one involving the son of a former state senator and another involving a Chicago family. COMING UP IN ...