Chicago police: 2 officers injured after Trump cancels event
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say two officers sustained injuries when supporters of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump clashed with protesters after he abruptly canceled a campaign rally. Police say the two officers were taken to a hospital for treatment and released. No other details about their injuries were available. Police say no other injuries…
More grandparents taking on parental role for grandkids
CHICAGO (AP) – More grandparents are taking on the role of parents for their grandkids, as social service agencies try to place foster children in so-called kinship families. Experts say the trend is likely to continue as the nation responds to the opiate epidemic. Military deployment and a growth in the number of incarcerated women…
Police say Chicago homicides climbed dramatically in January
Chicago has been a focal point of gun violence since 2012
Heard audio of Chicago shooting? You may have been fooled
CHICAGO (AP) – Hours after Chicago officials released audio-free dashcam video of a white officer shooting a black teen 16 times, a 35-second excerpt with sound appeared online. But experts, police and an Associated Press analysis have concluded the audio is bogus. In it, viewers can see and supposedly hear Officer Jason Van Dyke firing…
Family seeks video of another fatal shooting by Chicago police
CHICAGO (AP) – The family of another man fatally shot by Chicago police in 2014 is pressing city officials to release squad car video of the shooting. Chicago police have said 25-year-old Ronald Johnson of Chicago was fatally shot by an officer on Oct. 12, 2014. At the time, authorities said he was armed and…
Commander defends probe of Illinois cop’s death
ROUND LAKE BEACH, Ill. (AP) – Authorities are defending the time it took to conclude that an Illinois police officer killed himself and was not killed by others. Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Commander George Filenko told reporters Wednesday that police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz elaborately staged a crime scene, scattering his pepper spray,…
Health officials investigate cluster of measles cases near Chicago
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) – Public health officials say they are investigating a cluster of measles cases in suburban Chicago. The Illinois and Cook County public health departments said Thursday morning that the cluster includes five children under age 1 at KinderCare Learning Center in Palatine. Lab test confirm measles in two of the children. Test…