Chicago Police

All Articles

Chicago PD
July 22, 2022
Police bodycam video of an officer shooting a 13-year-old boy appears to show the boy raising his hands in the air a…
Chicago PD
June 14, 2022
A former Chicago police officer who physically assaulted a Black woman walking her dog at has been indicted on felony…
Chicago Graduates New Class Of Police Officers
June 11, 2022
A white Chicago Police officer who physically assaulted a Black woman walking her dog in August 2021 has resigned from…
May 26, 2022
Daniel Taylor served 20 years in prison for a double murder that he did not commit as he was already incarcerated…
Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
April 19, 2022
Federal authorities will not criminally charge former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke for the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald.
March 21, 2022
Chicago Police Supt. David Brown argued unsuccessfully for leniency for the officer before the Civilian Office of Police Accountability
Closing Arguments Delivered In Actor Jussie Smollett's Trial
March 16, 2022
No matter what you think of the Jussie Smollett case, it’s clear that he shouldn’t be in prison right now.
March 6, 2022
Kailo Harris-Caldwell, who allegedly shot and injured two Chicago police officers at an outdoor hot dog stand, charged with attempted murder.
Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke Sentenced In Shooting Death Laquan McDonald
February 2, 2022
'They should be ashamed that they have allowed this to happen,' U.S. Congressional candidate Kina Collins told theGrio.
Actor Jussie Smollett Continues His Testimony In Hate Crime Trial In Chicago
January 26, 2022
Former 'Empire' actor/singer, Jussie Smollett, will face sentencing for his disorderly conduct conviction on March 10
Chicago Graduates New Class Of Police Officers
January 6, 2022
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reportedly warned police leaders that they will lose their lose jobs if they fail to increase…
Anjanette Young
December 14, 2021
The City Council's Finance Committee unanimously approved a settlement for Young over a wrongful police raid that left her naked…
December 10, 2021
A Chicago jury deliberated for more than nine hours before returning the Smollett verdict: guilty of five of the six…
Actor Jussie Smollett Continues His Testimony In Hate Crime Trial In Chicago
December 7, 2021
Jussie Smollett took the stand in his own defense on Tuesday morning and stopped the prosecutor from using the N-word.
Anjanette Young www.theGrio.com
December 2, 2021
Anjanette Young described how she had come in from work, poured a glass of wine and was about to settle…
Lori Lightfoot thegrio.com
November 12, 2021
In the Feb. 2019 raid, led by Sgt. Alex Wolinski, police officers burst into the wrong home and improperly executed…
Kierra Coles. thegrio.com
October 6, 2021
Karen Phillips, mother of Kierra Coles, told ABC News that she has not gotten new information from the Chicago Police…
Chicago police officer thegrio.com
August 30, 2021
Mayor Lori Lightfoot said she is 'deeply concerned' over a video that shows an altercation between a Black woman and…
Chicago theGRIO.com
August 13, 2021
The mother of the two brothers accused of killing a cop was arrested at a hospital as she attempted to…
Mayor Lori Lightfoot thegrio.com
August 10, 2021
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot was given the cold shoulder as officers turned their back on her as she arrived at…