In Chicago, 20 Shootings, Three Killed, in One Day
In a 24-hour period, three people were killed in Chicago and another 20 were shot, including a 10-y...
North Chicago Hit for Brochure Some Find Offensive
Participants in the North Chicago's Citizen Police Academy were given brochures filled with stereot...
Chicago police officers call for department head to step down, saying he has endangered lives
Several hundred officers rallied outside Chicago police headquarters on Wednesday and called for th...
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair...
New Hearings May Free Illinois Police-Brutality Victims
Fifteen Illinois inmates are petitioning the Illinois Supreme Court to change its standard on coerc...
Court Orders Chicago Fire Department to Hire 111 Black Men
Judge says Chicago must compensate Black men with jobs or cash for discriminatory hiring practices....
Gang Violence Contributes to Chicago Crime Surge
Chicago is working overtime trying to stop the city’s recent increase in violence blamed on out-of-...
Newark Mayor Seeks Probe of NYPD Muslim Spying
Newark Mayor Cory Booker has called for state authorities to investigate a widespread spying operat...
Lawsuits Claim Chicago Police Committed Anti-Obama Hate Crimes
Posted Nov. 17, 2008 – A lawsuit filed Thursday alleges that while a huge Chicago crowd celebrated ...
Read and Watch: Sharpton Threatens to Work Against Chicago's Olympic Bid
Posted Dec. 12, 2007 - The Rev. Al Sharpton announced Monday that he will ask members of the Intern...
Emanuel Faces Big Money Woes as Next Chicago Mayor
Rahm Emanuel won 55 percent of the vote for mayor of Chicago, easily outdistancing former Chicago s...
Illinois Inmate Who Claimed Torture Gets Released
Eric Caine, who for years claimed police tortured him into confessing to killing a Chicago couple, ...
Chicago’s Black Firefighters Get Attention of High Court
Black firefighters get attention of High Court...
Rev. Jackson Calls for Probe into Police Shooting of Black Man
Jackson Calls for Probe into Police Shooting of Black Man...
Chicago-Mayor Elect Criticized for Not Picking Blacks for Key Posts
Chicago's black lawmakers say that the new mayor needs to appoint more Blacks to key post that over...
Obama Names New Council of Economic Advisors Chairman
President Obama names Princeton economist Alan Krueger to head the Council of Economic Advisors. Kr...
Deportees From U.S. Struggle in Quake-Hit Haiti
The U.S. government plans to deport another 700 people convicted of crimes back to Haiti....
10 Worst (and Weirdest) Work Stories of 2008 | Careers
Posted Dec. 22, 2008 -- 2008 has been a big year: We experienced one of the most debated presidenti...
Deportees from U.S. Struggle in Quake-Hit Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — With his gold teeth, shiny earrings and a life spent mostly in F...
The 2012 State of the Union
President Obama calls for an economy built to last....
