Topic: Eddie Johnson

A high-ranking Chicago police officer was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon while in pursuit of a suspect, police said.

Chicago had a "significant reduction" in homicides in 2017 compared to the year before, the Chicago Police Department said on Monday.

A federal jury found a former Chicago cop guilty of unreasonable force during a 2013 incident in which he fired 16 shots into a car and wounded two teens.

The four-day Fourth of July holiday weekend was a violent one in Chicago, with 102 people shot, including 15 fatally.

A manhunt was underway in Chicago after two police officers were shot Tuesday night, authorities said.

Chicago police arrested the first of "several juvenile" suspects in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old girl, which was streamed on Facebook Live last month.

Four teenagers are being held in connection with the apparent torture of a mentally disabled man that they broadcast live on Facebook, Chicago police said.

The murder rate in Chicago more than doubled in 2016 -- a staggering statistic that represents the largest spike in 60 years, statistics show.

The Chicago Police Department announced plans to hire nearly 1,000 more officers to cope with the city's rising violence issues.

The superintendent of Chicago's police force moved Tuesday to terminate five officers involved in the controversial 2014 shooting death of Laquan McDonald.