In the decades leading up to the Civil War, fearless throngs defied prison or worse to secretly shuttle as many as 7,000 ...

1924 – The Society for Human Rights is founded by Henry Gerber in Chicago. It is the first documented gay rights ... They host private social functions, fearing police raids, threats of violence and ...

Award shows are bound to get stuff wrong, but a shocking number of masterpieces were ignored by the Grammys in the album of ...

The proposed budget cuts would be a step backward for the CPD reform process at a pivotal point — just when progress is ...

Community members need a thorough explanation of why the eight officers in question have been retained on the job.

the Chicago Fire Department honored him by adding his badge to the memorial wall at the Quinn Fire Academy. "As a tribute to ...

(NewsNation) — Community activists and elected officials called for the firing of Chicago police officers allegedly tied to ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Hundreds of people gathered on the city's Far South Side on Sunday to honor fallen Chicago police officer ...

A two-vehicle crash in North Chicago Sunday night left one person dead and five others injured, authorities said.

Fellow officers, firefighters, paramedics and the community were asked to wear blue at a special mass Sunday to honor fallen CPD Officer Enrique Martinez.

Chicago police have declined to take disciplinary action against those officers. Now there are calls for Mayor Brandon Johnson to establish a civilian task force to look at extremism within CPD.

"The university is actively working with the Chicago Police Department to investigate this incident so that they can determine whether to classify it as a hate crime that targeted our students ...